Melbourne in winter. Rain. Wind. Pubs. Beer. Sex. Corruption. Murder. A phone message from ex-client Danny McKillop doesn't ring any bells for Jack Irish. Life is hard eugh without having to dredge up old problems: his beloved football team continues to lose, the odds on his latest plunge at the track seem far too long and he's still cooking for one. But then Danny turns up dead and Jack has to take a walk back into the dark and dangerous past.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
ISBN-10
1847241549
ISBN-13
9781847241542
eBay Product ID (ePID)
108036514
Product Key Features
Author
Peter Temple
Format
A-Format Paperback, Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Crime, Thriller & Adventure
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
London
Prizes
Winner of Ned Kelly Awards for Australian Crime Writing: Best First Novel 1997.
Author Biography
Peter Temple has won the Ned Kelly Award five times and is Australia's most acclaimed crime and thriller writer. He is the author of four Jack Irish novels, Bad Debts, Black Tide, Dead Point and White Dog. The Broken Shore has been nominated for the Miles Franklin Award (Australia's premier literary prize) as well as the 2006 Ned Kelly Award and won the Australian Publishing Industry General Fiction Book of the Year. He is South African by birth and lives in Ballarat, Australia with his family.