Hirsch Books in Order
Constable Paul Hirschhausen, known as Hirsch, runs a one-officer police station in Tiverton, in the wheat and sheep country of South Australia’s mid-north. He arrived under a cloud after a corruption inquiry in Adelaide, his beat is huge, and the locals take time to win over.
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Series facts
- Books
- 5
- Published
- 2013 to 2025
- First book
- Bitter Wash Road
- Latest
- Mischance Creek (2025)
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Tiverton, South Australia
The reading order
Every Hirsch book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
- 1Bitter Wash Road2013With Paul HirschhausenConstable Paul Hirschhausen, sent to the mid-north town of Tiverton after giving evidence against corrupt colleagues in Adelaide, answers a report of shots fired on Bitter Wash Road.Buy on Amazon
- 2Peace2019With Paul HirschhausenIn the lead-up to Christmas, Hirsch’s quiet beat is shaken by a strange act of cruelty, and then by a crime that brings outside investigators to the district.Buy on Amazon
- 3Consolation2020With Paul HirschhausenHirsch looks into a string of petty thefts in Tiverton, while a teacher’s fears for a child at home turn into something deadly.Buy on Amazon
- 4Day’s End2022With Paul HirschhausenHirsch drives a mother whose backpacker son vanished during the pandemic around the places he was last seen, and they find a body that is not her son.Buy on Amazon
- 5Mischance Creek2025With Paul HirschhausenHirsch helps a woman who has crashed near some ruins while searching for her mother, missing for seven years, and decides to revisit the case.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Start with Bitter Wash Road, which explains how Hirsch came to Tiverton, then read on in order as his place in the town and his relationship with Wendy Street grow.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Paul Hirschhausen | Wendy Street | Katie Street |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Bitter Wash Road | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 2 Peace | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 3 Consolation | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 4 Day’s End | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 5 Mischance Creek | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor |
Characters in the Hirsch books
3 characters from Garry Disher’s chart, with the number of Hirsch books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Paul HirschhausenPolice constable in Tiverton, mid-north South Australia | 5 | Bitter Wash Road 2013 |
| Wendy StreetLocal teacher and Hirsch’s partner | 5 | Bitter Wash Road 2013 |
| Katie StreetWendy’s daughter | 5 | Bitter Wash Road 2013 |