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Garry Disher is my new crime crush; he's 72 and has written 40+ books, so I'm late to the party. His latest, 'The Way it is Now', is fabulous; the story of a suspended cop pulled taut by grief and regret, investigating the 20-year-old disappearance of his mum in a coastal town south of Melbourne. Disher writes Australia without cliche or overstatement. Bone dry but warm. 'The Way it is Now' is a stand-alone novel so an easy introduction to Disher's universe. If you love it—you will—go find the Hirsch series.