Jack Irish: Bad Debts (Paperback)

from bcquinnsmom

Set mainly in Melbourne, once a criminal lawyer, Jack Irish is now making his way out of a dark period of life that he drifted into after the death of his second wife who died at the hands of an unhappy client. Trying to deal with his pain, Jack drowned his sorrows in alcohol and became a collect...

from zmagic69

A solid detective story. Takes place in Melbourne Australia in the 90's, a lot of Australian slang and their habit of shortening words but the main hits come through. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.

from timjones

A thriller that starts promisingly, wanders around too much in the middle as the private eye protagonist fails to notice some fairly obvious signs of just how much of a hornet's nest he has disturbed, and then picks up to a tense conclusion. Worth reading, especially for anyone who knows Melbourn...

from AnnieMod

Meet Jack Irish - a lawyer, a gambler, a cabinet maker (in training) and an enforcer when needed. Once upon a time he was a criminal lawyer. Then he lost his wife and things went downhill - he still does some legal work now and then but he is mostly dealing with horse races - both setting up sche...

from sully5live

Really enjoying the sparse, wry writing of Peter Temple. Read the prize-winning "The Broken Shore" last year and was hooked. This is the first in the "Jack Irish" series, so looking forward to working my way true them. Sometimes life is good.