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Garry Disher Books in Order

Find every Garry Disher book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 85 books / 8 series

Australian author Garry Disher is best known for the Wyatt crime series and the Hirschausen rural noir series. His work has won multiple Ned Kelly Awards and sold over a million copies worldwide. This page lists Garry Disher’s books in order, including both chronological publication and series reading order.

All Garry Disher Books in Chronological Order

1981 Approaches POoSSC / 1 Buy
1984 Writing Fiction: An Introduction to the Craft POoNB / 1 Buy
1987 Steal Away POoSN / 1 Buy
1987 Australia Then & Now POoNB / 2 Buy
1988 The Difference To Me POoSSC / 2 Buy
1988 The Stencil Man POoSN / 2 Buy
1989 Writing Professionally: The Freelancer's Guide to Marketing Prose and Scripts POoNB / 3 Buy
1990 Personal Best POoA / 1 Buy
1991 Kickback POoWB / 1 Buy
1991 Personal Best 2 POoA / 2 Buy
1991 The Flamingo Gate POoSSC / 3 Buy
1992 Paydirt POoWB / 2 Buy
1992 The Bamboo Flute POoSN / 3 Buy
1992 Bushrangers POoNB / 4 Buy
1993 Deathdeal POoWB / 3 Buy
1993 Ratface POoSN / 4 Buy
1994 Crosskill POoWB / 4 Buy
1995 Restless: Stories of Flight and Fear POoSSC / 4 Buy
1995 Port Vila Blues POoWB / 5 Buy
1995 Switch Cat POoSN / 5 Buy
1995 Blame The Wind POoSN / 6 Buy
1996 The Bent-Back Bridge(By: Gary Crew,Gregory Rogers) POoADB / 1 Buy
1996 The Crow(By: Tom Jellett,Peter Lawrance) POoADB / 2 Buy
1996 The Giant Spiders(By: Stephen Measday,Mark L. Wilson) POoADB / 3 Buy
1996 The Carriers(By: Tom Jellet,Jonathan Harlen) POoADB / 4 Buy
1996 The Twist in the Tale(By: Laine Hall) POoADB / 5 Buy
1996 The Barn(By: Gary Crew,Tom Jellet) POoADB / 6 Buy
1996 The Sunken Road POoSN / 7 Buy
1996 Walk Twenty, Run Twenty POoSN / 8 Buy
1996 Ermyntrude Takes Charge POoSN / 9 Buy
1997 Straight, Bent And Barbara Vine POoSSC / 5 Buy
1997 The Fallout POoWB / 6 Buy
1997 The Tunnel(By: Matthew Condon) POoADB / 7 Buy
1997 The Vampires(By: Cameron Rogers) POoADB / 8 Buy
1997 The Silver Eyes(By: Jackie French) POoADB / 9 Buy
1997 Misteri Sumur Tua(By: Gary Crew) POoADB / 10 Buy
1997 The Apostle Bird POoSN / 10 Buy
1997 The Bats(By: David Miller,Gavin Warner) POoADB / 11 Buy
1998 The Divine Wind POoSN / 11 Buy
1998 The Goddess(By: Robin Klein,Anne Spudvilas) POoADB / 12 Buy
1999 The Dragon Man POoICB / 1 Buy
1999 Below the Waterline POoA / 3 Buy
1999 The Mouth(By: Carmel Bird,Anita Mertzlin) POoADB / 13 Buy
1999 The Stray Cat(By: Shaun Tan) POoADB / 14 Buy
1999 The Snake Man(By: Peter Gouldthorpe,James Moloney) POoADB / 15 Buy
2000 From Your Friend, Louis Deane. POoSN / 12 Buy
2000 The Pipe(By: James Moloney) POoADB / 16 Buy
2000 The Wombat King(By: Mark L. Wilson,Philip Neilsen) POoADB / 17 Buy
2000 The Peppercorn Tree(By: Sheryl Gardner) POoADB / 18 Buy
2000 The Lie(By: Philip Neilsen) POoADB / 19 Buy
2000 The Cannibal Virus(By: Peter Gouldthorpe,Sue Robinson) POoADB / 20 Buy
2000 The Fort(By: Gary Crew,Gregory Rogers) POoADB / 21 Buy
2000 The Grandstand(By: Gary Crew) POoADB / 22 Buy
2000 The Ghost of Love Street(By: Venero Armanno) POoADB / 23 Buy
2000 The Darkroom(By: Steven Woolman,Gerard Ross) POoADB / 24 Buy
2000 The Rings(By: Jenny Pausacker,Gregory Rogers) POoADB / 25 Buy
2000 The Old Cattery(By: Shaun Tan,Nette Hilton) POoADB / 26 Buy
2001 Past The Headlands POoSN / 13 Buy
2001 Moondyne Kate POoSN / 14 Buy
2002 Maddie Finn POoSN / 15 Buy
2003 Kittyhawk Down POoICB / 2 Buy
2004 Two-way Cut POoSN / 16 Buy
2004 Eva's Angel POoSN / 17 Buy
2005 Snapshot POoICB / 3 Buy
2007 Chain of Evidence POoICB / 4 Buy
2007 The Doll(By: Shaun Tan,Janine Burke) POoADB / 27 Buy
2009 Blood Moon POoICB / 5 Buy
2010 Wyatt POoWB / 7 Buy
2011 Whispering Death POoICB / 6 Buy
2011 Play Abandoned POoSN / 18 Buy
2013 Hell to Pay / Bitter Wash Road POoPHB / 1 Buy
2013 Good One, Erm POoSN / 19 Buy
2015 The Heat POoWB / 8 Buy
2016 Signal Loss POoICB / 7 Buy
2017 Her POoSN / 20 Buy
2017 Under the Cold Bright Lights POoSN / 21 Buy
2018 Kill Shot POoWB / 9 Buy
2019 Peace POoPHB / 2 Buy
2020 Consolation POoPHB / 3 Buy
2020 The Half Dead(With: Shaun Tan) POoADB / 28 Buy
2021 The Way It Is Now POoSN / 22 Buy
2021 The Ghost of Deadman's Beach(By: Venero Armanno,Dominique Falla) POoADB / 29 Buy
2022 Day's End POoPHB / 4 Buy
2024 Sanctuary POoSN / 23 Buy
2025 Mischance Creek POoPHB / 5 Buy

