Truth: A Novel
may 2010 · Macmillan + ORM
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From an award-winning crime novelist, "a brutal tale of corruption, greed, and revenge . . . and one man's determination to uncover the truth" ( Publishers Weekly).
Inspector Stephen Villani, head of homicide in Melbourne, Australia, has a full agenda: a murdered woman in a penthouse apartment, three men butchered in a sadistic rampage, a tattoo-faced drug dealer corrupting his rebellious daughter, a crumbling marriage. As these seemingly unrelated events begin to unfold, Villani finds himself immersed in an unfamiliar world of political scandal and ethical ambiguity. He must navigate the inept bureaucracy that is the police department, all the while maintaining a solid front and trying to keep the press, his family, and his own past from breaking him completely. With each twist and every turn of this taut crime novel, Villani is forced to question whom he can trust.
While Peter Temple's award-winning The Broken Shore captured the harshness and beauty of regional Australia, Truth captures the grim reality of the city and the people who struggle to hold on to any certainty that they can find. Tense and unrelenting, this unforgettable novel confronts the complexity of human relationships and the difficulty of escaping the past.
"Raw and visceral—yet desperately poignant and affecting." —Kate Atkinson, Whitbread Award–winning author of Case Histories
"A fascinating crime puzzle." —Thomas Perry, Edgar Award–winning author of Runner
"Complex and powerful. . . . Villani is an unforgettable protagonist." — Library Journal
Inspector Stephen Villani, head of homicide in Melbourne, Australia, has a full agenda: a murdered woman in a penthouse apartment, three men butchered in a sadistic rampage, a tattoo-faced drug dealer corrupting his rebellious daughter, a crumbling marriage. As these seemingly unrelated events begin to unfold, Villani finds himself immersed in an unfamiliar world of political scandal and ethical ambiguity. He must navigate the inept bureaucracy that is the police department, all the while maintaining a solid front and trying to keep the press, his family, and his own past from breaking him completely. With each twist and every turn of this taut crime novel, Villani is forced to question whom he can trust.
While Peter Temple's award-winning The Broken Shore captured the harshness and beauty of regional Australia, Truth captures the grim reality of the city and the people who struggle to hold on to any certainty that they can find. Tense and unrelenting, this unforgettable novel confronts the complexity of human relationships and the difficulty of escaping the past.
"Raw and visceral—yet desperately poignant and affecting." —Kate Atkinson, Whitbread Award–winning author of Case Histories
"A fascinating crime puzzle." —Thomas Perry, Edgar Award–winning author of Runner
"Complex and powerful. . . . Villani is an unforgettable protagonist." — Library Journal
From an award-winning crime novelist, "a brutal tale of corruption, greed, and revenge . . . and one man's determination to uncover the truth" ( Publishers Weekly).
Inspector Stephen Villani, head of homicide in Melbourne, Australia, has a full agenda: a murdered woman in a penthouse apartment, ...
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Peter Temple is the author of eight crime novels, five of which have won the Ned Kelly Award for Crime Fiction. He has worked as a journalist and editor for newspapers and magazines in several countries. He lives in Victoria, Australia.
Peter Temple is the author of eight crime novels, five of which have won the Ned Kelly Award for Crime Fiction. He has worked as a journalist and editor for newspapers and magazines in several countries. He lives in Victoria, Australia.
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