Peter Temple Knihy

Joe Cashin bol kedysi iný. Ľahšie sa pohyboval, bol si istejší a menej uvažoval. No keď sa človek často stretá so smrťou, zanechá to dôsledky. U Cashina k nim patrilo aj to, že odišiel z oddelenia vrážd na tiché miesto na pobreží, kde vyrastal. Teraz k jeho povinnostiam patria len prechádzky so psom a práca vidieckeho policajta. Významného miestneho občana Charlesa Bourgoynea však ktosi prepadne a on v dôsledku toho zomrie. Všetko poukazuje na troch chlapcov z neďalekej komunity pôvodných obyvateľov Austrálie, a zdá sa, že to tak všetci aj chcú. Cashina to však nepresvedčí. A keď sa tragédia neľútostne rozvíja ďalej, zisťuje, že ho zaujalo niečo, čo by mal azda nechať na pokoji. Templova schopnosť tvoriť zápletky a jeho intuitívny prienik do psychiky postáv mu vyniesli reputáciu majstra austrálskej detektívnej prózy. Prekliate pobrežie je Templovým najlepším dielom. Je to román o krajine, prírode, rodine, o politike a moci; o potrebe žiť slušne vo svete, kde je veľa vecí prehnitých. Je to pôsobivé a fascinujúce rozprávanie, ktoré prekračuje hranice žánrov.

Jack Irish - gambler, cook and cabinetmaker, finder of people who don't want to be found - has a new job, hunting for evidence that might save the beautiful sculptor Sarah Longmore from going down for murder.

Jack Irish zum Dritten: ein Muss für alle Krimi-Fans! Winter in Melbourne: Anwalt Jack Irish kommt bei seinem neuen Fall nicht weiter. Im Auftrag des Richters Colin Loder soll Irish den Barkeeper Robbie Colburne finden, denn dieser besitzt etwas, das Loder gehört. Doch bevor Jack es sich versieht, ist Colburne tot, und er selbst bekommt eine Videokassette zugeschickt, auf der das Opfer auf dem Gelände der Firma CATHEXIS zu sehen ist. Und dann überschlagen sich die Ereignisse: Es stellt sich heraus, dass der Tote gar nicht Colburne ist, und jemand, der verhindern will, dass Irish ermittelt, setzt einen Killer auf ihn an.

The second Jack Irish thriller from the internationally bestselling author of The Broken Shore

THE AWARD-WINNING DEBUT NOVEL, AND FIRST JACK IRISH THRILLER, FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BROKEN SHORE AND TRUTH.

Stephen Villani is the acting head of the Victoria Police homicide squad. His first months on the job have not gone well: two Aboriginal teenagers shot dead, and no progress on the killing of a man in front of his daughter. Now 5 men are found dead in horrifying circumstances. Winner Miles Franklin Award 2010.

"Her name was Sarah Longmore and she was charged with murdering her former lover." When Jack Irish is asked to look into Sarah Longmore's defence, he's more than happy to oblige. After all, whenever somebody seems as guilty as Sarah does, it's usually for a good reason. But her case will prove far from straightforward, and Jack's investigation far from swift and painless.

Jack Irish's mind is not fully on the job he's being paid to do: find Robbie Colburne, occasional barman. But when he 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.

Winner of the Ned Kelly Award for crime fiction. Anne Carson is fifteen, beautiful, wayward. Abducted. The rich Carsons have closed ranks and summoned Frank Calder. This is not the first kidnapping in the Carson family. But are the two events connected? To find out, Frank Calder must go beyond his brief. And his every step may end a girl's life.