Heroin Annie and Other Cliff Hardy Stories
| Author | Peter Corris |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Cliff Hardy |
| Genre | Crime fiction |
| Publisher | Allen and Unwin |
Publication date | 1984 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | The Empty Beach |
| Followed by | Make Me Rich |
Heroin Annie and Other Cliff Hardy Stories is a collection of short stories by Peter Corris starring private detective Cliff Hardy. It was published in 1984.[1][2][3]
The Canberra Times wrote "Short stories suit Corris's talents admirably, for they give him a chance to relax with his detective creation. With short stories the author is under less pressure to sustain a mood or a plot. Corris has now refined a laconic, wry, sardonic style, one which is so distinctively Australian that we are left wondering how Raymond Chandler picked up the same technique. Perhaps he was lucky to be looking at the same, ocean; Sydney and California may not be too far apart in their sensibilities."[4]
The book became a best seller.[5]
Stories
[edit]- Heroin Annie
- The Luck of Clem Carter
- Silverman
- Stockyards at Jerilderie
- Blood is thicker
- Mother's boy
- Man's best friend
- Escort to an easy death
- California dreamland
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Peirce, Peter (25 June 2018). "Peter Corris: A Cascade of Fiction". Sydney Review of Books. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ Corris, Peter (19 October 2012). "The Godfather: Peter Corris on filming Cliff Hardy". The Newtown Review of Books. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "It's Saturday Cliff Hardy: defender of values CRIME WRITER". The Canberra Times. Vol. 60, no. 18, 385. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 February 1986. p. 1 (Section B). Retrieved 20 February 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "CORRIS AT HOME IN STORIES". The Canberra Times. Vol. 58, no. 17, 709. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 March 1984. p. 22. Retrieved 20 February 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The month's bestsellers". The Canberra Times. Vol. 58, no. 17, 748. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 May 1984. p. 24. Retrieved 20 February 2025 – via National Library of Australia.