The Broken Shore scintillating crime in the dry heat of Australia

Temple is a master, and The Broken Shore is a masterful book. John Harvey

'The Broken Shore is the best debut novel I've read this year' Harlan Coben. 'The Broken Shore is a great discovery; a gripping tale from a writer who assuredly takes the reader to places never been before' Michael Connelly. 'Temple's work is spare, deeply ironic; his wit, like the local beer, as cold as a dental anaesthetic' Australian. 'It's hard to know where to start praising this book. Plot, style, setting and characters are all startlingly good' Sydney Morning Herald.