Peter Temple

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born

in South Africa

January 01, 1946

gender

male

genre

Crime Fiction

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Peter Temple is an Australian crime fiction writer.

Formerly a journalist and journalism lecturer, Temple turned to fiction writing in the 1990s. His Jack Irish novels (Bad Debts, Black Tide, Dead Point, and White Dog) are set in Melbourne, Australia, and feature an unusual lawyer-gambler protagonist. He has also written three stand-alone novels: An Iron Rose, Shooting Star, In the Evil Day (Identity Theory in the US), as well as The Broken Shore and its sequel, Truth. He has won five Ned Kelly Awards for crime fiction, the most recent in 2006 for The Broken Shore, which also won the Colin Roderick Award for best Aust...more

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Average rating: 3.70 · 3,625 ratings · 586 reviews · 27 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Broken Shore 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 1,352 ratings — published 2005 — 38 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Truth 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 772 ratings — published 2009 — 29 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bad Debts (Jack Irish, #1) 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 360 ratings — published 1996 — 22 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Tide 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 258 ratings — published 2005 — 20 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Iron Rose 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 158 ratings — published 2007 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead Point 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 2004 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Evil Day 3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 2002 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	White Dog 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shooting Star 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 128 ratings — published 1999 — 16 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Peter Temple Omnibus: The Broken Shore, In The Evil Day, An Iron Rose 4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Peter Temple

Broken Shore (2 books)
by Peter Temple
3.675612052730697 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 2,124 ratings

Jack Irish (4 books)
by Peter Temple
3.7687150837988828 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 895 ratings

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“Man near entrance is shot in the head at close range from behind. The other two, multiple stab wounds, genitals severed, other injuries. Also head and pubic hair ignited, shot, muzzle in mouth. Three bullets recovered, 45 calibre."
Villani: “So you can’t rule out an accident?”
― Peter Temple, Truth

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“I said, "Thank you. Go the Saints. Goodbye." Go the Saints; I'd said it. The first time. It felt like...coming out.”
― Peter Temple, Black Tide

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