THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING, CWA GOLD DAGGER-WINNING AND NED KELLY AWARD-RECEIVING CRIME POWERHOUSE: read The Broken Shore and become hooked on Peter Temple.br/>br/>\'A masterpiece\' John Lanchesterbr/>br/>\'Read page one and I challenge you not to finish it\' Independent on Sundaybr/>br/>Haunted by his last case, homicide detective Joe Cashin has fled Melbourne and returned to his hometown, running its one-man police station while his wounds heal and his nightmares fade.br/>br/>But when a local man is attacked and left for dead, Cashin\'s recovery is put on hold. And in a small town where everyone knows everyone, he finds himself standing alone fighting a battle against corruption and prejudice.br/>br/>Loved The Broken Shore? Then move straight to its award-winning sequel, Truth: \'The Broken Shore was good; Truth is better\' Independent