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Is part of Paul Hirschhausen Garry Disher , 2013 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
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'When Hirsch heads up Bitter Wash Road to investigate the gunfire he finds himself cut off without back-up. A pair of thrill killers has been targeting isolated farmhouses on lonely backroads, but Hirsch’s first thought is that ‘back-up’ is nearby—and about to put a bullet in him.

'That’s because Hirsch is a whistleblower. Formerly a promising metropolitan officer, now demoted and exiled to a one-cop station in South Australia’s wheatbelt. Called a dog by his brother officers. Threats; pistol cartridge in the mailbox.

'But the shots on Bitter Wash Road don’t tally with Hirsch’s assumptions. The truth turns out to be a lot more mundane. And the events that unfold subsequently, a hell of a lot more sinister.' (Publisher's blurb)

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    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Text Publishing , 2013 .
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      Extent: 304p.
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      • Published: 23 October 2013
      ISBN: 9781922079244
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Soho Press ,       2014 .
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      Alternative title: Hell to Pay
      Extent: 320p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 24 June 2014.
      ISBN: 9781616953959 (hbk), 1616953950 (hbk)
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,      :       Soho Press ,       2015 .
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      Extent: 309p.p.
      ISBN: 9781616955397, 1616955392
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Text Publishing , 2020 .
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      Extent: 304p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published January 2020.
      ISBN: 9781922268402 (pbk), 9781921961465 (ebk)
    • London,
      c
      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Serpent's Tail ,       2020 .
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      Extent: 416p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 9th April 2020
      ISBN: 9781788165075
Alternative title: Bitter Wash Road : Kriminalroman
Language: Swiss (in German)
    • Zurich,
      c
      Switzerland,
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Unionsverlag ,       2015 .
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      Extent: 343p.p.
      ISBN: 9783293005006, 3293005004
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— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2013 - January 2014 no. 357 2013-2014; (p. 60)
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