The Dragon Man is a 1999 crime novel by the Australian author Garry Disher.
This is the first novel in the author's "Challis/Destry" series of crime novels, followed by Kittyhawk Down (2003), Snapshot (2005), Chain of Evidence (2007), Blood Moon (2009), Whispering Death (2011) and Signal Loss (2016).
Awards
Deutscher Krimi Preis (German Crime Fiction Award), International, 2002: winner
Critical reception
In Australian Book Review, J. R. Carroll was impressed with Disher's sense of place noting that he "presents the reader with a convincingly detailed local scenario, in the style of Ruth Rendell's Kingsmark, or Colin Dexter's Oxford." The review concluded that the novel "sets a high standard for what looks like a terrific new series in the making."
Kirkus Reviews commented that the novel doesn't feel like the start of a new series "thanks to fully formed characters and wall-to-wall mysteries".
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