The January Zone
| Author | Peter Corris |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Cliff Hardy |
| Genre | Crime fiction |
| Publisher | Allen and Unwin |
Publication date | 1987 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Deal Me Out |
| Followed by | Man in the Shadows: A Short Novel and Six Stories |
The January Zone is 1987 Australian novel by Peter Corris featuring private detective Cliff Hardy.[1]
Premise
[edit]Cliff Hardy is hired to guard a minister of the crown.
Reception
[edit]The Age wrote "the story moves well enough but the characters seem to have come out of a glossy magazine for women."[2]
The Sydney Morning Herald felt "Corris, normally the most fluent of storytellers, stumbles through The January Zone unsure of his direction."[3]
The Canberra Times said the novel was "not the best in the Hardy series. Some characters remain unusually flat and drab, the political sub-plots are trite, and the action some times stops abruptly or drifts off into inconsequential interludes. But the author still enjoys and deploys a rich range of talent."[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Peirce, Peter (25 June 2018). "Peter Corris: A Cascade of Fiction". Sydney Review of Books. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ Davie, Ray (12 September 1987). "Crime". The Age. p. 14.
- ^ Shaw, John (19 September 1987). "Hardy, come home!". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 46.
- ^ "Better to buy than borrow". The Canberra Times. Vol. 62, no. 18, 964. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 5 September 1987. p. 5 (It's Saturday). Retrieved 21 February 2025 – via National Library of Australia.