Black Tide by Peter Temple

Black Tide

A Jack Irish Thriller

by Peter Temple

Quercus, 2007, [First Edition], ISBN 9781847241641, hardcover, dustjacket

Near Fine Condition, minor edge and shelf wear, no inscriptions, dustjacket shows minor edge and shelf wear with minor rubbing and chipping to edges (see photographs)

“…Jack Irish, however, has no shortage of friends: jockeys and journos, lawyers and standover men, people with nameless occupations unlisted in the phone book.  When one of them calls Jack asking for help in the matter of a missing son, the some-time lawyer, part-time debt-collector and occasional private eye is happy to lend a hand.  Especially as it’s Des Connors, an old friend of his father.
But sometimes prodigal sons go missing for a reason.  As Jack begins to dig, he discovers that Gary Connors was a man with something to hide and good reason to disappear… or be disappeared…
Swept into an underworld awash with dirty money and even dirtier secrets, Jack’s out of his depth and – usually for a man whose preference for Australian rules extends beyond his taste in football – he’s struggling to keep his head above the water.”