Text Classics: Iron Rose

Text Classics: Iron Rose
L A Carlyon, Peter Temple
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 304pg
26 Apr 2012 AU
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9781921922305
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"The pain seemed to dissolve. Cold and rough tarmac against the face, chill wind down here at ground level, smell of French perfume on my shirt, delicious. I registered that but all I felt was sad. This is a stupid way to go, I thought. Careless." When Mac Faraday's best friend is found hanging, the assumption is suicide. But Mac is far from convinced, and he's a man who knows not to accept things at face value. A regular at the local pub, a mainstay of the footy team, Mac is living the quiet life of a country blacksmith - a life connected to a place, connected to its people. But Mac carries a burden of fear and vigilance from his old life. And as this past of secrets, corruption, abuse and murder begins to close in, he must turn to long-forgotten resources to hang on to everything he holds dear, including his own life.
'A wonderfully controlled piece of writing with some delightfully wry observations... the quality of the prose alone makes the book worth reading.'" Sacramento/San Francisco Book Review"'Peter Temple has a way with words and the richness of his language alone makes this book rewarding... This is a great book.'"I Love A Mystery newsletter"'Swift pace... rapid fire dialog.'"Deadly Pleasures"'A must for thriller seekers.'"Who Weekly"'Fast, funny and assured.'"Australian Book Review"'The coolest and most elegant of Australian crime writers.'"Age"'Temple is a phenomenon.'"Sydney Morning Herald"'"An Iron Rose" has Temple's usual grizzled police veteran as the central character, a despicable and mystifying crime and a support crew of goodies and baddies - although as in most of Temple's novels many make the switch to the dark side by the end of the book. But don't read it for the story line; read it for the language. Temple's dry Australian vernacular and wit should be required reading for everyone above the age of 16. This edition is introduced by Les Carlyon, a better match for Temple's writing I could not imagine.'"Melbourne Weekly"
Peter Temple has won five Ned Kelly Awards for his novels, and won the world's most prestigious crimewriting prize, the Duncan Lawrie Dagger. In 2010 he was awarded Australia's greatest writing prize, the Miles Franklin Literary Award.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781921922305
Published: 26 Apr 2012
Published In: Australia
Imprint: Text Publishing Company
Publisher: Text Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 304
Dewey: 823.3

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