{"product_id":"9781921961571","title":"Black Tide (Jack Irish Series #2)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Tide\u003c\/i\u003e is the second of Peter Temple’s Jack Irish thrillers and was first published in 1999. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Jack Irish - lawyer, gambler, part-time cabinetmaker, finder of missing people - is recovering from a foray into the criminal underworld when he agrees to look for the son of an old workmate of his father's. It's an offer he soon has cause to regret, as the trail of Gary Connors leads him into the world of Steven Levesque, millionaire and political kingmaker. The more Jack learns about Levesque's powerful corporation, the more convinced he becomes that at its heart lies a secret. What he's destined to find out is just how deadly that secret is...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eBlack Tide\u003c\/i\u003e has been made into an ABC tele-movie starring Guy Pearce as Jack Irish.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePeter Temple\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nine novels, including four books in the Jack Irish series. He has won the Ned Kelly Award for Crime Fiction five times, and his widely acclaimed novels have been published in over twenty countries. \u003ci\u003eThe Broken Shore\u003c\/i\u003e won the UK’s prestigious Duncan Lawrie Dagger for the best crime novel of 2007 and \u003ci\u003eTruth\u003c\/i\u003e won the 2010 Miles Franklin Literary Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003etextpublishing.com.au\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Black Tide rips, snorts and crackles with a delicious pace.' \u003ci\u003eAge\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Gritty Melbourne atmosphere and lots of weather; a suitably alienated , macho anti-hero; a satisfying...mystery; and lots of Aussie Rules business. Confirms Temple's rep as the top hard-boiled crime writer on the local scene.' \u003ci\u003eCourier-Mail \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e '\u003ci\u003eBlack Tide\u003c\/i\u003e is certainly compulsive, but Temple's laconic, utterly natural style and his instinctive command of the genre elevates it to a new level well above the standard...paranoia thriller. Temple is the business.' \u003ci\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Hallelujah, Jack Irish - lawyer, punter, dyed-in-the-wool Fitzroy follower and part-time cabinetmaker - is back...a stunning and welcome return...A fast, funny, fabulous thriller.' \u003ci\u003eAdelaide Advertiser\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157409612016,"sku":"9781921961571","price":11.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781921961571_p0.jpg?v=1763632161","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781921961571","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}