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A Cliff Hardy Novel
1980-
series - author
novel
short story
(number
33
in series)
Issue Details:
First known date:
2008...
2008
Open File
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'Cliff Hardy, with his PI licence cancelled and his career in Sydney at an end, is preparing for a trip overseas. Cleaning out his office, he comes across an open file - an unresolved case from the 1980s. He starts reading and is thrown back to his investigation of the disappearance of Justin Hampshire. At first glance a straightforward missing person matter, the investigation took on twists and turns involving military history, Sydney criminals and corruption at high levels. The Hampshire case took Cliff from the south coast to the Blue Mountains and posed some unresolved questions which have preyed on his mind for 20 years . . .' (Publisher's blurb)
Notes
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Dedication: For Ruth, Michelle and Heath.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
- Large print.
- Dyslexic edition.
Works about this Work
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[Review] Open File
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Booklist , July vol. 106 no. 21 2010; (p. 38)
— Review of Open File 2008 single work novel -
Same Old Dick
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 300 2008; (p. 24-25)
— Review of Open File 2008 single work novel ; The Big Score 2007 selected work short story -
Around the Block and Back
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 29 March 2008; (p. 26) The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 April 2008; (p. 35)
— Review of Open File 2008 single work novel ; The Big Score 2007 selected work short story -
Take Three : Crime
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 23 March 2008; (p. 21)
— Review of Open File 2008 single work novel -
Crimes of Passion
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 15 March 2008; (p. 14)
— Review of Murder on the Apricot Coast 2008 single work novel ; Open File 2008 single work novel
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[Review] Open File
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , February vol. 87 no. 6 2008; (p. 38)
— Review of Open File 2008 single work novel -
Long-Distance Detective
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1-2 March 2008; (p. 14-15)
— Review of Open File 2008 single work novel -
Crimes of Passion
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 15 March 2008; (p. 14)
— Review of Murder on the Apricot Coast 2008 single work novel ; Open File 2008 single work novel -
Take Three : Crime
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 23 March 2008; (p. 21)
— Review of Open File 2008 single work novel -
Around the Block and Back
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 29 March 2008; (p. 26) The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 April 2008; (p. 35)
— Review of Open File 2008 single work novel ; The Big Score 2007 selected work short story
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