tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post9044344003705420553..comments2023-10-10T10:00:06.367+01:00Comments on DJ´s krimiblog: Peter Temple, Bad Debts (1996)Dorte Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-44630357948542906992010-01-08T14:16:18.497+00:002010-01-08T14:16:18.497+00:00Patti: as Maxine suggests, you could try his excel...Patti: as Maxine suggests, you could try his excellent The Broken Shore. I am quite the opposite of you, I love finding another great series, knowing I have several good reading experiences ahead of me. <br /><br />Thank you, Lilly. Temple´s plots are good, and he writes excellently. <br /><br />Maxine: Thank you. Denmark is not the same as UK as we don´t get Jack Irish at all. Cheers to online bookshops! I have read and enjoyed The Broken Shore, and I am looking forward to In the Evil Day which is on my TBR. So the next Australasian book on my wish list is Paul Cleave from New Zealand.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-66304284153598532342010-01-08T08:47:01.909+00:002010-01-08T08:47:01.909+00:00Nice review, Dorte! If it is any consolation (if D...Nice review, Dorte! If it is any consolation (if Denmark is same as UK) the fourth is not available here yet, so only two more to go!<br /><br />I like Jack Irish very much, but if you want "bigger picture themes" then The Broken Shore (gold dagger winner of 2007 or thereabouts) should do the trick, though that is also strong on corruption in politics and public life, even more so than the Jack Irish books I'd say.<br /><br />I think the Jack Irish books get better (well, the three I have read) in that he tones down the "over the top" endings somewhat as the books progress.<br /><br />On standalones, if anyone wants to try a Peter Temple standalone, The Broken Shore is in effect one (the newly published Truth is a sort of sequel in the sense that some of the same characters appear, but isn't really a sequel). <br /><br />There are three other excellent Peter Temple standalones: In the Evil Day (a sort of John LeCarre-style book); The Iron Rose (another Australian one, a lament for the environment as well as a great thriller); and Shooting Star, based on the classic PI novel. I loved them all.Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-18272377718353998592010-01-08T01:21:11.306+00:002010-01-08T01:21:11.306+00:00Hhhmm, Australian mystery...That's something I...Hhhmm, Australian mystery...That's something I have yet to try and this one looks quite interesting. Thanks for highlighting it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127042690689033583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-68775790444614876142010-01-07T22:04:50.282+00:002010-01-07T22:04:50.282+00:00I am sorely tempted not to read anything but stand...I am sorely tempted not to read anything but standalones. I can't take the commitment.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-49032955334877366802010-01-07T19:41:58.454+00:002010-01-07T19:41:58.454+00:00Jose: I really enjoyed it! But I don´t quite know ...Jose: I really enjoyed it! But I don´t quite know where I will go next with the challenge either. I have a library book to finish in the weekend.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-13848648749622545012010-01-07T16:03:03.237+00:002010-01-07T16:03:03.237+00:00Dorte I'm glad you choose Peter Temple, Bad De...Dorte I'm glad you choose Peter Temple, Bad Debts. From my side I have Dead Point in my list, but I hardly start in chronological order.Jose Ignacio Escribanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296527986083953692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-56096631885862101862010-01-07T14:27:05.455+00:002010-01-07T14:27:05.455+00:00Margot: no way around it; three more on my list ;)...Margot: no way around it; three more on my list ;) <br />Well, I suppose that is what book blogging is really about (finding the best, buying, reading and reviewing them) :DDorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-54651569557439838822010-01-07T12:42:12.210+00:002010-01-07T12:42:12.210+00:00Dorte - I'm glad you've read some Jack Iri...Dorte - I'm glad you've read some Jack Irish; isn't he a terrific protagonist?! Thanks for your excellent review of <i>Bad Debts</i>. And yes, now you have to read the other Jack Irish novels, too : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com