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'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.

Since its release in March 1999, Peter Temple has captivated critics with the return of Jack Irish in this thrilling narrative. Praised as "gutsy, pacy, and multi-stranded" by the Australian's Review of Books, Temple's work is noted for its wit and potency, as highlighted by Peter Corris. The Adelaide Advertiser calls it a "fast, funny, fabulous thriller," while the Courier Mail affirms Temple's status as the top hard-boiled crime writer in Australia. His polished prose, sharp dialogue, and vivid sense of place make the story compulsively readable, according to the Sun Herald. The Sydney Morning Herald positions Temple at the forefront of contemporary Australian crime fiction. Jack Irish, a lawyer and part-time cabinet-maker, is recovering from a previous encounter with the criminal underworld when he takes on a case to find the son of an old colleague. This decision leads him into the orbit of Steven Levesque, a millionaire with significant political influence. As Jack delves deeper into Levesque's powerful corporation, he becomes increasingly convinced that a dark secret lies at its core. The unfolding mystery reveals just how perilous that secret truly is. The narrative immerses readers in Jack Irish's world, filled with pubs, racetracks, Australian football, and a backdrop of intrigue, corruption, and violence.

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.

CFDs, or contracts for difference, have experienced a surge in popularity with private investors and traders. They are extremely flexible trading instruments that offer high degrees of leverage, the opportunity to go long and short and to hedge open positions in other tradable instruments. Similar to spread betting, traders can take advantage of price movements without having to buy the underlying asset, thereby avoiding stamp duty, broker commissions and 100% capital requirement issues. However, CFDs are high risk, predominantly because of their gearing exposure, and anyone entering this market should fully understand the risk and rewards before they start trading. 'CFDs Made Simple' is a short, straightforward, no-nonsense, practical guide to this exciting product written in Peter Temple's accessible style.

The Cold War is long dead but the trade in deceit and lies is still running hot. In Hamburg, John Anselm is hiding from the ghosts he has left behind in foreign war zones. He spends his days working for a surveillance firm. At night he drinks too much, paranoid about the suspicions he glimpses in the eyes of strangers. In London, Caroline Wishart calls herself an exposé journalist. The story she has stumbled on could make her career - or is she playing somebody else's game? Into both their lives comes ex-mercenary Con Niemand, bearing an explosive secret, a secret with the power to topple governments and destroy them all. A powerful and compelling thriller, In the Evil Day conjures a world where information is more dangerous than explosives and secrets are more important than human life.

When men in police uniforms came to execute me on the roadside, beside dark fields, it was a definite sign that my new life was over.'A regular at the local pub, a mainstay of the footy team, Mac Faraday is a man with a past living the quiet life of a country blacksmith. But when his best friend Ned Lowey is found hanged, Mac - who has learned the hard way never to accept things at face value - isn't convinced he committed suicide and starts asking questions.Why did Ned keep press cuttings about the skeleton of a girl found in an old mine shaft? What was he doing at Kinross Hall, the local detention centre for juvenile girls? Who was the beaten girl found naked beside a lonely road?As Mac's search for answers pushes deeper into the past, it resurrects the terrifying spectre of what he calls his 'old life', forcing him to turn to long-discarded skills not only to discover why his best friend died, but also to save his own life.

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.

Peter Temple held crime writing up to the light and, with his poet's ear and eye, made it his own incomparable thing.