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Bad Debts

By: Peter Temple
Narrated by: Peter O'Brien
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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...(P)2007 Quercus Editions Ltd©2007 Peter Temple Mystery Private Investigators Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Sports
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I chose this version because Peter O'Brien's voice is a better fit for Jack Irish than the voice artist used in the unabridged version. I did not regret doing so because it's a great tale and survived the editing process very well.

f you want a classic hard-boiled tale of an outsider righting wrongs from his past, then go no further. This book is beautifully written and narrated. Throw in fascinating characters from Aussie rules football and horse-racing and you get an experience no other writer has delivered. Temple is truly one of the great writers of this genre.

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