An Iron Rose by Peter Temple

Publisher's Synopsis

When Mac Faraday's best friend is found hanging, the assumption is suicide. But Mac is far from convinced, and he's a man who knows not to accept things at face value.

A regular at the local pub, a mainstay of the footy team, Mac is living the quiet life of a country blacksmith - a life connected to a place, connected to its people.

But Mac carries a burden of fear and vigilance from his old life.

Reviews From Elsewhere

Aust Crime Fiction

An Iron Rose begins with a phone call in the middle of the night, Mac Faraday’s friend, Ned Lowry, has been found hanging in the shed by his grandson Lew. In those early sentences Peter Temple sets the taut, sparse tone of the novel, best described as Effortless Style the title of Les Carlyon’s excellent introduction. Mac’s not just a blacksmith in a small country town, he has a past, one which he’d prefer not to visit but is prepared just in case. This is established early on by this interaction between Mac and the Detective Sergeant Shea who’s investigating Ned Lowry’s hanging. Read Full Review

Alex Meehan.com

An Iron Rose is a stylish thriller written in the first person and chock full of local Australian colour. The characters speak in gruff, truncated sentences and are fond of black humour – they play out their roles in a harsh environment with a worldly sense of irreverence. This is an accomplished novel from a writer who is a name to be reckoned with in his home country. Read Full Review

Goodreads

An Iron Rose is about friendship and loyalty. Mac Faraday through his life as an investigator until his friend was found hang in his shed. Mac Faraday did not believe that his friend committed suicide this started him to ask questions. Readers of An Iron Rose will follow the twist and turns of Mac Faraday investigation. Also, readers of An Iron Rose will be surprised with the ending of this book. Read All Reviews

Amazon

His strengths are already evident. The crisp, perfect writing. The grounded, believable characters. The lack of sentimentality. The story isn't nearly as complex as his later novels, nor as fun as his Irish novels, but it's still worth reading if you're a fan of noir or love strong prose. Read All Reviews

Col's Criminal Library

In a nutshell..... death, suicide, grief, disbelief, some digging, secrets, a can of worms opened, a children's home, a sex ring, abuse of power, a cover-up, an ordinary life lost, some old acquaintanceships reluctantly resumed. Read Full Review