Black Tide
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Jack Irish is recovering from his last foray into the criminal underworld when he agrees to look for the missing son of Des Connors, the last living link to Jack's father. It's an offer he soon regrets, as he discovers that prodigal sons often go missing for a reason, and they always have something to hide. The second book in Peter Temple's Jack Irish series, Black Tide takes us back into a brilliantly evoked world of pubs, racetracks, and sports ? not to mention intrigue, corruption, and violence.
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3 primary books4 released booksJack Irish
Jack Irish is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 1996 with contributions by Peter Temple.
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I'm glad this book exists and was popular, it's so extremely Melbourne and I love it for it. Peter Temple has a fun eye for detail, and the concept of an amoral lawyer/detective/woodworker is a lot of fun.
I just think it might not quite be for me. Structurally it felt like it was missing some connective tissue to help keep me engaged. I can read fantasy books that include hundreds of made up words and names, and I'll handle it well, but with this book I couldn't hold onto anything so when someone was mentioned later I had no idea who they are or their relevance. It was quite odd.
But still, now when I'm walking down Russell St and take a right into Little Collins I feel like a character in a story, and that kind of gift is incalculable.
