Although I have not recently read mysteries with the interest I once did, I am rediscovering why I once enjoyed them so – particularly the atmospheric novels of writers like Georges Simenon and Janwillem van de Wetering: Their books took me to the underside of Paris, in the former, and Amsterdam, in the latter, both [...]
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“Truth” about urban Australia in a gritty and gripping novel
by Rick Skwiot August 6, 2010 AustraliaAfter enjoying Peter Temple’s The Broken Shore (reviewed here in May), I looked forward to reading his latest crime novel, Truth, recently released in the U.S. by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. I wasn’t disappointed—it’s even better than his previous book. Like The Broken Shore, Truth exhibits taut dialogue, excellent craft, compelling characters, and an Australia [...]