The Broken Shore
scintillating crime in the dry heat of Australia
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Quercus Publishing
Published:3rd Feb '11
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THE 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
Temple 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 *
- Winner of CWA Duncan Lawrie Dagger 2007
- Short-listed for Basta Oversatta Kriminalroman (Best Translated Crime Novel) 2008
ISBN: 9780857383495
Dimensions: 199mm x 132mm x 26mm
Weight: 282g
352 pages