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Book by Peter Temple
The Broken Shore
First edition
AuthorPeter Temple
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime fiction
PublisherText Publishing, Australia
Publication date2005
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages345 pp
ISBN1-920885-77-3
OCLC62116825
Followed byTruth 

The Broken Shore (2005) is a Duncan Lawrie Dagger award-winning novel by Australian author Peter Temple.

Synopsis

The novel's central character is Joe Cashin, a Melbourne homicide detective. Following serious physical injuries, he is posted to his hometown Port Munro, where he begins the process of rebuilding the old family mansion as well as his physical and mental strength. Against a background of family tragedy, politics, police corruption, and racism, he investigates the death of a wealthy local man, Charles Burgoyne. His closest friend and police superior, Villani, is the central character in the sequel novel Truth.

Style

Written by the award-winning author Peter Temple, the book continues with his trademark stark, staccato dialogue, in which superfluous words are removed and the meaning of each sentence must be dug out. In a typical example of Temple's flourish, he describes a nearby derelict town as “hardcore—the unemployed, under-employed, unemployable, the drunk and doped, the old-age pensioners, people on all kinds of welfare, the halt, the lame".

Awards

Interviews

  • Time Out New York

Reviews

  • "The Age"
  • "Daily Telegraph"
  • "Detectives Beyond Borders" Part 1
  • Island Volume 104
  • "Light Reading"
  • "Mostly Fiction"
  • "Reading Matters"
  • "The Times"

Telemovie

The Broken Shore was adapted for television by writer Andrew Knight.

The movie had its world premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival on 15 October 2013. It aired on the ABC on 2 February 2014.

References

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  2. "Gold Dagger - Past Winners". Crime Writers' Association. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  3. "Miles Franklin Literary Award - The Longlist 2006". The Trust Company. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. "Australian Book Industry Awards 2006". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. "Previous Winners: Best Fiction". Australian Crime Writers Association. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  6. "Colin Roderick Award - Other Winners". James Cook University. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  7. "Down underbelly | Books | reviews, guides, things to do, film - Time …". archive.ph. 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  8. "The Broken Shore". The Age. August 13, 2005.
  9. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml;jsessionid=IM4BIJCOJOWEPQFIQMFSFFWAVCBQ0IV0?xml=/arts/2006/07/16/bocrime.xml&sSheet=/arts/2006/07/16/bomain.html
  10. http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/2007/03/broken-shore.html], Part 2 [http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/2007/03/broken-shore-part-ii.html
  11. "Island: No.104". www.islandmag.com. Archived from the original on 2011-02-17. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  12. Davidson, Jenny (September 3, 2005). "Light reading: I would give ten years of my life".
  13. "Peter Temple : The Broken Shore : Book Review". www.mostlyfiction.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  14. "'The Broken Shore' by Peter Temple - Reading Matters". kimbofo.typepad.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-28. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  15. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article683895.ece
  16. "Adelaide Film Festival - 30 August 2013". Adelaide Film Festival. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  17. Knox, David (15 January 2014). "Airdate: The Broken Shore". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

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