In My Father's Den is a 1972 novel by New Zealand author Maurice Gee.

[1] The novel was adapted to film in 2004, written and directed by Brad McGann.

[2] The novel follows Paul Prior, an English Teacher in Henderson (called Wadesville in the novel), a suburb of Auckland, after the brutal murder of his student and protégé, Celia Inverarity.

In coming to terms with Celia's death Paul must first address his past and the demons that lie within it.

It follows Paul Prior, a world-weary photographer who returns to central Otago for his father's funeral.