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Peter Temple

    10 mars 1946 – 8 mars 2018
    Peter Temple
    An iron rose
    In the Evil Day
    CFDs Made Simple
    Jack Irish: Dead Point
    White Dog. Totengedenken, englische Ausgabe
    La rançon du mensonge
    • The Red Hand

      • 400pages
      • 14 heures de lecture

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

      The Red Hand2020
    • 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.

      An iron rose2011
      3,9
    • "Her name was Sarah Longmore and she was charged with murdering her former lover." When Jack Irish is asked to look into Sarah Longmore's defence, he's more than happy to oblige. After all, whenever somebody seems as guilty as Sarah does, it's usually for a good reason. But her case will prove far from straightforward, and Jack's investigation far from swift and painless.

      White Dog. Totengedenken, englische Ausgabe2010
      4,3
    • Truth

      • 400pages
      • 14 heures de lecture

      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.

      Truth2009
      3,5
    • CFDs Made Simple

      • 166pages
      • 6 heures de lecture

      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.

      CFDs Made Simple2009
      2,5
    • La rançon du mensonge

      • 330pages
      • 12 heures de lecture

      La petite fille de la riche famille Carson a été enlevée. Franck Calder est engagé comme négociateur sur ce cas délicat. En effet, un autre rapt avait eu lieu dans la même famille quelques années plus tôt. Une vengeance serait-elle le lien entre les deux dossiers ? Franck décide d'enquêter et découvrira la part d'ombre de ces privilégiés...

      La rançon du mensonge2008
      3,2
    • Jack Irish: Dead Point

      • 366pages
      • 13 heures de lecture

      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.

      Jack Irish: Dead Point2008
      4,2
    • A mercenary, an intelligence agent and a journalist become embroiled in a secret so terrible it has the power to destroy lives and bring down governments.

      In the Evil Day2006
      3,6
    • Bad Debts

      • 320pages
      • 12 heures de lecture

      THE AWARD-WINNING DEBUT NOVEL, AND FIRST JACK IRISH THRILLER, FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BROKEN SHORE AND TRUTH.

      Bad Debts2005
      3,6
    • City detective Joe Cashin, reposted to a quiet Australian town, is thrust into a murder investigation in which the evidence points to three aboriginal boys. Cashin, unconvinced, suspects something far worse than a burglary gone wrong.

      The Broken Shore2005
      3,9
    • Black Tide

      • 311pages
      • 11 heures de lecture

      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.

      Black Tide1999
      3,5