Australian Books

Comeback by Peter Corris

Title: ComebackAuthor: Peter CorrisPages: 251Published Date: 1 January 2012Publisher: Allen & UnwinSeries Details: 37th book in the Cliff Hardy seriesBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisCliff 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 still there, if …

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Deep Water by Peter Corris

Title: Deep WaterAuthor: Peter CorrisPages: 214Published Date: 30 March 2010Publisher: Allen & UnwinSeries Details: 34th book in the Cliff Hardy seriesBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisStripped of his private detective licence and devastated by the murder of his partner Lily Truscott, Cliff Hardy travels to the US to help Lily’s brother’s tilt for a world boxing …

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The Big Score by Peter Corris

Title: The Big ScoreAuthor: Peter CorrisPages: 214Published Date: 1 December 2007Publisher: VikingSeries Details: 2nd book in the Frank Swann seriesBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisIn this 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 …

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Appeal Denied by Peter Corris

Title: Appeal DeniedAuthor: Peter CorrisPages: 205Published Date: 1 June 2007Publisher: Allen & UnwinSeries Details: 31st book in the Cliff Hardy seriesBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisStripped 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, …

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The Undertow by Peter Corris

Title: The UndertowAuthor: Peter CorrisPages: 209Published Date: 2006Publisher: Allen & UnwinSeries Details: 30th book in the Cliff Hardy seriesBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisFrank Parker, retired senior policeman and Cliff Hardy’s longtime friend, has a problem. A case from early in his career involving two doctors, one of whom was convicted of hiring a hit man …

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Saving Billie by Peter Corris

Title: Saving BillieAuthor: Peter CorrisPages: 221Published Date: 2005Publisher: Allen & UnwinSeries Details: 29th book in the Cliff Hardy seriesBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisWhen journalist Louise Kramer hires Cliff Hardy to find Billie Merchant, Hardy heads for unfamiliar territory of the far southwestern suburbs of Sydney. Billie claims to have information about media big-wheel Jonas Clement …

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Master’s Mates by Peter Corris

Title: Master’s MatesAuthor: Peter CorrisPages: 232Published Date: 2003Publisher: Allen & UnwinSeries Details: 26th book in the Cliff Hardy seriesBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisWhen rich, attractive Lorraine Master hires Cliff Hardy to investigate the circumstances surrounding her husband’s conviction for smuggling heroin from New Caledonia, Hardy welcomes the assignment. A week on generous expenses sniffing about …

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Salt and Blood by Peter Corris

Title: Salt and BloodAuthor: Peter CorrisPages: 242Published Date: 2002Publisher: Allen & UnwinSeries Details: 25th book in the Cliff Hardy seriesBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisAn old flame, Glen Withers, has come back into Cliff Hardy’s life – but this time it’s strictly business.Former policewoman Glen is now a PI too, and with a much classier clientele …

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Denizen by James McKenzie Watson

Title: DenizenAuthor: James McKenzie WatsonPages: 341Published Date: 19 July 2022Publisher: VikingSeries Details: stand aloneBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisA thriller exploring rural Australia’s simultaneous celebration of harsh country and stoic people – a tension that forces its inhabitants to dangerous breaking points.On a remote property in western NSW, nine-year-old Parker fears that something is wrong with his …

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Bleak Spring by Jon Cleary

Title: Bleak SpringAuthor: Jon ClearyPages: 288Published Date: 23 September 1993Publisher: HarperCollinsSeries Details: 10th book in the Scobie Malone seriesBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisWhen local solicitor Will Rockne is found in his car by his wife – shot through the head – it seems a baffling and motiveless murder. However, Scobie Malone, newly assigned to the case, …

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