Shooting Star: Text Classics

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Shooting Star is classic Peter Temple, and now a Text Classic. Pat Carson's old eyes were on me, looking for something. 'Man is born unto trouble,' he said. I said, 'As the sparks fly upwards.' Deep lines at the corners of his mouth. 'Know your Job. Soldier. Policeman. Haven't been a bloody priest too, have you' Anne Carson- fifteen, beautiful, wayward. Abducted. The rich Carsons have closed ranks and summoned Frank Calder, subject to strict instructions. This is not the first kidnapping in the Carson family and hard lessons have been learned. But are the two events connected And is greed the motivation Revenge Or could it be something else To find out, Frank Calder must go beyond his brief. And his every step into the darkness may end a girl's life. First published two decades ago, this standalone crime novel is Peter Temple at his brilliant best.

Reviews

'[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 dont know what you are missing. * Adelaide Advertiser *
Displaying Temples 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 Australias 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 *

Author Bio

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.