Cliff Hardy Series

Appeal Denied

Karen — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:49:57 +1000

ISBN 9781741750966

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Dirty dealings, corrupt cops, computer geeks and a final showdown at an exclusive Sydney beach - is this Cliff Hardy's last adventure?

Stripped of his investigator's licence and with his appeal denied, Cliff Hardy faces an uncertain future. Then something very personal happens that sends him off doing what he does best - confronting, questioning, provoking violence - with the lack of credentials not an issue.

Is policewoman Jane Farrow bent or straight? Will vertically challenged but charismatic media star Lee Townsend be a help or an obstacle? Taking and dealing out punishment, mostly on Sydney's North Shore, Hardy encounters corrupt cops, bereft wives and computer geeks. In a shadowy showdown at Balmoral Beach, Hardy sorts out those who need to be sorted, but his future remains even more clouded than before.

Corris is a tried and true crime writer. Until you've read the Cliff Hardy series, you can't call yourself an aficionado of Aussie detective fiction.'

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Submitted by Karen on Mon, 15/10/2007 - 9:49am.

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APPEAL DENIED - Peter Corris

smik — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:27:39 +1000

APPEAL DENIED - Peter Corris

Karen — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:18:12 +1100

Beware of the Dog

Karen — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:20:54 +1000

ISBN 1863590544

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The woman was dangerous, even over the phone. Cliff Hardy knew he should have listened to his instincts when he first met Paula Wilberforce.

Instead he becomes embroiled in a high-society family full of old rivalries and hatred, his gun is stolen and he is wanted in relation to a shooting.

He has to find the answers quickly, before the murderer strikes again. The only lead he has is a mutilated photograph. Whose face is it? And what are those strange shadows in the background?

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Submitted by Karen on Tue, 07/08/2007 - 3:31pm.

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Big Drop, The

Karen — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:21:13 +1000

ISBN 0449132285

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A client happens to fall from the twentieth story of a building; a rock star goes missing; an erotic Mongol scroll vanishes; a film star has a problem that has nothing to do with creativity - it's all in a day's work for Cliff Hardy. Yachts dance on the sparkling waters of the harbour, and the back alleys are busy; the city's high and low classes go about their daily business.

But nothing really surprises Hardy; and, for a hundred and twenty-five a day (plus expenses), he'll provide a few surprises of his own...

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Submitted by Karen on Wed, 01/08/2007 - 3:40pm.

Big Score, The

Karen — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:57:10 +1100

ISBN 9781741752236

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In this brand new collection of short stories, Cliff Hardy has his hands full with murder, blackmail, embezzlement and more. True to form, Cliff doesn't waste words or pull punches as he untangles an ugly divorce, investigates the killing of a Glebe drinking buddy, and takes care of a nasty case of blackmail. The eleven tales are set in Cliff's Sydney, a place of thugs, mid-morning beers and crooked cops.

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Submitted by Karen on Mon, 10/03/2008 - 9:55am.

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Karen — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:02:55 +1000

Black Prince, The

Karen — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:21:13 +1000

ISBN 1863251324

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Sex, sport and steroids - an explosive mix. They called him the Black Prince. Southwestern Uni's top athlete, Clinton seemed to have it all: he was destined for sporting stardom and lucky in love - then it all went terribly wrong. Now Clinton won't rest until he's avenged his girlfriend's death. He's after the dealer who sold Angie bad steroids and nothing's going to get in his way.

Can Cliff Hardy find him before he ends up on a murder charge - or dead? The trail leads the Sydney PI all the way to an Aboriginal community in Far North Queensland and back to the shadowy world of illegal boxing.

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Submitted by Karen on Thu, 09/08/2007 - 2:28pm.

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Burn: Cliff Hardy Cases

Karen — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:20:56 +1000

ISBN 1863590692

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This collection of stores finds Cliff Hardy in his usual milieu of inner Sydney mixing with the good, the bad and the quirky as he works on his cases. With his wisecracks and fists in readiness, Hardy goes about his daily business of tracking delinquent arsonists, hired killers and missing girlfriends, protecting eye surgeons and radio announcers, solving old crimes and helping past acquaintances in the underworld.

Always on the outside, but his sympathies with the underdog, Hardy's cases are never what they seem and his solutions are not always what the client expects. All in all, normal time for Cliff Hardy but a great deal more for his readers.

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Submitted by Karen on Tue, 07/08/2007 - 5:35pm.

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Casino

Karen — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:20:56 +1000

ISBN 1863591133

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Cliff Hardy is flattered to be offered the job as head of security at the new Sydney casion. But the thought of office hours and wearing a suit put him off and her refuses in facour of his friend, Scot Galvani.

When Galvani is murdered and the police are indifferent and the widow pleads with Hardy to help, how can he refuse? In the course of his investigation he takes the job at the casino, meets the attractive but unpredictable Vita Drewe and adds to his list of enemies. Galvani's killers are closer to home than Hardy anticipated; his life is on the line and so is his relationship with Glen Withers.

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Submitted by Karen on Tue, 07/08/2007 - 5:37pm.

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