The Broken Shore by Peter Temple
Broken by his last case, homicide detective Joe Cashin has returned to his hometown to run its one-man police station while his wounds heal and the nightmares fade. He lives a quiet life with his two dogs. But, his recovery is rudely interrupted by a brutal attack on Charles Bourgoyne, a prominent member of the local community.
'If you only read one crime novel this year, read The Broken Shore.. it might just be the great Australian novel, irrespective of genre' Age 'Its hard to know where to start praising this book. Plot, style setting and characters are all startlingly good... The Broken Shore is one of those watershed books that makes you rethink your ideas about reading' Sydney Morning Herald 'Temple's work is spare, deeply ironic; his wit, like the local beer, as cold as a dental anaesthetic' Australian 'It might well be the best crime novel published in this country' Weekend Australian
Four-time winner of the Ned Kelly Award for Crime Fiction, Peter Temple is Australia's most acclaimed crime and thriller writer. He is the author of four Jack Irish novels: Bad Debts (1996), Black Tide (1999), Dead Point (2000) and White Dog (2003). He has also written three other standalone novels: An Iron Rose (1998), Shooting Star (1999) and In the Evil Day (2002).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781905204434 |
| ISBN 10 | 1905204434 |
| Title | The Broken Shore |
| Author | Peter Temple |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2006-07-06 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Prizes | Winner of CWA Duncan Lawrie Dagger 2007 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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