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y separately published work icon Salt and Blood : A Cliff Hardy Novel single work   novel   crime   detective  
Is part of A Cliff Hardy Novel Peter Corris , 1980- series - author novel short story (number 25 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 Salt and Blood : A Cliff Hardy Novel
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'I reached gingerly to the back of my head and felt the blood in my hair and the tenderness underneath it. How do they check if a footballer's concussed? Ask him if knows what day it is. I thought I did. I was pretty sure.

An 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 than Cliff's - she's been told 'money's no object' by her latest, a wealthy family from Sydney's eastern suburbs. Together, Cliff and Glen take on the case of Rodney St John Harkness, recent inmate of a mental institution and a recovering alcoholic with a murky, possibly murderous, history. But Glen is also a recovering alcoholic - and the combination proves disastrous.

'When Rod and Glen vanish, Hardy finds himself in a race against time to untangle Harkness' tortured past and find the pair. The trail leads up to the central coast and some of Sydney's best known beaches. Will Cliff be in time, or will the 'salty tang of blood' fill the air?' (Publication summary)

Notes

  • Dedication: For James Hall, once again, who helped to get it all started.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Bantam Books , 2002 .
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      This image has been sourced from author's website
      Extent: 244p.
      ISBN: 1863253742
    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2014 .
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      Cover image courtesy of publisher.
      Extent: 252p.
      Note/s:
      • Publication Date: November 2014
      ISBN: 9781760110260

Other Formats

  • Sound recording.
  • Large print.

Works about this Work

Reviews Robert de Gille , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Crime Factory , November no. 8 2002; (p. 54)

— Review of Salt and Blood : A Cliff Hardy Novel Peter Corris , 2002 single work novel
Crimefile Steve Gibbons , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 31 August 2002; (p. 7)
Finger on the Pulse John Dale , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 August-1 September 2002; (p. 12)

— Review of Salt and Blood : A Cliff Hardy Novel Peter Corris , 2002 single work novel
Inquiring Minds Robin Wallace-Crabbe , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 27 August vol. 120 no. 6339 2002; (p. 72)

— Review of Salt and Blood : A Cliff Hardy Novel Peter Corris , 2002 single work novel ; Murder in Montparnasse Kerry Greenwood , 2002 single work novel
Enigma Shrugs Onward Graeme Blundell , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 August 2002; (p. 12)

— Review of Salt and Blood : A Cliff Hardy Novel Peter Corris , 2002 single work novel
Reviews Robert de Gille , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Crime Factory , November no. 8 2002; (p. 54)

— Review of Salt and Blood : A Cliff Hardy Novel Peter Corris , 2002 single work novel
Hardy by Name, Hardy by Nature David Honeybone , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 28 July 2002; (p. 10)

— Review of Salt and Blood : A Cliff Hardy Novel Peter Corris , 2002 single work novel
Two Taut Tales of the Mean Streets Jeff Popple , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 August 2002; (p. 16)

— Review of Salt and Blood : A Cliff Hardy Novel Peter Corris , 2002 single work novel ; Blood Redemption Alex Palmer , 2002 single work novel
Enigma Shrugs Onward Graeme Blundell , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 August 2002; (p. 12)

— Review of Salt and Blood : A Cliff Hardy Novel Peter Corris , 2002 single work novel
Inquiring Minds Robin Wallace-Crabbe , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 27 August vol. 120 no. 6339 2002; (p. 72)

— Review of Salt and Blood : A Cliff Hardy Novel Peter Corris , 2002 single work novel ; Murder in Montparnasse Kerry Greenwood , 2002 single work novel
Crimefile Steve Gibbons , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 31 August 2002; (p. 7)
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