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The Broken Shore
by Peter Temple
Homocide detective, Joe Cashin is trying the take things easy. He's recuperating, both mentally and physically, from a terrible case (that is only alluded to throughout) back in the small country town where he grew up. To say he comes with baggage is an understatement, Life in the small, seaside Victorian town of Cromarty seems sound enough until the bashing of an older, wealthy resident of the town results in Cashin being called in to unintentionally open a serious can of worms.
A little more literary than your average crime fiction novel, 'The Broken Shore' has everything you could want in a detective story - small country town, damaged hard-boiled detective with a dark past, corrupt cops, local tensions, shady characters, and plenty of intrigue and violence. The realism is gritty, the characters complex, the language genuine and the imagery superb. However, this novel did not really meet the hype for me. Better than average though.
A little more literary than your average crime fiction novel, 'The Broken Shore' has everything you could want in a detective story - small country town, damaged hard-boiled detective with a dark past, corrupt cops, local tensions, shady characters, and plenty of intrigue and violence. The realism is gritty, the characters complex, the language genuine and the imagery superb. However, this novel did not really meet the hype for me. Better than average though.