<DIV><p>&ldquo;Excellent.&rdquo;&mdash;Marilyn Stasio, <I>The New York Times Book Review</I></p> <p>&ldquo;Terrific, no-nonsense police procedurals.&rdquo;&mdash;<I>The Seattle Times</I></p> <p>&ldquo;A fine detective novel.&rdquo;&mdash;<I>The Globe and Mail</I> (Toronto)</p> <p>The beating of a politically connected chaplain, a murdered planning official, a fundamentalist church, racist bloggers, and vacationing teenagers bedevil Inspector Hal Challis and his team as he and Ellen Destry try to keep their new romantic relationship from interfering with their work.</p> <p><B>Garry Disher</B> is the author of over forty books for adults and children. A previous mystery in the Inspector Hal Challis series, <I>Chain of Evidence</I>, won the Ned Kelly Award for best Australian crime novel.</p></DIV>