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Series: CLIFF HARDY
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See moreAlthough 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.
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The godfather of Australian crime fiction.
Although the meaner streets of inner Sydney are his traditional stomping grounds, Cliff Hardy finds that crime can flourish in the leafy, well-heeled outer suburbs as well. Lugarno may be an unlikely centre for drug dealing and corruption, but the trail starts with the daughter of a wealthy client and leads quickly to threats of violence from some serious characters.
Once again, Hardy treads a fine line between police and suspects, coming up against blackmail and bullets before a surprising finale.
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Lugarno
The godfather of Australian crime fiction. Although the meaner streets of inner Sydney are his traditional stomping grounds, Cliff Hardy finds that crime can flourish in the leafy, well-heeled outer suburbs as well. Lugarno may be an unlikely centre for drug dealing and corruption, but the trail starts with the daughter of a wealthy client and leads quickly to threats...PaperbackSold Out -
The Reward
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Forget Me If You Can
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The Black Prince
The godfather of Australian crime fiction. Cliff Hardy goes to Leichhardt gym proprietor Wesley Scott for a 'fitness assessment' and is soon trying to get his son Clinton – known as The Black Prince – back on the rails. A sports star in the making and destined for the top, Clinton is obsessed with tracking down the dealer who sold...PaperbackSold Out
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781760110246
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 19 November 2014
Country: Australia
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 220
About the Author
Peter Corris has been writing his best selling Cliff Hardy detective stories for thirty years. He's written many other books, including a very successful 'as-told-to' autobiography of Fred Hollows, and a collection of short stories about golf.
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