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...

Author

Peter Corris

Peter Corris was born in Stawell, Victoria in 1942. When he was five his family left the country for Melbourne and he was educated at Melbourne High School and the University of Melbourne. After taking a Master's degree at Monash University and a PhD at the Australian National University (both in History), he was an academic, teaching and researching in various universities and a College of Advanced Education until 1975 when he gave up academia for journalism. He was literary editor of The National Times, 1980-81. He has travelled and lived for short periods in the Pacific, Britain, Europe and the USA. 

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Series: Cliff Hardy

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43
2019
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2017
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2013
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1987
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1999
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1997
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1998
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Series: Ray Crawley

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Review See You at the Toxteth, Peter Corris
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Review Review - Win, Lose or Draw by Peter Corris
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Blog #amreading - Festive Season Reading Pile - Win, Lose or Draw, Peter Corris
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Monday, January 2, 2017
Review Review - Crime Scenes Stories, Zane Lovitt (editor)
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Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Review Review - That Empty Feeling, Peter Corris
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Blog #amreading - Crime Scenes Short Story Anthology
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Review Review - GUN CONTROL, Peter Corris
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Blog Currently Reading - Gun Control, Peter Corris
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Monday, February 16, 2015
Review Review - SILENT KILL, Peter Corris
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Thursday, January 16, 2014
Blog CR - Silent Kill, Peter Corris
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Monday, January 13, 2014
Review IF I TELL YOU... I'LL HAVE TO KILL YOU - Michael Robotham (editor)
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Thursday, March 21, 2013
Review THE DUNBAR CASE - Peter Corris
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Thursday, January 3, 2013
Blog CR - The Dunbar Case, Peter Corris
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Saturday, December 22, 2012
Review HARD LABOUR - The Crime Factory
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Blog Currently Reading - Hard Labour, The Crime Factory
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Review COMEBACK - Peter Corris
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Blog Currently Reading - Comeback, Peter Corris
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Saturday, December 31, 2011
Review FOLLOW THE MONEY - Peter Corris
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Blog Currently Reading - Follow the Money, Peter Corris
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Friday, December 31, 2010
Review CROSSTOWN TRAFFIC, edited by Stuart Coupe, Julie Ogden & Robert Hood
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
Review TORN APART - Peter Corris
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Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Blog Currently Reading - Torn Apart, Peter Corris
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Saturday, August 29, 2009
Review DEEP WATER - Peter Corris
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Blog Currently Reading - Deep Water, Peter Corris
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Friday, April 17, 2009
Blog Currently Reading - Crosstown Traffic edited by Stuart Coupe, Julie Ogden & Robert Hood
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Friday, October 31, 2008
Review OPEN FILE - Peter Corris
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Monday, July 14, 2008
Review THE BIG SCORE - Peter Corris
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Thursday, April 24, 2008
Blog Currently Reading - The Big Score, Peter Corris
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Review OPEN FILE - Peter Corris
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Saturday, April 5, 2008
Blog Currently Reading - Open File, Peter Corris
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Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Review APPEAL DENIED - Peter Corris
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Sunday, January 27, 2008
Blog Cliff Hardy is hitting the hard streets of Sydney in another outing
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Review THE UNDERTOW - Peter Corris
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