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Meet Cliff Hardy. Smoker, drinker, ex-boxer. And private investigator. When the wealthy Bryn Gutteridge hires Hardy to help his sister, it looks as if blackmail is the problem. Until the case becomes more brutal, twisted and shocking than even Hardy could have guessed. 'A quintessentially Australian literary icon.' Age Introduction by Charles Waterstreet. Peter Corris's first Cliff Hardy novel, The Dying Trade , was published in 1980. It not only introduced a sleuth who was to become an enduring legend, but was also a long love letter to the seamy side of Sydney itself. Over more than three decades Corris has now written thirty-eight Cliff Hardy books, and the city of Sydney is as significant a presence in the books as the figure of Hardy. The third in the series, The Empty Beach , was made into a film starring Bryan Brown. In 1999 Corris was presented with a Ned Kelly Lifetime Achievement Award. Charles Waterstreet is...
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- Author
- Corris, Peter
- Publisher
- The Text Publishing Company
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781921922176
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Thriller
- Rating
- 3.65 / 5 (18 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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