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Peter Temple

ピーター・テンプル

Pītā Templo

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1946-03-10 （South Africa）
Died
2018-03-08 （Ballarat, Victoria, Australia） age 71
Nationality
Australian
Languages
English, Afrikaans
Residence History
South Africa → Hamburg, Germany → Sydney, Australia → Bathurst, New South Wales → Melbourne, Victoria

Career

Occupations
crime fiction writer, journalist, editor, journalism teacher
Active Years
1995-2018
Affiliations
RMIT University, Charles Sturt University, Rhodes University
Nominations
Miles Franklin Award 2006 longlist (The Broken Shore), H. R. F. Keating Award 2021 shortlist (The Red Hand)

Education

Rhodes University
History and Politics
Period: 20代半ば
Country: South Africa
Intended to become historian but returned to newspapers

Awards

Gold Dagger
2007
Work: The Broken Shore
Organization: Crime Writers' Association
Result: winner
Miles Franklin Award
2010
Work: Truth
Result: winner
Ned Kelly Award
2006
Work: The Broken Shore
Category: Best Novel
Organization: Australian Crime Writers Association
Result: joint winner
Ned Kelly Award
2003
Work: White Dog
Category: Best Novel
Organization: Australian Crime Writers Association
Result: winner
Ned Kelly Award
2001
Work: Dead Point
Category: Best Novel
Organization: Australian Crime Writers Association
Result: joint winner
Ned Kelly Award
2000
Work: Shooting Star
Organization: Australian Crime Writers Association
Result: winner
Ned Kelly Award
1997
Work: Bad Debts
Category: Best First Novel
Organization: Australian Crime Writers Association
Result: joint winner
Colin Roderick Award
2006
Work: The Broken Shore
Result: winner
Australian Book Industry Awards
2006
Work: The Broken Shore
Category: Australian General Fiction Book of the Year
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Bad Debts

1996 Crime fiction 297 pages

Follows former lawyer Jack Irish as he returns to the criminal world after a call from ex-client Danny McKillop, who is soon found dead.

crimerevengejustice

Black Tide

1999 Crime fiction 311 pages

Jack Irish searches for Des Connors’ missing son Gary, his last link to his father.

disappearancefamilysecrets

Dead Point

2000 Crime fiction 275 pages

Jack Irish locates missing Robbie Colbourne, who turns up dead.

murderinvestigation

White Dog

2003 Crime fiction 337 pages

A property developer in Melbourne is murdered; ex-girlfriend suspected.

murdersuspicion

The Broken Shore

2005 Crime fiction

Story of a rural police officer.

ruralcrime
Adaptations
  • [TV movie] The Broken Shore (2014)

Truth

2009 Crime fiction

Detective investigates a murder.

truthcorruption

Bibliography

  • Bad Debts (1996)
  • An Iron Rose (1998)
  • Black Tide (1999)
  • Shooting Star (1999)
  • Dead Point (2000)
  • In the Evil Day (2002)
  • White Dog (2003)
  • The Broken Shore (2005)
  • Truth (2009)
  • Ithaca in My Mind (2015)
  • The Red Hand (2019)

Adaptations

  • Jack Irish TV series (ABC/ZDF, 2012-)

Translations of Works

  • Published in 20 countries

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Realistic Melbourne settingsConcise proseSharp dialogue
Recurring Motifs
Gambling protagonistCrime and corruptionUnderworld

Health

  • Cancer
    2018年
    Brief battle leading to death at 71

Legacy

Master of Australian crime fiction. First Australian Gold Dagger winner. Jack Irish series adapted for TV.

In Popular Culture

  • Jack Irish adapted into TV series by ABC and ZDF (Guy Pearce)

Trivia

  • Born in South Africa, worked as journalist during apartheid before moving to Australia
  • Creator of Jack Irish series
  • Married to Anita with one son Nicholas