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The plotting is always convoluted in a Peter Temple read. You do at times scratch your head -- but then...there's so much verve in these pages peopled with some beautifully drawn characters and a tangible sense of place and time that the ride is something you are not keen on concluding.
Jack Irish -- as gumshoes go -- is very credible indeed. He comes to us in this, in the first of the series, fully formed. Dodgy. Opportunistic. Living on the edge at bit. But genuinely one of us.
Neither a cowboy ...more
Jack Irish -- as gumshoes go -- is very credible indeed. He comes to us in this, in the first of the series, fully formed. Dodgy. Opportunistic. Living on the edge at bit. But genuinely one of us.
Neither a cowboy ...more
This guy writes really well. Great storyline although the horse racing subplot bemused me a bit. I will continue to read this series, then checkout the Netflix versions afterwards. Good stuff and I hope he can sustain it.
4.5*
Fast-paced with no wallowing in descriptive passages, action-packed but with a real story behind it, & interesting characters. Temple's writing is excellent, there are no words wasted. Love it.
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Fast-paced with no wallowing in descriptive passages, action-packed but with a real story behind it, & interesting characters. Temple's writing is excellent, there are no words wasted. Love it.
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An enjoyable crime novel, set in my hometown of Melbourne. First in the Jack Irish series.
Nov 06, 2008
Sandi
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it was amazing
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crime-mystery-thriller-suspense,
read-2006
Temple has won all the big mystery prizes in Australia and this book was finally published in the USA last year. An excellent book filled with great Aussie characters.
