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OverviewTruth is a novel about a man, a family, a city. It is about violence, murder, love, corruption, honour and deceit. And it is about the search for truth. At the close of a long day, Inspector Stephen Villani stands in the bathroom of a luxury apartment high above the city. In the glass bath, a young woman lies dead, a panic button within reach. So begins the sequel to Peter Temple's bestselling masterpiece, The Broken Shore, winner of the Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel. Villani's life is his work. It is his identity, his calling, his touchstone. But now, over a few sweltering summer days, as fires burn across the state and his superiors and colleagues scheme and jostle, he finds all the certainties of his life are crumbling. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter TemplePublisher: Text Publishing Imprint: The Text Publishing Company Dimensions: Width: 13.10cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 19.90cm Weight: 0.326kg ISBN: 9781921656620ISBN 10: 192165662 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 30 August 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsThe sense of place is stifling in its intensity, and seldom has a waltz of the damned proven so hypnotic. - The Guardian. Great locations, hard-nosed dialogue and a twisting plot combine to create superb entertainment. - Evening Standard. What makes Temple so compelling is his divine use of language. The novel is written with grace and subtlety, elegant but also violent, dark and yet suffused with sympathy for the protagonists, cast in dialogue that is both distinctive and surprising. - Daily Mail. With crackling prose and sparkling dialogue, Temple has fashioned a fast-paced atmospheric police work of genuine class. - Mail on Sunday. Author InformationPeter Temple is the author of nine novels, including four books in the Jack Irish series. He has won the Ned Kelly Award for Crime Fiction five times, and his widely acclaimed novels have been published in over twenty countries. The Broken Shore won the UK’s prestigious Duncan Lawrie Dagger for the best crime novel of 2007 and Truth won the 2010 Miles Franklin Literary Award, the first time a crime writer has won an award of this calibre anywhere in the world. Temple’s Jack Irish series has been made into films with Guy Pearce starring as Jack Irish. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |