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Narrated by:
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Michael Carman
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By:
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Peter Temple
About this listen
Here is the eagerly awaited sequel to the international best-selling The Broken Shore.
At the close of a long day, Inspector Stephen Villani stands in the bathroom of a luxury apartment high above the city. In the glass bath, a young woman lies dead, a panic button within reach. So begins the sequel to Peter Temple's best-selling masterpiece, The Broken Shore, winner of the Gold Dagger for Best Crime Award.
Villani's life is his work. It is his identity, his calling, his touchstone. But now, over a few sweltering summer days, as fires burn across the state and his superiors and colleagues scheme and jostle, he finds all the certainties of his life are crumbling. Truth is a novel about a man, a family, a city. It is about violence, murder, love, corruption, honor and deceit. And it is about truth.
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- Sally Cantwell
- 04-12-2020
Great read
love the vernacular. good story and so well read. very enjoyable and entertaing book to read
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- Alistair
- 01-07-2016
A Peter Temple classic spoiled by a mediocre read
Would you try another book written by Peter Temple or narrated by Michael Carman?
After listening to, and loving, Peter Hosking read 'The Broken Shore' I was looking forward to this book, only to realise too late that the narration was sub-par. Michael Carman would do well to listen to Peter Hosking's under-stated delivery and the way he let's the story breath.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Unfortunately every character was interpreted as a nasty piece of work. I couldn't connect with the main character for that reason.
Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Michael Carman?
Peter Hosking
Did Truth inspire you to do anything?
Yes, to check the narrator before buying.
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- Bella girl❤️
- 18-08-2020
fantastic
love the narrative so Australian and a great story thank you Peter Temple more please.
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- Rodney Wetherell
- 09-04-2018
Over-complicated story of murder and corruption
Despite the very high reputation of Peter Temple as a crime writer, I did not enjoy this tale of murder and corruption. Can the Victorian Police really be so awful - according to this depiction, they use the f-word about six times in a sentence, despise each other cordially, and regard all law-breakers as 'scum' or 'shit'. Reader Michael Carman read the story with appropriate harshness, and I did begin to follow the story about a third of the way through, but in the earlier parts there were a large number of characters with little identification beyond their names, and I could not, or could not be bothered, working out who was who. I wanted to care about the characters, even the lead detective Villani, but really could not.
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- Robbie
- 08-09-2019
Stick With It
It starts off a little clunky and the dialogue jumps around a bit; hang in there. Once you get use to the way it is written (read) you can settle down and enjoy a really good story.
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- Murray
- 17-10-2018
Excellent
Peter Temple seems to connect with my mind in some way. He writes what I see as Australia’s persona perfectly and as much as I love Peter Hosking as a narrator, this guy does an awesome job.
Enjoyed the book immensely and wish there were more. Like now and lots of them.
I’ve listened his books over and over and they reflect Australia.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-03-2018
Gripping
Twists and turns, layers of character, surprises, and all brought together with brilliant narration.... cannot wait for the next one
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- Anonymous User
- 22-12-2020
Over complicated, alot of stocking filla
the story was to be a sequel, however it had many stories of its own. Although I did listen to the whole story. and I am a fan of Jack Irish series. This book lost me
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- IAN
- 09-01-2021
A great yarn in the tradition of the writer’s style.
Once I got used to the narrators style, very good with interesting plot twists and turns.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-05-2021
superb reading of a superb novel
As the reviewers say, a superb crime novel and a superb novel. Temple's use of brutal profession wisecracking idiom & inner dialogue equal's Le Carre.
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