# The Broken Shore

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- Book: [The Broken Shore](https://www.bookquiver.com/peter-temple/the-broken-shore) ([The Broken Shore.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/peter-temple/the-broken-shore.md))
- Authors: [Peter Temple](https://www.bookquiver.com/peter-temple), [Rupert Degas](https://www.bookquiver.com/rupert-degas)
- Publisher: riverrun
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-18-4916-436-8
- Published: 2007-03-01
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING, CWA GOLD DAGGER-WINNING AND NED KELLY AWARD-RECEIVING CRIME POWERHOUSE: read The Broken Shore and become hooked on Peter Temple. 'A masterpiece' John Lanchester 'Read page one and I challenge you not to finish it' Independent on Sunday Haunted by his last case, homicide detective Joe Cashin has fled Melbourne and returned to his hometown, running its one-man police station while his wounds heal and his nightmares fade. But when a local man is attacked and left for dead, Cashin's recovery is put on hold. And in a small town where everyone knows everyone, he finds himself standing alone fighting a battle against corruption and prejudice. Loved The Broken Shore? Then move straight to its award-winning sequel, Truth: 'The Broken Shore was good; Truth is better' Independent