Shooting Star: Text Classics

’[A] gritty, well-executed tale of greed and vengeance.’ * Publishers Weekly *
‘As always, Temple is a master of the complex plot and his characters leap from the page fully realised in a taut, action-packed thriller.’ * Telegraph UK *
‘If you have not read a Temple thriller, you don’t know what you are missing.’ * Adelaide Advertiser *
‘Displaying Temple’s keen sense of place and his sharp ear for dry dialogue, Shooting Star is a tough, contemporary crime novel that takes the reader down some very mean Australian streets…A terrific read by one of Australia’s best crime novelists.’ * Canberra Times *
‘Peter Temple is, quite simply, the finest crime writer we have and Shooting Star reminds us why and how he has set a standard internationally that few come near. His Chandler-like ability to capture the dark corners of our sunniest places is as good as it gets. Temple weaves past and present beautifully…A terrific and powerful read.’ * Hobart Mercury *
‘No summary or catalogue of details will do it justice. Read it for the writing and for where it says this sort of novel is today.’ * Age *

Peter Temple is the author of nine novels, including four books in the Jack Irish series. He won the Ned Kelly Award for Crime Fiction five times, and his widely acclaimed novels have been published in over twenty countries. The Broken Shore won the UK’s prestigious Duncan Lawrie Dagger for the best crime novel of 2007 and Truth won the 2010 Miles Franklin Literary Award, the first time a crime writer had been awarded a prize of this calibre anywhere in the world. Temple’s Jack Irish series has been made into films with Guy Pearce starring as Jack Irish. Temple died in 2018.

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