Peninsula (Challis and Destry) book 1 · 1999
The Dragon Man
A killer is abducting women from the roadside on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, and Inspector Hal Challis has a young sergeant, Ellen Destry, at his side. Challis spends his spare time restoring an old de Havilland Dragon Rapide aircraft, and taking calls from a wife who is in prison for trying to have him killed. The first Peninsula novel.
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Book facts
- Author
- Garry Disher
- Series
- Peninsula (Challis and Destry), book 1 of 7
- Published
- 1999
- Setting
- Set in Mornington Peninsula
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in The Dragon Man
4 recurring or key characters from Garry Disher’s chart. Introduces Hal Challis, Ellen Destry, Scobie Sutton and Pam Murphy.
Lead 2
- Hal ChallisFirst appearanceInspector on the Mornington Peninsula
- Ellen DestryFirst appearanceDetective sergeant, later head of the sexual crimes unit
Minor and cameo 2
- Scobie SuttonFirst appearanceDetective constable
- Pam MurphyFirst appearanceConstable, later detective
Also featuring these characters
Other Garry Disher books that share the most characters with The Dragon Man.
- Snapshot2005 · Peninsula (Challis and Destry) · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Chain of Evidence2007 · Peninsula (Challis and Destry) · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Blood Moon2009 · Peninsula (Challis and Destry) · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Whispering Death2012 · Peninsula (Challis and Destry) · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon