Gun Control
Published on 1. January 2017
264 pages
978-1-925575-84-2 (ISBN)
Description
The fortieth book in the Cliff Hardy series
Is Sydney gun city? It certainly seems so when Cliff Hardy is hired by entrepreneur and one-time pistol-shooting champion Timothy Greenhall to investigate the violent death of his troubled son. Soon Hardy is pitched into a world of crooked cops - former members of the Gun Control Unit - outlaw bikers and honest police trying to quietly clean the stables.
Two more murders raise the stakes and relationships are stretched to breaking point. Hardy hooks up with a determined policewoman and forms an unlikely alliance with a charismatic biker chief.
Uncovering the tangled conspiracy behind the murders takes Hardy to the Blue Mountains and Camden, to plush legal chambers and a confrontation in an inner-west park - all against the roar of 750cc engines.
Is Sydney gun city? It certainly seems so when Cliff Hardy is hired by entrepreneur and one-time pistol-shooting champion Timothy Greenhall to investigate the violent death of his troubled son. Soon Hardy is pitched into a world of crooked cops - former members of the Gun Control Unit - outlaw bikers and honest police trying to quietly clean the stables.
Two more murders raise the stakes and relationships are stretched to breaking point. Hardy hooks up with a determined policewoman and forms an unlikely alliance with a charismatic biker chief.
Uncovering the tangled conspiracy behind the murders takes Hardy to the Blue Mountains and Camden, to plush legal chambers and a confrontation in an inner-west park - all against the roar of 750cc engines.
Reviews / Votes
Corris has conducted a longitudinal investigation of Australian society over the past 35 years, providing a searing and wry commentary on social injustice, corruption, and urban development. * Sydney Morning Herald * This is classic Corris, a joy to read as he takes his readers to the heart of a good crime mystery. * Newcastle Herald * As usual, the pacing is brisk and Corris smoothly mixes genuine thrills with sharp-eyed descriptions of Sydney and astute political observations... Another well-crafted and thoroughly enjoyable Cliff Hardy adventure by the always reliable Corris. * Canberra Times * Prolific Australian crime writer Corris is back again... The plotting is good, the characters and the dialogue ring true, and Corris writes in a very readable manner. * Northern Advocate *More details
Series
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
NSW
Australia
File size
0,92 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-925575-84-2 (9781925575842)
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11/2015
Allen & Unwin
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Person
Peter Corris has been writing his bestselling Cliff Hardy detective stories for thirty years. He's written many other books, including a very successful 'as-told-to' autobiography of Fred Hollows, and a collection of short stories about golf.