Garry Disher Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

After Dark Books in Reading Order 29 books / 1996-2021
01 The Bent-Back Bridge(By: Gary Crew,Gregory Rogers) 1996 Buy
02 The Crow(By: Tom Jellett,Peter Lawrance) 1996 Buy
03 The Giant Spiders(By: Stephen Measday,Mark L. Wilson) 1996 Buy
04 The Carriers(By: Tom Jellet,Jonathan Harlen) 1996 Buy
05 The Twist in the Tale(By: Laine Hall) 1996 Buy
06 The Barn(By: Gary Crew,Tom Jellet) 1996 Buy
07 The Tunnel(By: Matthew Condon) 1997 Buy
08 The Vampires(By: Cameron Rogers) 1997 Buy
09 The Silver Eyes(By: Jackie French) 1997 Buy
10 Misteri Sumur Tua(By: Gary Crew) 1997 Buy
11 The Bats(By: David Miller,Gavin Warner) 1997 Buy
12 The Goddess(By: Robin Klein,Anne Spudvilas) 1998 Buy
13 The Mouth(By: Carmel Bird,Anita Mertzlin) 1999 Buy
14 The Stray Cat(By: Shaun Tan) 1999 Buy
15 The Snake Man(By: Peter Gouldthorpe,James Moloney) 1999 Buy
16 The Pipe(By: James Moloney) 2000 Buy
17 The Wombat King(By: Mark L. Wilson,Philip Neilsen) 2000 Buy
18 The Peppercorn Tree(By: Sheryl Gardner) 2000 Buy
19 The Lie(By: Philip Neilsen) 2000 Buy
20 The Cannibal Virus(By: Peter Gouldthorpe,Sue Robinson) 2000 Buy
21 The Fort(By: Gary Crew,Gregory Rogers) 2000 Buy
22 The Grandstand(By: Gary Crew) 2000 Buy
23 The Ghost of Love Street(By: Venero Armanno) 2000 Buy
24 The Darkroom(By: Steven Woolman,Gerard Ross) 2000 Buy
25 The Rings(By: Jenny Pausacker,Gregory Rogers) 2000 Buy
26 The Old Cattery(By: Shaun Tan,Nette Hilton) 2000 Buy
27 The Doll(By: Shaun Tan,Janine Burke) 2007 Buy
28 The Half Dead(With: Shaun Tan) 2020 Buy
29 The Ghost of Deadman's Beach(By: Venero Armanno,Dominique Falla) 2021 Buy
Wyatt Books in Reading Order 9 books / 1991-2018
01 Kickback 1991 Buy
02 Paydirt 1992 Buy
03 Deathdeal 1993 Buy
04 Crosskill 1994 Buy
05 Port Vila Blues 1995 Buy
06 The Fallout 1997 Buy
07 Wyatt 2010 Buy
08 The Heat 2015 Buy
09 Kill Shot 2018 Buy
01 Writing Fiction: An Introduction to the Craft 1984 Buy
02 Australia Then & Now 1987 Buy
03 Writing Professionally: The Freelancer's Guide to Marketing Prose and Scripts 1989 Buy
04 Bushrangers 1992 Buy
01 Approaches 1981 Buy
02 The Difference To Me 1988 Buy
03 The Flamingo Gate 1991 Buy
04 Restless: Stories of Flight and Fear 1995 Buy
05 Straight, Bent And Barbara Vine 1997 Buy
01 Hell to Pay / Bitter Wash Road 2013 Buy
02 Peace 2019 Buy
03 Consolation 2020 Buy
04 Day's End 2022 Buy
05 Mischance Creek 2025 Buy
01 The Dragon Man 1999 Buy
02 Kittyhawk Down 2003 Buy
03 Snapshot 2005 Buy
04 Chain of Evidence 2007 Buy
05 Blood Moon 2009 Buy
06 Whispering Death 2011 Buy
07 Signal Loss 2016 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 23 books / 1987-2024
01 Steal Away 1987 Buy
02 The Stencil Man 1988 Buy
03 The Bamboo Flute 1992 Buy
04 Ratface 1993 Buy
05 Switch Cat 1995 Buy
06 Blame The Wind 1995 Buy
07 The Sunken Road 1996 Buy
08 Walk Twenty, Run Twenty 1996 Buy
09 Ermyntrude Takes Charge 1996 Buy
10 The Apostle Bird 1997 Buy
11 The Divine Wind 1998 Buy
12 From Your Friend, Louis Deane. 2000 Buy
13 Past The Headlands 2001 Buy
14 Moondyne Kate 2001 Buy
15 Maddie Finn 2002 Buy
16 Two-way Cut 2004 Buy
17 Eva's Angel 2004 Buy
18 Play Abandoned 2011 Buy
19 Good One, Erm 2013 Buy
20 Her 2017 Buy
21 Under the Cold Bright Lights 2017 Buy
22 The Way It Is Now 2021 Buy
23 Sanctuary 2024 Buy
01 Personal Best 1990 Buy
02 Personal Best 2 1991 Buy
03 Below the Waterline 1999 Buy

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What is the best order to read Garry Disher books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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