Dead Point by Peter Temple
It takes a lot to rattle Jack Irish but, as Melbourne descends into a cold, wet winter, his mood is on the same trajectory. The woman in Jack's life has reconnected with an old love-object. He has just seen a massive plunge lost, a champion horse put down. Worst of all, hijackers have robbed and brutally beaten one of the gambling team. So it's not surprising that Jack's mind is not fully on the job he's being paid to do: find Robbie Colburne, occasional barman. But when Jack does get serious, he finds that the freelance drink-dispenser is of great interest to some powerful people, people with very bad habits and a distinct lack of respect for the criminal justice system Any lapse in concentration could prove fatal.
My first encounter with the multi-prizewinning Australian writer Peter Temple, and the experience has left me hot on the trail of his earlier books - Guardian Characterisation, dialogue and the quality of the prose are all top-class - Sunday Telegraph Great locations, hard-nosed dialogue and a twisting plot combine to create superb entertainment - Evening Standard
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), won the 2006 Ned Kelly Award and the Australian Publishing Industry General Fiction Book of the Year. He is South African by birth and lives in Ballarat, Australia with his family.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847241177 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847241174 |
| Title | Dead Point |
| Author | Peter Temple |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2008-02-05 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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