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Peter Temple

Peter Temple is widely regarded as one of Australia’s finest writers, and his novels have been published in twenty countries. During his lifetime he worked extensively as a journalist and editor, before teaching editing and media studies at a number of universities. His novels, among them the Jack Irish series, Truth, The Broken Shore and An Iron Rose, are celebrated as some of the best crime writing in English.

Temple died in March 2018.

Michael Heyward’s tribute to Peter Temple in the Australian ($)
CrimeMag (Germany), ‘A Big Farewell for Peter Temple’ 
Saturday Paper, ‘Remembering Peter Temple’ by Michael Heyward   
Stan Carey: The electrifying moment: Peter Temple on writing      
Sydney Morning Herald, ‘Australia’s new climate of fear’ (Aug 18)

Titles byPeter Temple
  • The Red Hand
    The Red Hand
    Peter Temple
  • Shooting Star
    Shooting Star
    Peter Temple
  • Bad Debts
    Bad Debts
    Peter Temple
  • Black Tide
    Black Tide
    Peter Temple
  • Dead Point
    Dead Point
    Peter Temple
  • White Dog
    White Dog
    Peter Temple
  • The Broken Shore
    The Broken Shore
    Peter Temple
  • An Iron Rose
    An Iron Rose
    Peter Temple
  • Truth
    Truth
    Peter Temple
  • In the Evil Day
    In the Evil Day
    Peter Temple
Introduced byPeter Temple
  • Wake In Fright
    Wake In Fright