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The Empty Beach,
single work
novel
crime
detective
'The early 1980s found Cliff Hardy well established as a private investigator but still battling his demons...A case in Bondi attracts him as an ex-surfer and admirer of the suburb. It began as a routine investigation into a supposed drowning, but Hardy soon finds himself literally fighting for his life in the murky, violent underworld of Bondi.' (Source: back cover, 2003 Allen and Unwin edition)
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Make Me Rich,
single work
novel
crime
detective
'Cliff Hardy is at the party to look after the paintings and throw out the drunks - gently.
But there he meets Helen Broadway, who interests him; and Paul Guthrie, who wants Hardy to look for his stepson, Ray.
'Hardy delves into the sleazy Kings Cross backstreets and lowdown pubs, following a twisting path laid by a hitman, a criminal with heavy political protection, and a seedy alcoholic member of his own profession. There's scarcely enough time for Helen 'Broadway, interesting though she still is.
Hardy pushes on to final confrontation. It's rough: the guns are out, and the odds are no help...' (Publication summary)
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The Greenwich Apartments,
single work
novel
crime
detective
'Is brilliant young film maker Carmel Wise the innocent victim of gangland violence or is she enmeshed in a pornography racket as the press and the police imply? Carmel's businessman father hires Cliff Hardy to find the real reason 'the video girl' was shot dead outside the Greenwich Apartments in Kings Cross.
'Hardy follows a trail which is broken but clear - houses and flats, with the power on and the rent paid, stand empty; photographs and other document lead to Lionel Darcy, owner of the Champagne Cabaret; banks and business houses will supply just enough information to keep Hardy warm.
'The tail takes him to the sunny perninsula, leafy Lane Cove and the industrial waterfront. Hardy finds that every question and every answer had to be paid for in pain and fear. nd to some questions there may be no answers at all...' (Publication summary)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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'Something Brand New on the Skyline' : Renovating the City in Contemporary Australian Detective Fiction
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Writing and the City : Refereed Proceedings of the 1999 Conference Held at the New South Wales Writers' Centre Sydney 2-6 July 1999 2000; (p. 101-107) -
Subversive Life of the Crime Writer
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18 February 1989; (p. 86)
— Review of The Cliff Hardy Omnibus 1988 selected work novel ; The Kimberley Killing 1988 single work novel -
Legal Mind Behind First Thriller
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 March 1989; (p. 20)
— Review of The Cliff Hardy Omnibus 1988 selected work novel -
Paperbacks
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 3-4 December 1988; (p. 10)
— Review of The Cliff Hardy Omnibus 1988 selected work novel -
Gumshoeing in High Heels
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 29 October 1988; (p. 9)
— Review of The Cliff Hardy Omnibus 1988 selected work novel ; The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender 1988 single work novel
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Gumshoeing in High Heels
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 29 October 1988; (p. 9)
— Review of The Cliff Hardy Omnibus 1988 selected work novel ; The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender 1988 single work novel -
Paperbacks
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 3-4 December 1988; (p. 10)
— Review of The Cliff Hardy Omnibus 1988 selected work novel -
Legal Mind Behind First Thriller
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 March 1989; (p. 20)
— Review of The Cliff Hardy Omnibus 1988 selected work novel -
Subversive Life of the Crime Writer
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18 February 1989; (p. 86)
— Review of The Cliff Hardy Omnibus 1988 selected work novel ; The Kimberley Killing 1988 single work novel -
'Something Brand New on the Skyline' : Renovating the City in Contemporary Australian Detective Fiction
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Writing and the City : Refereed Proceedings of the 1999 Conference Held at the New South Wales Writers' Centre Sydney 2-6 July 1999 2000; (p. 101-107)
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