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Is part of A Cliff Hardy Novel Peter Corris , 1980- series - author novel short story (number 38 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 The Dunbar Case
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'Private Investigator Cliff Hardy's 39th case sees him leaving the mean streets of Sydney for Newcastle, investigating what a famous 19th century shipwreck has to do with a multi-million dollar heist with a cast of characters that shouldn't be trusted.

This wasn't Hardy's usual brief--uncover the mysteries of a nineteenth-century shipwreck--but he could do with an easy case and the retainer was generous. But is it ever that simple? Not with a notorious crime family tearing itself apart, and an undercover cop playing both sides against the middle. These and an alluring but fiercely ambitious female journalist give Hardy all the trouble he can handle. 'Ever feel manipulated?' Hardy asks. The body count mounts up as he pushes closer to the truth about the mystery and the loot.' (Publisher's blurb)

Notes

  • Dedication: For Stephen Wallace
  • Epigraph:

    Gloomy cliffs so worn and wasted, with the

    washing of the waves,

    Are ye not like giant tombstones round

    those lonely ocean graves?

    - 'Drowned at Sea', by Henry Kendall (1839-1882)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2013 .
      person or book cover
      Image courtesy of Allen & Unwin
      Extent: 247p.
      Note/s:
      • Published January 2013
      ISBN: 1743310226 (pbk.), 9781743310229 (pbk.)

Other Formats

  • Sound recording.
  • Large print.

Works about this Work

Peter Corris : The Dunbar Case Laurie Steed , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 350 2013;

— Review of The Dunbar Case Peter Corris , 2013 single work novel
The Godfather : Peter Corris on Gongs and Milestones Peter Corris , 2013 single work essay
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , March 2013;
History with a Mystery in the Making Sue Turnbull , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 9 February 2013; (p. 27)

— Review of The Dunbar Case Peter Corris , 2013 single work novel
Private Eye Puts in Some Hardy Yards on Familiar Street Sue Turnbull , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9-10 February 2013; (p. 30-31)

— Review of The Dunbar Case Peter Corris , 2013 single work novel
What's Not to Like Anne Parlton , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2-3 February 2013; (p. 20-21)

— Review of The Dunbar Case Peter Corris , 2013 single work novel
Untitled Bruce McMahon , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 5-6 January 2013; (p. 22)

— Review of The Dunbar Case Peter Corris , 2013 single work novel
What's Not to Like Anne Parlton , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2-3 February 2013; (p. 20-21)

— Review of The Dunbar Case Peter Corris , 2013 single work novel
Private Eye Puts in Some Hardy Yards on Familiar Street Sue Turnbull , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9-10 February 2013; (p. 30-31)

— Review of The Dunbar Case Peter Corris , 2013 single work novel
History with a Mystery in the Making Sue Turnbull , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 9 February 2013; (p. 27)

— Review of The Dunbar Case Peter Corris , 2013 single work novel
Peter Corris : The Dunbar Case Laurie Steed , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 350 2013;

— Review of The Dunbar Case Peter Corris , 2013 single work novel
The Godfather : Peter Corris on Gongs and Milestones Peter Corris , 2013 single work essay
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , March 2013;
A Year of Experimentation: Australian Fiction Moving On Nigel Krauth , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Westerly , June vol. 58 no. 1 2013; (p. 92-108)
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