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Sanctuary
From the international bestselling author of the Hirsch series
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A thrilling new standalone set in regional South Australia, from one of Australia's most esteemed crime authors. Sanctuary follows Grace, a thief—a good one. She was taught by experts and has been practising since she was a child. Her expertise lies in small, high-value items—stamps, watches—and...
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A thrilling new standalone set in regional South Australia, from one of Australia's most esteemed crime authors.
Sanctuary follows Grace, a thief—a good one. She was taught by experts and has been practising since she was a child. Her expertise lies in small, high-value items—stamps, watches—and she knows her Jaeger-LeCoultres from her Patek Philippes. But it's a solitary life, always watchful, always moving. It's not the life she wants.
Lying low after a run-in with an old associate, Grace walks into Erin Mandel's rural antiques shop and sees a chance for something different. A normal job. A place to call home.
But someone is looking for Erin. And someone is looking for Grace, too. Both men are, in their own ways, very dangerous.
Praise for Garry Disher:
"Arguably Australia's greatest living crime writer." - Canberra Times
"Disher cleverly weaves tension throughout the story and builds suspense... Readers who enjoy Hayley Scrivenor, Shelley Burr and Jane Harper should enjoy the thrilling Sanctuary." - Books+Publishing
"Disher is a master at controlling his material, taking his readers along the dusty, rutted roads that always pop up when we expect bitumen smoothness. But it's a journey worth taking, for the pure joy of the writing." - Herald Sun
"Sanctuary is classic Garry Disher—a well-told, tense crime story anchored around a great central character but including some fascinating minor characters, with an atmospheric sense of place." - Robert Goodman, Pile By the Bed
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781922790620
Publisher: Text Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 April 2024
Country: Australia
Imprint: The Text Publishing Company
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 29.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 473g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Garry Disher has published fifty titles-fiction, children's books, anthologies, textbooks, the Wyatt thrillers and the Peninsula Crimes series. His previous standalone novel, Bitter Wash Road, won the German Crime Prize in 2016.
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