{"product_id":"the-broken-shore-9780857383495","title":"The Broken Shore","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE\u003ci\u003e SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLING, CWA GOLD DAGGER-WINNING AND NED KELLY AWARD-RECEIVING CRIME POWERHOUSE: read \u003ci\u003eThe Broken Shore \u003c\/i\u003eand become hooked on Peter Temple.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A masterpiece'' John Lanchester\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Read page one and I challenge you not to finish it'' \u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaunted 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLoved \u003ci\u003eThe Broken Shore\u003c\/i\u003e? Then move straight to its award-winning sequel, \u003ci\u003eTruth\u003c\/i\u003e: ''\u003ci\u003eThe Broken Shore\u003c\/i\u003e was good; \u003ci\u003eTruth\u003c\/i\u003e is better'' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTemple is a master, and \u003ci\u003eThe Broken Shore\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea masterful book\u003c\/b\u003e. -- John Harvey\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Broken Shore\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ethe best debut novel I've read this year\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Harlan Coben\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Broken Shore\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea great discovery\u003c\/b\u003e; a gripping tale from a writer who assuredly takes the reader to places never been before. -- Michael Connelly\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most admired thrillers in recent memory. -- John Lanchester\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Temple is an addiction\u003c\/b\u003e. Read one book and you want to \u003cb\u003eread them all. Now.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Val McDermid\u003cbr\u003ePeter Temple is deservedly the leading light of Australian crime fiction. \u003ci\u003eThe Broken Shore\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderful novel . . . this is crime writing at its very best, and \u003cb\u003ediscovering Peter Temple has been the highlight of my year\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Mark Billingham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA towering achievement\u003c\/b\u003e that brings alive a ferocious landscape and a motley assortment of clashing characters. \u003cb\u003eIndispensible\u003c\/b\u003e. * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eIt's \u003cb\u003ea stone classic\u003c\/b\u003e . . . read page one and I challenge you not to finish it. * Independent on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eThe 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 \u003cb\u003ea very fine book\u003c\/b\u003e. * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eIt's hard to know where to start praising this book. Plot, style, setting and characters are all \u003cb\u003estartlingly good\u003c\/b\u003e. * Sydney Morning Herald *\u003cbr\u003eTemple's work is spare, deeply ironic; \u003cb\u003ehis wit, like the local beer, as cold as a dental anaesthetic\u003c\/b\u003e. * Australian *","brand":"Quercus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48737690091863,"sku":"9780857383495","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857383495.jpg?v=1723811383","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-broken-shore-9780857383495","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}