Pierre Bondil Pierre Bondil i(A77387 works by)
Gender: Male
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2 6 y separately published work icon The Winning Side Peter Corris , North Sydney : Allen and Unwin , 1984 Z361568 1984 single work novel
2 7 y separately published work icon Make Me Rich Peter Corris , North Sydney : Allen and Unwin , 1985 Z80422 1985 single work novel crime detective

'Cliff Hardy is at the party to look after the paintings and throw out the drunks - gently.

But there he meets Helen Broadway, who interests him; and Paul Guthrie, who wants Hardy to look for his stepson, Ray.

'Hardy delves into the sleazy Kings Cross backstreets and lowdown pubs, following a twisting path laid by a hitman, a criminal with heavy political protection, and a seedy alcoholic member of his own profession. There's scarcely enough time for Helen 'Broadway, interesting though she still is.

Hardy pushes on to final confrontation. It's rough: the guns are out, and the odds are no help...' (Publication summary)
2 8 y separately published work icon White Meat Peter Corris , Sydney : Pan , 1981 Z329176 1981 single work novel crime detective

He needs a nice smooth job, something to pay the bills - and keep his glass filled.

But smooth this one isn't. Ted Tarleton is a very rich bookie whose beautiful, spoiled daughter, Noni, is missing. Tarleton wants Hardy to find her. The logical place to start is with Noni's boyfriend, but the actor has long since ceased to keep tabs on her.

So Hardy makes for seedy La Perouse, where the local aboriginals recognise Noni's photo. She's the one they call "white meat". And Hardy will take more than a few blows as he follows her into the violent wreckage of her own past...
3 20 The Empty Beach Peter Corris , Sydney : Allen and Unwin , 1983 Z80713 1983 single work novel crime detective
— Appears in: Sovremennyi avstraliiskii detektiv 1990; (p. Page numbers not available.) 'The early 1980s found Cliff Hardy well established as a private investigator but still battling his demons...A case in Bondi attracts him as an ex-surfer and admirer of the suburb. It began as a routine investigation into a supposed drowning, but Hardy soon finds himself literally fighting for his life in the murky, violent underworld of Bondi.' (Source: back cover, 2003 Allen and Unwin edition)
2 15 y separately published work icon The Dying Trade Peter Corris , Sydney : McGraw-Hill , 1980 Z329075 1980 single work novel crime detective

'Meet Cliff Hardy. Smoker, drinker, ex-boxer. And private investigator.

When the wealthy Bryn Gutteridge hires Hardy to help his sister, it looks as if blackmail is the problem. Until the case becomes more brutal, twisted and shocking than even Hardy could have guessed.' (Text Classics blurb)
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