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Name
  
Peter Corris

Role
  
Journalist


Children
  
Sofya Gollan

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Books
  
The Dying Trade: Text Classics, Silent Kill, The Dunbar Case, White Meat, The Empty Beach

Similar People
  
Jean Bedford, Michael Wilding, John Dale

Education
  
University of Melbourne

Peter Robert Corris (born 8 May 1942, Stawell, Victoria)) is an Australian academic, historian, journalist and a novelist of historical and crime fiction. As crime fiction writer, he has been described as "the Godfather of contemporary Australian crime-writing". In January 2017, Corris announced that he will no longer be writing novels owing to 'creeping blindness' because of type-1 diabetes.

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Biography

Peter Corris Peter Corris Allen amp Unwin Australia

Corris' secondary school education was at Melbourne High School He was a Bachelor level student at the University of Melbourne, then gained a Master of Arts in History at Monash University. He studied at the Australian National University where he was awarded a PhD in History. He is married to writer Jean Bedford.

Awards and achievements

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  • Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Lifetime Achievement, 1999: winner
  • Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2004: nominated for Master's Mates
  • Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2006: shortlisted for Saving Billie
  • Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2007: shortlisted for The Undertow
  • Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2008: nominated for Appeal Denied
  • Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2008: nominated for Open File

    • Cliff Hardy novels

    Peter Corris Peter Corris calls time on Cliff Hardy and book writing

    As a crime novelist, Corris is best known for his series featuring Sydney PI Cliff Hardy:

  • The Dying Trade (First published in Sydney, by McGraw Hill Book Company, 1980); ISBN 0-07-072928-X*
  • White Meat (Sydney, Pan Books, 1981); ISBN 978-0-330-27018-2 *
  • The Marvelous Boy (Sydney, Pan Books, 1982); ISBN 978-0-330-27019-9*
  • The Empty Beach (First published in Sydney, Australia, by Allen & Unwin, 1983); ISBN 978-0-86861-229-4 **
  • Heroin Annie and other Cliff Hardy stories (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1984); ISBN 978-0-04-820022-8 **
  • The Big Drop and other Cliff Hardy Stories (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1985); ISBN 978-0-86861-767-1**
  • Make Me Rich (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1985); ISBN 978-0-86861-660-5 **
  • Deal Me Out (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1986); ISBN 978-0-86861-978-1 **
  • The Greenwich Apartments (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1986); ISBN 978-0-04-820030-3 **
  • The Cliff Hardy Omnibus (1988)(Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1988); ISBN 0-04-378010-5 **
  • The January Zone (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1987); ISBN 978-0-04-200050-3 **
  • The Man in the Shadows (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1988); ISBN 978-0-04-320226-5 **
  • Man in the Shadows and Other Stories (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1988); ISBN 0-04-320226-8 **
  • O'Fear (First published in Sydney, Australia, by Bantam Books, 1990); ISBN 978-0-947189-73-0 ***
  • Aftershock (Sydney, Bantam, 1991); ISBN 1-86359-028-5***
  • Wet Graves (Sydney, Bantam, 1991); ISBN 1-86359-025-0***
  • Beware of the Dog (Sydney, Bantam, 1992); ISBN 1-86359-054-4***
  • Burn: And Other Stories (Sydney and New York, Bantam, 1993); ISBN 1-86359-069-2***
  • Matrimonial Causes (Sydney, Bantam, 1993); ISBN 1-86359-077-3***
  • Casino (Sydney, Bantam, 1994); ISBN 1-86359-113-3***
  • Forget Me If You Can: Cliff Hardy Stories (Sydney, Bantam, 1997); ISBN 0-7338-0066-1***
  • The Washington Club (Sydney, Bantam, 1997); ISBN 0-7338-0031-9***
  • The Reward (Sydney, Bantam, 1997); ISBN 0-7338-0070-X***
  • The Black Prince (Sydney, Bantam, 1998); ISBN 1-86325-132-4***
  • The Other Side of Sorrow (Sydney, Bantam, 1999); ISBN 1-86325-185-5***
  • Lugarno (Sydney, Bantam, 2001); ISBN 1-86325-298-3***
  • Salt and Blood (Sydney, Bantam, 2002); ISBN 1-86325-374-2***
  • Master's Mates (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2003); ISBN 1-74114-136-2**
  • The Coast Road (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2004); ISBN 1-74114-384-5**
  • Taking Care of Business: Cliff Hardy Cases (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2004); ISBN 1-74114-419-1**
  • Saving Billie (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2004); ISBN 1-74114-652-6**
  • The Undertow (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2006); ISBN 978-1-74114-748-3**
  • Appeal Denied (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2007); ISBN 978-1-74175-096-6**
  • The Big Score: Cliff Hardy Cases (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1991); ISBN 978-1-74175-223-6 **)
  • Open File (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2008); ISBN 978-1-74175-417-9**(2009)
  • Deep Water (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2010); ISBN 978-1-74175-677-7**(2009)
  • Torn Apart (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 01/2010); ISBN 978-1-74237-139-9**(01/2010)
  • Follow the Money (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 01/2011); ISBN 978-1-74237-379-9**(01/2010)
  • Comeback (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 01/2012); ISBN 978-1-74237-724-7**(10/2011)
  • The Dunbar Case (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2013); ISBN 978-1-74331-751-8**
  • Silent Kill (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2014); ISBN 978-1-74331-637-5**
  • Gun Control (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2015); **
  • That Empty Feeling (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2016); **
  • Win, Lose or Draw (Allen & Unwin, 2017) (Final Hardy Novel)

    • * = Cliff Hardy books published by Pan Books in the collection of the National Library of Australia
    ** = Cliff Hardy books published by Allen & Unwin in the collection of the National Library of Australia
    *** = Cliff Hardy books published by Bantam Books in the collection of the National Library of Australia
    **** = Cited as being published by "Transworld"

    Ray Crawley novels

  • Pokerface (Penguin Books Australia Ltd, 1985)
  • The Baltic Business
  • The Kimberly Killing (1990)
  • The Cargo Club
  • The Japanese Job (1992)
  • The Azanian Action
  • The Time Trap (1994)
  • The Vietnam Volunteer (2000)

    • Richard Browning novels

  • Box Office Browning
  • Beverly Hills Browning
  • Browning in Buckskin
  • Browning Takes Off
  • Browning P.I.
  • Browning Battles On
  • Browning Sahib
  • Browning Without A Cause

    • Luke Dunlop novels

  • Set Up (1992)
  • Cross Off (1993)
  • Get Even (1994)

    • References

    Peter Corris Wikipedia
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