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'Jack Irish has no shortage of friends. Jockeys and journos, lawyers and standover men, people in nameless occupations who aren’t in the phone book. These days, though, the only family he sees are Irish men in faded football team photographs on the pub wall. So when Des Connors, the last link to his father, calls to ask for help in the matter of a missing son, Jack is happy to lend a hand. 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 his friends are people with darker, more deadly secrets.' (Publication summary)
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Jack Irish : Black Tide
( dir. Jeffrey Walker
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Australia
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Essential Media and Entertainment
ABC Television
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2012
Z1798564
2012
single work
film/TV
crime
Jack helps an old family friend whose son has gone missing. As Jack begins to dig, he discovers the missing man has something to hide, and his friends are people with deadly secrets.
Source: David Knox, 'All-Star Cast Joins Jack Irish Telemovies'. 21 October 2011 (http://www.tvtonight.com.au/). (Sighted 06/01/2012)
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Dedication: For Anita, Nicholas, and Louise: the Charity, the Hope, and the Faith
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Braille.
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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The Representation of Aboriginality in the Novels of Peter Temple
2016
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Coolabah , no. 20 2016; (p. 9-21) 'Identity politics is fraught with difficulties. Of few places is this truer than in Australia when it comes to the representation of Aboriginality. On the one hand the absence or invisibility of Aboriginality in Australian life and culture maybe interpreted as a deliberate exclusion of a people whose presence is uncomfortable or inconvenient for many Australians of immigrant origin. Equally, the representation of Aboriginality by non-Aboriginals may be seen as an appropriation of identity, an inexcusable commercial exploitation or an act of neocolonialism. Best-selling and prize-winning South African-born author Peter Temple appears to be very much aware of these pitfalls. In his crime novels, written between 1996 and 2009, he has obviously made the decision to grasp the nettle and attempt to represent Aboriginality in a way that would be as acceptable as possible. This paper traces the evolution of Temple's representation of Aboriginality through the three major Aboriginal characters present in his novels: Cameron Delray (Bad Debts, 1996; Black Tide, 1999; Dead Point, 2000; and White Dog, 2003), Ned Lowey (An Iron Rose, 1998) and Detective Sergeant Paul Dove (The Broken Shore, 2005 and Truth, 2009).' (Publication abstract) -
Poetry and Gore and More : Peter Temple and Australian Crime Fiction
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Arena Magazine , August-September no. 107 2010; (p. 37-41) -
[Review] Black Tide
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , July no. 25 2004;
— Review of Black Tide 1999 single work novel -
When Crime Does Pay
2004
single work
interview
— Appears in: The West Australian , 21 February 2004; (p. 7) -
CoverNotes
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 5 March 2000; (p. 11)
— Review of Black Tide 1999 single work novel
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[Review] Black Tide
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , July no. 25 2004;
— Review of Black Tide 1999 single work novel -
Blood, Gore, Intrigue: It's a Healthy Scene
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 March 1999; (p. 9)
— Review of The Black Prince : A Cliff Hardy Novel 1998 single work novel ; Five Ring Circus 1998 single work novel ; Black Tide 1999 single work novel ; Murder in the Groove 1998 single work novel ; Heads You Die, Tails They Kill You 1998 single work novel -
Where the Big Boys Don't Take Prisoners
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29-30 May 1999; (p. 14)
— Review of Cat Catcher 1999 single work novel ; Lightning Mine 1999 single work novel ; Black Tide 1999 single work novel -
Crime Where Credit is Due
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 10 April 1999; (p. 7)
— Review of The Dragon Man 1999 single work novel ; Black Tide 1999 single work novel -
Peninsula Deaths
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 210 1999; (p. 44)
— Review of The Dragon Man 1999 single work novel ; Black Tide 1999 single work novel -
When Crime Does Pay
2004
single work
interview
— Appears in: The West Australian , 21 February 2004; (p. 7) -
Poetry and Gore and More : Peter Temple and Australian Crime Fiction
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Arena Magazine , August-September no. 107 2010; (p. 37-41) -
The Representation of Aboriginality in the Novels of Peter Temple
2016
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Coolabah , no. 20 2016; (p. 9-21) 'Identity politics is fraught with difficulties. Of few places is this truer than in Australia when it comes to the representation of Aboriginality. On the one hand the absence or invisibility of Aboriginality in Australian life and culture maybe interpreted as a deliberate exclusion of a people whose presence is uncomfortable or inconvenient for many Australians of immigrant origin. Equally, the representation of Aboriginality by non-Aboriginals may be seen as an appropriation of identity, an inexcusable commercial exploitation or an act of neocolonialism. Best-selling and prize-winning South African-born author Peter Temple appears to be very much aware of these pitfalls. In his crime novels, written between 1996 and 2009, he has obviously made the decision to grasp the nettle and attempt to represent Aboriginality in a way that would be as acceptable as possible. This paper traces the evolution of Temple's representation of Aboriginality through the three major Aboriginal characters present in his novels: Cameron Delray (Bad Debts, 1996; Black Tide, 1999; Dead Point, 2000; and White Dog, 2003), Ned Lowey (An Iron Rose, 1998) and Detective Sergeant Paul Dove (The Broken Shore, 2005 and Truth, 2009).' (Publication abstract)
- Melbourne, Victoria,