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- Publisher: Mi-Vox (20 Nov 2008)
- ISBN-10: 1906867623
- ISBN-13: 978-1906867621
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,826,268 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Temple is as dark and as mean, as cool and as mesmerising, as any James Ellroy or Elmore Leonard.' Age
“Discovering Peter Temple has been the highlight of my year.” Mark Billingham
“A towering achievement. Indispensible.” Maxim Jakubowski, The Guardian
Sharp, smart, and with a little bit o' lovin' thrown in for good measure, this will grip you from beginning to end.' Time Out
In the Evil Day combines the sparse, precise and frankly killer prose which made The Broken Shore such a treat and puts it to perfect service in a book which begs to be read and, ultimately, filmed.' Dublin Evening Herald
'Another triumph for this fine writer.' Daily Telegraph --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
“Discovering Peter Temple has been the highlight of my year.” Mark Billingham
“A towering achievement. Indispensible.” Maxim Jakubowski, The Guardian
Sharp, smart, and with a little bit o' lovin' thrown in for good measure, this will grip you from beginning to end.' Time Out
In the Evil Day combines the sparse, precise and frankly killer prose which made The Broken Shore such a treat and puts it to perfect service in a book which begs to be read and, ultimately, filmed.' Dublin Evening Herald
'Another triumph for this fine writer.' Daily Telegraph --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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'Temple is as dark and as mean, as cool and as mesmerising, as any James Ellroy or Elmore Leonard.' Age "Discovering Peter Temple has been the highlight of my year." Mark Billingham "A towering achievement. Indispensible." Maxim Jakubowski, The Guardian "Put simply, Temple is a master" John Harvey 'Sharp, smart, and with a little bit o' lovin' thrown in for good measure, this will grip you from beginning to end.' Time Out 'In the Evil Day combines the sparse, precise and frankly killer prose which made The Broken Shore such a treat and puts it to perfect service in a book which begs to be read and, ultimately, filmed.' Dublin Evening Herald 'Another triumph for this fine writer.' Daily Telegraph
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a classic international thriller in some ways, akin to the Le Carre of eg 'Little Drummer Girl' in its use of an 'ethical' conspiracy, multiple viewpoints, locations and countries. Peter Temple's book concerns a fragment of film showing an ambiguous but violent event in central Africa which may have been connected to American troops. When this film falls into the hands of an 'innocent' security guard with a dangerous but half-forgotten background, big forces begin to move to protect the secret. The atmosphere is swirling, a bit murky, with some digression, but very different from your typical big thriller. Some of the connections in the plot seem a bit clunky too (would such a vital bit of film really be passed around on a VHS tape?! in the modern world) but it's one of those books you forgive because you enjoy the story and you fear for the characters, ruthless though they are. Highly recommended as a different, very involving thriller, that stops itself just on the right side of being 'literary.'
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you haven't discovered Peter Temple yet, then do yourself a favour and grab a copy of this -- or indeed any of his novels. The plots are great, but it is the characters that really stand out. No-one has a better ear for the Australian vernacular, particularly rural Australia. He has an incredibly dry wit that will make you laugh out loud even as your pulse races in tune to the suspenseful action. This particular novel is a thriller and something of a departure for Temple, but he handles it superbly - set in the UK, Germany and South Africa, it has all the global conspiracy ingredients one would expect. But if you prefer crime to thriller, then check out the Jack Irish novels.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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P.T.is a brillant writer, this is probably his best among a very good canon
of titles like "The Broken Shore", "Iron Rose" or the Jack Irish series.He was a real discovery for me,
desperate to find readable stuff in the following of Elmore Leonard, who
has obviously lost his (once magnificent) touch, as his last novels were poor(old
age,I suppose).Temple has a great ear for dialogue and idiom(Sth.African, German, British ), his characters are real and believable, his settings
in this international thriller are so true by own experience you could walk along the streets
of Hamburg, London or J.burg along with the action.His writing is pure quality, much more than "just"a crime novellist.Can`t wait for his next book.
of titles like "The Broken Shore", "Iron Rose" or the Jack Irish series.He was a real discovery for me,
desperate to find readable stuff in the following of Elmore Leonard, who
has obviously lost his (once magnificent) touch, as his last novels were poor(old
age,I suppose).Temple has a great ear for dialogue and idiom(Sth.African, German, British ), his characters are real and believable, his settings
in this international thriller are so true by own experience you could walk along the streets
of Hamburg, London or J.burg along with the action.His writing is pure quality, much more than "just"a crime novellist.Can`t wait for his next book.
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Good Story Difficult To Follow
The story in this book is interesting and a bit different from the norm however I found that the characters were difficult to follow and the writing was a bit fragmented in parts. Read more
Published on 29 Sep 2009 by Nautical
A new favorite
This is the same book as "Identity Theory" by Peter Temple, nevertheless it's a brillant book with a Le Carré feeling to it. Read more
Published on 23 July 2007 by Bill Bell
An excellent read and a bargain!
I bought this for half price at WH Smiths on the off chance I would like it. In fact I almost put it back for something else. I am so glad I didn't.
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