Welcome to Litsy!

This was a new author to me but what a great piece of gritty crime writing. Joe Cashin is a police officer who, following injury in duty, is seconded to a small Australian town near his home town. He gets drawn into investigation of death of a local businessman. This highlights racial tensions in Australia. The language + character rings true ,a powerful crime novel, can't wait to read more.
Book 1 in
#joysofjune @Andrew65 . I'll try for 2 more

Short and witty dialogue. Very enjoyable detective story. I don't usually get along with detective or police or crime books, but this was an exception. ⭐⭐⭐1/2

This is a crime thriller with a very Australian flavour. I loved it but it may not be everyone‘s cup of tea! Written in 2007 it feels relevant to now. Without giving anything away it touches on racism, corruption, abuse but doesn‘t feel heavy. Beautifully written with no words waisted. Can‘t wait to read the next book Truth. Sadly Peter Temple died in March.

Comes highly recommended by @Joanne1 #booktownhaul

A crime novel, well-plotted but not fast paced. This came highly recommended as a great read, intelligently written with an Australian setting (Great Ocean Road). It stands up: dialogue is spot-on, the writing taut & police life captured w relentless honesty. Characters are pared back but sympathetic & complex. A masculine tone (but the sexism & racism is describing, not author‘s own view), slow & the locations confused me at times. Of its time.

Kids dinner + reading time on the verandah. I‘ve just started this and am enjoying it so far, although feeling anxious about all the books from my TBR that I want to read (Home Fire, Delirium, Homegoing...). #riotgrams #blackbooks

This isn't something I'd normally read, but as a good bookclub member I doubled down and gave it a go. I am so glad I did. It was a smart well paced old style cop story. The broken cop, licking his wounds and wanting some peace and quiet... but not to be had. With was a 3.5 star read, but because there is no half star emoji, it gets 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

I didn't think I would like this book (bookclub choice), but I am 70% done and loving it!

I'm digging this more than I thought I would. My only gripe is the odd dialogue. The author often drops a word off the front of a sentence to give it an Australian laconic feel - another pic of the local coast.

Ooops I forgot I was supposed to read this for bookclub. Best I get a wriggle on. 🐛 (the pic is of the beach where I live).