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A Cliff Hardy Novel
1980-
series - author
novel
short story
(number
31
in series)
Issue Details:
First known date:
2007...
2007
Appeal Denied
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'Stripped of his investigator's licence and with his appeal denied, Cliff Hardy faces an uncertain future. Then something very personal happens that sends him off doing what he does best - confronting, questioning, provoking violence - with the lack of credentials not an issue.
'Is policewoman Jane Farrow bent or straight? Will vertically challenged but charismatic media star Lee Townsend be a help or an obstacle? Taking and dealing out punishment, mostly on Sydney's North Shore, Hardy encounters corrupt cops, bereft wives and computer geeks. In a shadowy showdown at Balmoral Beach, Hardy sorts out those who need to be sorted, but his future remains even more clouded than before.' (Publisher's blurb)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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Issues of Class and Gender in Australian Crime Fiction : From the 1950s to Today
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 96-111) In this chapter, Rachel Franks notes ‘‘Australian crime fiction writers imported many types of crime fiction from Britain, including the gothic mystery and the Newgate novel, and from America, including the locked room mystery and the spy story.’ She observes how Australian crime fiction has changed along with the ‘societies that produce it.’ She concludes that for Australian crime fiction to be attractive to mass market and an assured popularity, Australian crime fiction writers must respond ‘to the changing demands of their readers,’ and ‘continue to develop the genre with increasingly sophisticated stories about murderers and those who bring them to justice.’ (Editor’s foreword xii) -
Fiction
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 18 August 2007; (p. 24)
— Review of Appeal Denied 2007 single work novel -
Sweet Second Bite
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 28 July 2007; (p. 12)
— Review of Thirty-Three Teeth 2005 single work novel ; Appeal Denied 2007 single work novel -
Crime File
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 July 2007; (p. 14-15)
— Review of Appeal Denied 2007 single work novel ; Vodka Doesn't Freeze 2007 single work novel ; Cherry Pie 2007 single work novel ; Sensitive New Age Spy 2007 single work novel -
Take Three
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 8 July 2007; (p. 21)
— Review of Appeal Denied 2007 single work novel ; The Night Ferry 2007 single work novel
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Pick of the Week
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 30 June - 1 July 2007; (p. 34)
— Review of Appeal Denied 2007 single work novel -
Take Three
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 8 July 2007; (p. 21)
— Review of Appeal Denied 2007 single work novel ; The Night Ferry 2007 single work novel -
Crime File
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 July 2007; (p. 14-15)
— Review of Appeal Denied 2007 single work novel ; Vodka Doesn't Freeze 2007 single work novel ; Cherry Pie 2007 single work novel ; Sensitive New Age Spy 2007 single work novel -
Sweet Second Bite
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 28 July 2007; (p. 12)
— Review of Thirty-Three Teeth 2005 single work novel ; Appeal Denied 2007 single work novel -
Fiction
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 18 August 2007; (p. 24)
— Review of Appeal Denied 2007 single work novel -
Sydney by the Book
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The (Sydney) Magazine , May no. 49 2007; (p. 66-72) Knox comments on the ways in which Sydney's suburbs have inspired a range of contemporary authors. -
Issues of Class and Gender in Australian Crime Fiction : From the 1950s to Today
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 96-111) In this chapter, Rachel Franks notes ‘‘Australian crime fiction writers imported many types of crime fiction from Britain, including the gothic mystery and the Newgate novel, and from America, including the locked room mystery and the spy story.’ She observes how Australian crime fiction has changed along with the ‘societies that produce it.’ She concludes that for Australian crime fiction to be attractive to mass market and an assured popularity, Australian crime fiction writers must respond ‘to the changing demands of their readers,’ and ‘continue to develop the genre with increasingly sophisticated stories about murderers and those who bring them to justice.’ (Editor’s foreword xii)
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