Garry Disher Reading Order

30 books (1996–2021)

The After Dark series spans 29 illustrated books published between 1996 and 2021, presenting a diverse collection of suspenseful and supernatural tales for younger readers. Each standalone entry features different authors and illustrators collaborating to create atmospheric stories within the overarching After Dark brand. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Barn, though individual books can be enjoyed independently. The complete series likely concluded in 2021.

Start with The Barn(By: Gary Crew,Tom Jellet), the first of 29 books in the After Dark series.

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1	The Barn(By: Gary Crew,Tom Jellet) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Bent-Back Bridge(By: Gary Crew,Gregory Rogers) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Carriers(By: Tom Jellet,Jonathan Harlen) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Crow(By: Tom Jellett,Peter Lawrance) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Giant Spiders(By: Stephen Measday,Mark L. Wilson) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Twist in the Tale(By: Laine Hall) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Misteri Sumur Tua(By: Gary Crew) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Bats(By: David Miller,Gavin Warner) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Bats(By: Gavin Warner) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Silver Eyes(By: Jackie French) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Tunnel(By: Matthew Condon) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Vampires(By: Cameron Rogers) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Goddess(By: Robin Klein,Anne Spudvilas) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Mouth(By: Carmel Bird,Anita Mertzlin) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Snake Man(By: Peter Gouldthorpe,James Moloney) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Stray Cat(By: Shaun Tan) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Cannibal Virus(By: Peter Gouldthorpe,Sue Robinson) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Darkroom(By: Steven Woolman,Gerard Ross) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	The Fort(By: Gary Crew,Gregory Rogers) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	The Ghost of Love Street(By: Venero Armanno) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Grandstand(By: Gary Crew) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	The Lie(By: Philip Neilsen) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	The Old Cattery(By: Shaun Tan,Nette Hilton) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The Peppercorn Tree(By: Sheryl Gardner) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Pipe(By: James Moloney) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	The Rings(By: Jenny Pausacker,Gregory Rogers) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	The Wombat King(By: Mark L. Wilson,Philip Neilsen) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	The Doll(By: Shaun Tan,Janine Burke) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	The Half Dead(With: Shaun Tan) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Ghost of Deadman's Beach(By: Venero Armanno,Dominique Falla) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (1990–2022)

Garry Disher edited ten anthologies spanning mystery, thriller, young adult, and non-fiction between 1990 and 2022. The series includes collections such as Personal Best, Crosstown Traffic, and Dark Deeds Down Under, with contributions from various authors across different genres. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Personal Best in 1990. The series appears to be complete as of 2022.

Start with Personal Best, the first of 10 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Personal Best 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Personal Best 2 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Crosstown Traffic 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	More Crimes for a Summer Christmas 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Strange Fruit 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Out West: Australian Dirt 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Below the Waterline 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Oxford Book of Detective Stories 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Hard Labour 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Dark Deeds Down Under 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (1999–2016)

Garry Disher's Inspector Challis series comprises seven complete mystery thrillers published between 1999 and 2016. These detective novels should be read in publication order, beginning with The Dragon Man and concluding with Signal Loss. The series follows the investigations of its title character across cases spanning nearly two decades of crime fiction.

Start with The Dragon Man, the first of 7 books in the Inspector Challis series.

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1	The Dragon Man 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Kittyhawk Down 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Snapshot 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Chain of Evidence 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Blood Moon 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Whispering Death 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Signal Loss 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1984–1992)

Garry Disher's four-book non-fiction series spans from 1984 to 1992 and is now complete. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Writing Fiction: An Introduction to the Craft. The collection includes practical guides on fiction writing and freelance publishing alongside historical works, offering insights into both craft and Australian subject matter.

Start with Writing Fiction: An Introduction to the Craft, the first of 4 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	Writing Fiction: An Introduction to the Craft 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Australia Then & Now 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Writing Professionally: The Freelancer's Guide to Marketing Prose and Scripts 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Bushrangers 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2013–2025)

Garry Disher's Paul Hirschhausen series comprises five mystery and thriller novels published between 2013 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Hell to Pay / Bitter Wash Road and continuing through Peace, Consolation, Day's End, and Mischance Creek. Each entry builds on the previous installments, making sequential reading essential for following the story's development.

Start with Hell to Pay / Bitter Wash Road, the first of 5 books in the Paul Hirschhausen series.

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1	Hell to Pay / Bitter Wash Road 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Peace 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Consolation 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Day's End 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Mischance Creek 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1981–1997)

Garry Disher's Short Story Collections series comprises five complete books of short fiction published between 1981 and 1997. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Approaches and continuing through The Difference To Me, The Flamingo Gate, Restless: Stories of Flight and Fear, and concluding with Straight, Bent And Barbara Vine. These collections span Disher's work across mystery, thriller, and young adult genres.

Start with Approaches, the first of 5 books in the Short Story Collections series.

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1	Approaches 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Difference To Me 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Flamingo Gate 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Restless: Stories of Flight and Fear 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Straight, Bent And Barbara Vine 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

23 books (1987–2024)

Garry Disher's collection of standalone novels spans 23 books published from 1987 to 2024, with the series remaining ongoing. These works across mystery, thriller, young adult, and non-fiction genres should be read in publication order, beginning with Steal Away. The series includes titles such as The Stencil Man, The Bamboo Flute, The Divine Wind, Moondyne Kate, and Maddie Finn, among others, each functioning as an independent narrative while contributing to Disher's diverse literary output.

Start with Steal Away, the first of 23 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Steal Away 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Stencil Man 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Bamboo Flute 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Ratface 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Blame The Wind 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Switch Cat 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Ermyntrude Takes Charge 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Sunken Road 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Walk Twenty, Run Twenty 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Apostle Bird 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Divine Wind 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	From Your Friend, Louis Deane. 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Moondyne Kate 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Past The Headlands 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Maddie Finn 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Eva's Angel 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Two-way Cut 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Play Abandoned 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Good One, Erm 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Her 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Under the Cold Bright Lights 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	The Way It Is Now 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Sanctuary 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (1991–2018)

The Wyatt series consists of nine crime thrillers written by Garry Disher between 1991 and 2018. This complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Kickback and concluding with Kill Shot. The books follow a criminal protagonist navigating the underworld across various locations and increasingly complex operations.

Start with Kickback, the first of 9 books in the Wyatt series.

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1	Kickback 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Paydirt 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Deathdeal 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Crosskill 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Port Vila Blues 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Fallout 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Wyatt 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Heat 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Kill Shot 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible