THE AWARD-WINNING DEBUT NOVEL, AND FIRST JACK IRISH THRILLER, FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BROKEN SHORE ANDTRUTH.

''Put simply, Temple is a master'' John Harvey

''Great locations, hard-nosed dialogue and a twisting plot . . . super entertainment'' Evening Standard

Jack Irish doesn''t spook too easy. He''s had guns pointed at him too many times - more often since he started hiring himself out as a debt collector - and he saves his nerves for the racetrack. So when he receives a phone message from an ex-client begging for help, he''s inclined to ignore it. It''s not an acquaintance he''s looking to renew. Some-time lawyer, part-time private eye, he has some old memories - and old friends - he''d do better to forget.

But then the caller turns up dead. And Jack has no choice but to take a trip down memory lane - into dangerous territories. There are some old debts that need chasing . . .

Loved Bad Debts? Then read the second novel in the Jack Irish series, Black Tide.

THE AWARD-WINNING DEBUT NOVEL, AND FIRST JACK IRISH THRILLER, FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BROKEN SHORE ANDTRUTH.

''Put simply, Temple is a master'' John Harvey

''Great locations, hard-nosed dialogue and a twisting plot . . . super entertainment'' Evening Standard

Jack Irish doesn''t spook too easy. He''s had guns pointed at him too many times - more often since he started hiring himself out as a debt collector - and he saves his nerves for the racetrack. So when he receives a phone message from an ex-client begging for help, he''s inclined to ignore it. It''s not an acquaintance he''s looking to renew. Some-time lawyer, part-time private eye, he has some old memories - and old friends - he''d do better to forget.

But then the caller turns up dead. And Jack has no choice but to take a trip down memory lane - into dangerous territories. There are some old debts that need chasing . . .

Loved Bad Debts? Then read the second novel in the Jack Irish series, Black Tide.