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Book SynopsisTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING, CWA GOLD DAGGER-WINNING AND NED KELLY AWARD-RECEIVING CRIME POWERHOUSE: read The Broken Shore and become hooked on Peter Temple.
''A masterpiece'' John Lanchester
''Read page one and I challenge you not to finish it'' Independent on Sunday
Haunted by his last case, homicide detective Joe Cashin has fled Melbourne and returned to his hometown, running its one-man police station while his wounds heal and his nightmares fade.
But when a local man is attacked and left for dead, Cashin''s recovery is put on hold. And in a small town where everyone knows everyone, he finds himself standing alone fighting a battle against corruption and prejudice.
Loved The Broken Shore? Then move straight to its award-winning sequel, Truth: ''The Broken Shore was good; Truth is better'' Independent
Trade ReviewTemple is a master, and
The Broken Shore is
a masterful book. -- John Harvey
The Broken Shore is
the best debut novel I've read this year. -- Harlan Coben
The Broken Shore is
a great discovery; a gripping tale from a writer who assuredly takes the reader to places never been before. -- Michael Connelly
One of the most admired thrillers in recent memory. -- John Lanchester
Peter Temple is an addiction. Read one book and you want to
read them all. Now. -- Val McDermid
Peter Temple is deservedly the leading light of Australian crime fiction.
The Broken Shore is a wonderful novel . . . this is crime writing at its very best, and
discovering Peter Temple has been the highlight of my year. -- Mark Billingham
A towering achievement that brings alive a ferocious landscape and a motley assortment of clashing characters.
Indispensible. * Guardian *
It's
a stone classic . . . read page one and I challenge you not to finish it. * Independent on Sunday *
The first of Peter Temple's books to be published in the UK and at last we can see why he is acclaimed as one of Australia's leading crime writers . . . This is
a very fine book. * Sunday Telegraph *
It's hard to know where to start praising this book. Plot, style, setting and characters are all
startlingly good. * Sydney Morning Herald *
Temple's work is spare, deeply ironic;
his wit, like the local beer, as cold as a dental anaesthetic. * Australian *
