Garry Disher

Garry Disher
Born (1949-08-15) 15 August 1949 (age 75)
Corporate Town of Burra, South Australia
OccupationAuthor
GenreMystery fiction, children's fiction
Years active1987–present
Notable awardsNed Kelly Awards

Garry Disher (born 15 August 1949, in Corporate Town of Burra, South Australia) is an Australian author of crime fiction and children's literature. He is a three-time winner of the Ned Kelly Award for Best Novel.

Disher has written three main book series. These include: the Wyatt thrillers about a master thief, the Peninsula Crimes procedurals about Waterloo cops Hal Challis and Ellen Destry, and the Hirsch series about rural police constable Paul Hirschhausen.