Summary
A gritty and clever thriller from long-time Penguin author Peter Goldsworthy.
Peter Goldsworthy’s new novel features a blind detective determined to deliver justice to the man who shot him, even though his failed assassin has broken out of jail and is equally determined to finish the job. Cleverly structured around the five senses, and with the action confined to one week, it’s pacey and taut, with the cat-and-mouse tension leavened by lighter interludes.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143795698 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143795694 |
| Author: | Peter Goldsworthy |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Viking Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 16 July 2019 |
| Weight: | 504g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 154mm x 233mm |
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Peter Goldsworthy
Peter Goldsworthy grew up in various Australian country towns, finishing his schooling in Darwin. After graduating in medicine from the University of Adelaide in 1974, he worked for several years in alcohol and drug rehabilitation. Since then, he has divided his working time between general practice and writing.
Goldsworthy has won major literary awards across a range of genres, including poetry, short story, novels, theatre, and opera libretti. His novels have sold over 400,000 copies in Australia alone and have been translated into European and Asian languages.
His novels have been shortlisted three times for the NSW Christina Stead Fiction Prize and twice for the Miles Franklin Award. Three Dog Night won the 2004 FAW Christina Stead Award and was longlisted for the Dublin IMPAC prize. In 2003, his first novel, Maestro, was voted by members of the Australian Society of Authors as one of the Top 40 Australian books of all time.
Five of his novels have been adapted for stage and screen. Everything I Knew, published in 2008, was shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Fiction Prize. A collection of short stories, Gravel, was published in 2010.
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