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The broken shore5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Written by the award-winning author Peter Temple, the book continues with his trademark stark, staccato dialogue, where superfluous words are removed and the meaning of each sentence must be dug out. His closest friend and police superior is Villani, who is the central character in Truth. Against a background of family tragedy, politics, police corruption and racism, he investigates the death of a wealthy local man, Charles Burgoyne. Following serious physical injuries he is posted to his hometown Port Munro, where he begins the process of rebuilding the old family mansion and his physical and mental strength. The novel's central character is Joe Cashin, a Melbourne homicide detective. The Broken Shore (2005) is a Duncan Lawrie Dagger award-winning novel by Australian author Peter Temple. ![]()
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