A retired sergeant returns to head up Melbourne's Cold Case Unit in this blistering standalone novel from Australia's king of crime

'Excellent. Auhl deserves a series of his own' THE TIMES 'A superb chronicler of cop culture' SUNDAY TIMES 'Disher's sublime touch for atmosphere and tension permeate this absorbing, emotional story' DAILY MAIL TIME WON'T BURY THE TRUTH Sergeant Alan Auhl has come out of retirement. Once a shining light in Victoria's homicide squad, he now runs the Cold Case Unit, casting an experienced eye over unsolved murders and missing persons. The young detectives think he's washed up, but this doesn't faze Auhl. He does things his own way, and his way delivers. Whether he's identifying a skeleton found under a concrete slab, gathering enough evidence to finally convict a doctor who killed three women, or answering a daughter's plea that her father's death was no accident, Auhl always gets results. Because every case, no matter how cold, deserves justice. From the author of the beloved Paul Hirsch mysteries and Hal Challis investigations comes a riveting standalone, perfect for readers of Ian Rankin, Jane Harper and Chris Hammer.

"Disher's sublime touch for atmosphere and tension permeate this absorbing, emotional story" - Daily Mail

"Excellent... Auhl deserves a series of his own" - The Times

"Crime fiction king Garry Disher is a literary machine... Bring on the next case" - Herald Sun

"There are many twists to a tale that opens with one of those closely observed vignettes of outer suburban life that Disher does so well... It's a riveting opening scene, setting in motion just one of the cases with which the amiable Auhl will deal in the most cathartic of ways" - Age

"Well-crafted and leanly written, this tense novel grips from beginning to end" - Canberra Weekly

"Garry Disher has been giving us highly intelligent literary thrillers for decades and he gets better and better" - Australian

"PRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR 'A master storyteller" - Guardian

"A superb chronicler of cop culture" - Sunday Times

"A writer at the top of his game" - The Times