Reading order · 2 books · 2005 to 2009 · Set in the fictional Port Monro, Victoria
Broken Shore Books in Order
The Broken Shore and Truth are linked novels about the Victoria Police. The first follows Joe Cashin on the south-west coast; the second follows Stephen Villani, head of homicide in Melbourne, who first appears in The Broken Shore.
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Series facts
- Books
- 2
- Published
- 2005 to 2009
- First book
- The Broken Shore
- Latest
- Truth (2009)
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Port Monro, Victoria
The reading order
Every Broken Shore book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
2 books · Set in the fictional Port Monro, Victoria
- 1The Broken Shore2005With Joe CashinRecovering from his injuries, homicide detective Joe Cashin is posted to the quiet coastal district where he grew up.Buy on Amazon
- 2Truth2009With Stephen VillaniStephen Villani, head of the Victoria Police homicide squad, has a dead young woman in a luxury apartment tower, three tortured men in a house in the suburbs and bushfires closing in on the city, while his own family falls apart.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read The Broken Shore first, then Truth.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Joe Cashin | Stephen Villani |
|---|---|---|
| 1 The Broken Shore | LLead | ·Minor |
| 2 Truth | ·Minor | LLead |
Characters in the Broken Shore books
2 characters from Peter Temple’s chart, with the number of Broken Shore books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Joe CashinDetective sent to a coastal town after being injured | 2 | The Broken Shore 2005 |
| Stephen VillaniHead of the Homicide squad | 2 | The Broken Shore 2005 |