 Peter Temple was born in South Africa. In 1980, he moved to Australia as a journalist. He worked as a journalist and editor for newspapers and magazines in several countries. In 1995, he became a self-employed editor and full-time writer. He is the creator of 'Jack Irish', a private investigator in Melbourne. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Jack Irish' Novels | |
| 1) Bad Debts (Ned Kelly Award) | 1996 |
| 2) Black Tide | 1998 |
| 3) Dead Point (Ned Kelly Award) | 2000 |
| 4) White Dog (Ned Kelly Award) | 2003 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) An Iron Rose | 1998 |
| 2) Shooting Star (Ned Kelly Award) | 1999 |
| 3) In the Evil Day (Also published as: Identity Theory [2004]) | 2002 |
| 4) The Broken Shore (Colin Roderick Award, Duncan Lawrie Dagger Award, Ned Kelly Award) | 2005 |
| 5) Truth (Miles Franklin Award) | 2009 |