I haven’t read Garry Disher before and he has obviously written lots of books so I will remedy that now.
The Way it is Now is his latest and it tells the story of Charlie Deverin, a detective on suspension from his job with the Sex Crimes Unit for interacting with a juror and causing the mistrial of a suspected rapist. Charlie has, in fact, formed a relationship with the juror whose name is Anna.
Charlie is staying in his family’s old home at Menlo beach which his father has put up for sale. It is also the place from which his mother disappeared twenty years ago and Charlie is hoping to find some new leads to her disappearance while he has this time to spare. As there was a full police investigation at the time it happened there doesn’t seem to be a lot for Charlie to go on. Seemingly coincidentally, at the same time as Rose Deverin went missing, so too did a little boy who was presumed to have drowned.
At the same time, Charlie’s father and stepmother are away holidaying on a Japanese cruise liner and, unfortunately, the dreaded pandemic has just started making its appearance making this a thoroughly contemporary story.
Charlie’s painstaking, relentless search has him uncovering new leads into the twenty year old mystery while he and Anna find there is no easy getting away from the consequences of Anna’s actions as a juror in the trial of the alleged rapist.
This is a terrific whodunit, well put together with very real characters and an exciting, satisfactory denouement.
I will find myself another Garry Disher book and give this one 5 out of 5.
Published by Text Publishing
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