‘The Broken Shore’ wins Duncan Lawrie Dagger

Tuesday, 10 July 2007 Books+Publishing

Peter Temple's The Broken Shore (Text) has been named the winner of this year's Duncan Lawrie Dagger--previously known as the ‘Gold Dagger'--by the British Crime Writers Association (CWA). Temple is the first Australian to win the £20,000 (A$47,000) prize, which is the richest for crime writing in the world. ‘It's...