Peter Corris

The villain was in custody as they say, but villains were coming out of the woodwork and the past was sending out tentacles which were winding around the necks of people living and dying in the present. It's a dying trade I'm in. Meet Cliff Hardy. Smoker, drinker, ex-boxer. And private investigator. When the wealthy Bryn Gutteridge hires Hardy to...

Peter Corris uses his formidable storytelling skills to bring us the true story of the events surrounding the mutiny on the Bounty. A fascinating and brilliantly-told tale of rollicking ship life and the seductive charm of the Pacific Islands. While researching his family ancestry, historian Peter Corris discovers an old Manx connection to history's most famous mutineer, Fletcher Christian. Years...

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...

The godfather of Australian crime fiction. It's been twenty years since Cliff Hardy saw his ex-wife Cynthia, and he's amazed to get a phone call from her. Cyn is dying of cancer and she's desperate to get in touch with the daughter she gave up for adoption - the daughter who, she confesses, is Cliff's. Cliff is sceptical but agrees...

The godfather of Australian crime fiction. 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 on a dubious case—a scheme to claim the reward on an abduction. When one of those involved is murdered, the problem takes a whole new turn. Cliff's relations with the...

The godfather of Australian crime fiction. 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 comes up against a range of villains - along with clients who are not always what they seem.

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...