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Peter Corris (Author)
Private Investigator Cliff Hardy’s 39th case sees him leaving the mean streets of Sydney for Newcastle, investigating what a famous 19th century shipwreck has to do with a multi-million dollar…
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Cliff Hardy revisits an unsolved case from the 1980s. Twenty years later, can he crack the one that got away?
Peter Corris
Australia’s favourite private investigator, Cliff Hardy, is back in action delving deep into Sydney’s underbelly.
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Still reeling from the shock death of his partner, Cliff suffers a heart attack - but this isn’t enough to keep him from investigating the disappearance of the father of…
The seventh book in the Cliff Hardy series, being re-released in a new package to celebrate the publication of the fortieth Cliff Hardy book.
Vintage Cliff Hardy, as Australia s favourite private eye finds himself literally fighting for his life in the murky violent underworld of Bondi.
A missing teenager, drugs, yachts, the sex trade and a cold trail that leads from Sydney to Norfolk Island, Byron Bay and Coolangatta. Can Cliff Hardy find out what’s really…
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Semi-retired. De-licensed. But Cliff Hardy is once again fighting for justice and tracking down evil when his cousin is brutally murdered - did the shotgun blast find its target, or…
Battle-scarred but indefatigable PI, Cliff Hardy has lost all his dough to an unscrupulous financial advisor. He’s got to follow the money trail deep into Sydney’s underbelly into the territory…
How does a simple car accident suddenly become a murder?
The sixth novel in the Cliff Hardy series, being re-released in a new package to celebrate the publication of the fortieth Cliff Hardy book.
The second novel in the Cliff Hardy series, being re-released in a new package to celebrate the publication of the fortieth Cliff Hardy book.
The third novel in the Cliff Hardy series, being re-released in a new package to celebrate the publication of the fortieth Cliff Hardy book.
The eleventh book in the Cliff Hardy series, being re-released in a new package to celebrate the publication of the fortieth Cliff Hardy book.
In the fortieth Cliff Hardy book, Hardy plays a cool hand as a decades-old crime resurfaces and old scores are settled.
A thrilling Australian classic that introduces the literary icon Cliff Hardy.
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Cliff Hardy has his PI licence back - but does he still have what it takes to cut it on the mean streets of Sydney? Cliff reckons the skills are…
This wasn’t Hardy’s usual brief - uncover the mysteries of a nineteenth - century shipwreck - but he could do with an easy case and the retainer was generous. But…
My hands tremble as I close the faded, dog-eared manuscript inside the battered manila folder. Every instinct tells me that here at last is the big one.‘ But all is…
Will one man’s loss be Hardy’s gain? ‘I’d read about it in the papers, heard the radio reports and seen the TV coverage and then forgotten about it, the way…
A selection of stories featuring Australia’s favourite PI, plus unpublished writing by Peter Corris on crime.
One case still haunts Hardy Legendary PI Cliff Hardy has reached an age when the obituaries have become part of his reading, and one triggers his memory of a case…
An earthquake in Newcastle leads Hardy to his fourteenth case.
Dirty dealings, corrupt cops, computer geeks and a final showdown at an exclusive Sydney beach - is this Cliff Hardy’s last adventure?
Cliff Hardy always finds it hard to turn down a job, but in the case of Paula Wilberforce he should have followed his instincts. Against his better judgement, he becomes…
First published by Bantam Books, a division of Transworld Publishers, in 1993 –Title page verso.
Casinos are not to Cliff Hardy’s liking, nor is wearing a suit and tie, which is why he turns down the job of head of security at a new Sydney…
‘The godfather of Australian crime fiction.’
‘When beautiful young women kiss you on the cheek you know you’re over the hill, but I didn’t really feel like that. As Wesley…
A collection of fast-paced, gritty stories from Australia’s best-loved crime writer. In stories that range from Sydney’s mean back streets to its glittering but deadly harbour, Corris’s hero Cliff Hardy…
A collection of gripping short stories in the Cliff Hardy series from highly successful Australian crime fiction writer, Peter Corris.
Although the meaner streets of inner Sydney are his traditional stamping grounds, Cliff Hardy finds that crime can flourish in the leafy, well-heeled outer suburbs as well.
It is just another party in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, a routine security job for Cliff Hardy. It leads, though, to an interesting meeting and…
Gareth Greenway wasn’t all he seemed, but Cliff Hardy was used to that. What he wasn’t used to was the shadowy world Greenway leads…
Peter Corris’ world weary but always charismatic hero Cliff Hardy has long been established as Australia’s favourite investigator. Often bloodied but never bowed in this latest gripping novel, Hardy is…
Divorce cases are part of a private investigator’s bread and butter, and Cliff Hardy has had his share. This case, though, has a lot…
When Todd Barnes, war veteran and popular drinking mate, leaves Cliff Hardy a tidy sum to find out who killed him, Hardy can hardly…
An old flame, former police officer Glen Withers, is back in Cliff Hardy’s life - but it’s strictly business as Glen is now also a private investigator, with a wealthy…
Australia’s favourite PI, Cliff Hardy is back in a story set against the backdrop of a Federal election campaign.
A fast-paced and entertaining collection of stories featuring Australia’s favourite PI, Cliff Hardy.
A client falls from the twentieth storey of a building; a rock star goes missing; an erotic Mongol scroll vanishes; a film star has…
Cliff Hardy has his hands full with murder, blackmail, embezzlement and more in this new collection of short stories.
Sex, sport and steroids - an explosive mix for Hardy’s 22nd case.
Peter Corris’ latest crime classic sees Private Investigator Cliff Hardy leaving the mean streets of Sydney for the Illawarra escarpment, and a gripping combination of a mysterious death, a missing…
Lady Catherine presides over the declining fortunes of the Chatterton estate, which is lacking a suitable heir. When she hears of a grandson she…
Corruption, murder and a missing girl: routine for Cliff Hardy - except this time it’s personal.Cliff Hardy is stunned to get a phone call from his ex-wife Cynthia. It’s been…
Cliff Hardy is distracted by a romantic entanglement, but low on funds, and with his private investigator’s licence restored, he is persuaded to take…
