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Deep Water

Cliff Hardy 34

Peter Corris

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English
Allen & Unwin
01 April 2009
Winner of the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction 2009

'The godfather of Australian crime fiction.'

Stripped of his private detective licence and devastated by the murder of his partner Lily Truscott, Cliff Hardy travels to the US to help Lily's brother's tilt for a world boxing title. In San Diego he suffers a heart attack and undergoes a quadruple bypass. He meets nurse Margaret McKinley, an expatriate Australian who is concerned about the disappearance in Sydney of her father - renowned geologist Dr Henry McKinley.

Hardy undertakes to investigate in association with Hank Bachelor, his former associate who now runs his own agency. It turns out that McKinley had discovered a way to tap into the massive Sydney basin acquifer, a possible solution to the city's water problems. Working with Margaret who visits Sydney, Bachelor, and his daughter, Megan, Hardy confronts an old enemy and contending forces bent on exploiting the discovery and prepared to kill for it.

Energised by the case and by his attachment to Margaret, Hardy obeys the strict rules for the restoration of his health - but in pursuing the truth and the malefactors, he makes his own rules.

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Imprint:   Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 196mm,  Width: 130mm,  Spine: 17mm
Weight:   219g
ISBN:   9781741756777
ISBN 10:   1741756774
Series:   Cliff Hardy Series
Pages:   222
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Peter Corris is best known as the 'father' of Australian crime fiction through his Cliff Hardy detective stories. He's written many other books, including a very successful biography of Fred Hollows and a collection of short stories revolving around the game of golf.

Reviews for Deep Water: Cliff Hardy 34

Peter Corris is undoubtedly a major figure in our time. -- Stephen Knight Corris is writing about us and our cities, and doing it with incisive style. Sydney Morning Herald Hardy goes from strength to strength. Adelaide Advertiser


  • Winner of Ned Kelly Awards for Australian Crime Writing: Best Crime Novel 2009.
  • Winner of The Ned Kelly Award 2009 (Australia)

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