Under the Cold Bright Lights

by Garry Disher · 2019

Retired homicide detective Alan Auhl may be dismissed as a relic by the younger officers, but his relentless drive for justice makes him a force to be reckoned with. Living in a chaotic Melbourne house with his ex‑wife and a revolving cast of boarders, Auhl tackles the cold cases that have long been abandoned: the mysterious death of John Elphick, a skeleton unearthed beneath a concrete slab, and a doctor whose seemingly perfect life hides the murders of two wives and a girlfriend. With his own unorthodox methods and a stubborn refusal to give up, Auhl pieces together fragmented clues, confronting old wounds and new dangers until the truth finally surfaces. A gripping, standalone police procedural that showcases Garry Disher’s masterful storytelling and the gritty heart of Melbourne’s underbelly.