Black Tide

Life’s gone pear-shaped for Jack Irish. He’s back to takeaway Vietnamese for one after his girlfriend Linda abandoned him for a career in Sydney, a flashy Brisvegas type is muscling in on the racetrack action, and his cabinet-making still leaves a lot to be desired. So when an old teammate of his dad’s turns up looking for help, it’s a welcome distraction for Jack. Des Connors’ son Gary has gone missing, having nicked off with all Des’s money. But sometimes prodigal sons go AWOL for a reason. As Jack begins to dig he discovers Gary was a man with something to hide and a very good reason to disappear – or be disappeared. Finding Gary turns nasty when Jack pushes the wrong buttons at the headquarters of a national transport company owned by one of Australia’s wealthiest men. Suddenly there is a disturbing number of faceless people in ill-fitting suits taking an interest in Jack’s quest including Dave – an obsessive federal agent and head of a clandestine operation called Black Tide. Meantime, Ricky Kirsch, a Brisvegas former horse trainer, is moving in on the turf of Harry Strang, Jack’s friend and sometime employer. Ricky fixes races and hits on a dead man’s wife at the funeral, but when he starts killing jockeys he crosses a line. The body count in Gary’s case is rising at an alarming rate. A missing webcaster, two overripe corpses in a long-term carpark and a dead Fed who has turned to consommé in a water tank all point to one thing – Jack is in way over his head. It turns out Gary is a witness who could bring down a business empire and more. The race to find him becomes a lethal sprint. First prize – staying alive.

Jack Irish lider ingen brist på vänner, men familjemedlemmar är det sämre med. Hans fru mördades av en före detta klient och hans far död sedan länge. Därför hjälper Jack gärna till när pappans gamla vän Des Connors behöver hjälp angående sin försvunna son. Men ibland finns det en orsak till att slösaktiga söner försvinner. Under sina eftersökningar upptäcker Jack att Gary Connors hade något att dölja. Och att hans egna vänner har mörka, dödliga hemligheter.

A Jack Irish no le faltan amigos, pero los miembros de su familia no tanto. Su mujer fue asesinada por un ex cliente y su padre murió hace tiempo. Por eso, Jack está encantado de ayudar cuando el viejo amigo de su padre, Des Connors, necesita ayuda con su hijo desaparecido. Pero a veces hay una razón por la que los hijos despilfarradores desaparecen. Durante su búsqueda, Jack descubre que Gary Connors tenía algo que ocultar. Y que sus propios amigos tienen secretos oscuros y mortales.