Garry Disher: Under the Cold Bright Lights (UK 2026)

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'Australia's king of crime' -- DAILY MAIL
'A superb chronicler of cop culture' -- SUNDAY TIMES
'A writer at the top of his game' -- THE TIMES

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Sergeant Alan Auhl has come out of retirement. Once a shining light in Victoria's homicide squad, he now heads up the Cold Case Unit, casting an experienced eye over unsolved murders and missing persons. The young detectives think he's washed up, but this doesn't faze Auhl. He does things his own way, regardless of the consequences. Whether he's leading the investigation into the discovery of a skeleton under a concrete slab, or following up on a daughter's plea that her father was murdered five years ago, Auhl always gets results. Because every case, no matter how cold, deserves justice.

From the author of the beloved Paul Hirsch mysteries and Hal Challis investigations comes a riveting standalone, perfect for readers of Ian Rankin, Jane Harper and Chris Hammer.

Garry Disher: Under the Cold Bright Lights. A Mystery. Viper, ISBN: 9781805229292 (July, 2026), 384 p., £9.99.

Garry Disher: Under the Cold Bright Lights (USA 2021)

From the Publisher:
A cold-case investigator will stop at nothing to find justice in this gripping standalone by Australian crime legend Garry Disher.
The young detectives think Alan Auhl is washed up, but that doesn't faze him. He does things his own way -- and gets results.

He still lives with his ex-wife, off and on, in a big house full of random boarders and hard-luck stories. And he's still a cop, even though he retired from Homicide some years ago.

He works cold cases now. Like the death of John Elphick -- his daughters are still convinced he was murdered; the coroner is not so sure. Or the skeleton that's just been found under a concrete slab. Or the doctor who killed two wives and a girlfriend, and left no evidence at all.

Auhl will stick with these cases until justice is done. One way or another.

Garry Disher: Under the Cold Bright Lights. A Mystery. Soho Crime, ISBN: 9781641291880 (December, 2021), 312 p., $16.95.

Garry Disher: Under the Cold Bright Lights (USA 2019)

From the Publisher:
A cold-case investigator will stop at nothing to find justice in this gripping standalone by Australian crime legend Garry Disher.
The young detectives think Alan Auhl is washed up, but that doesn't faze him. He does things his own way -- and gets results.

He still lives with his ex-wife, off and on, in a big house full of random boarders and hard-luck stories. And he's still a cop, even though he retired from Homicide some years ago.

He works cold cases now. Like the death of John Elphick -- his daughters are still convinced he was murdered; the coroner is not so sure. Or the skeleton that's just been found under a concrete slab. Or the doctor who killed two wives and a girlfriend, and left no evidence at all.

Auhl will stick with these cases until justice is done. One way or another.

Garry Disher: Under the Cold Bright Lights. Soho Press, ISBN: 9781641290579 (July, 2019), 299 p., $26.95, eBook14.99.