image of person or book cover 3831507104213474065.jpg
This image has been sourced from author's website
y separately published work icon The Big Drop, and Other Cliff Hardy Stories selected work   short story   crime   detective  
Is part of A Cliff Hardy Novel Peter Corris , 1980- series - author novel short story (number 7 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 1985... 1985 The Big Drop, and Other Cliff Hardy Stories
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'A client happens to fall from the twentieth story of a building; a rock star goes missing; an erotic Mongol scroll vanishes; a film star has a problem that has nothing to do with creativity - it's all in a day's work for Cliff Hardy.

'Yachts dance on the sparkling waters of the harbour, and the back alleys are busy; the city's high and low classes go about their daily business. But nothing really surprises Hardy; and, for a hundred and twenty-five a day (plus expenses), he'll provide a few surprises of his own...' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Unwin Paperbacks , 1985 .
      image of person or book cover 3831507104213474065.jpg
      This image has been sourced from author's website
      Alternative title: The Big Drop: More of Cliff Hardy
      Extent: 214p.
      Note/s:
      • Cover title: The Big Drop: More of Cliff Hardy
      ISBN: 0868617679 (pbk.), 0048200247 (U.K.)
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,      :       Ballantine Books ,       1988 .
      image of person or book cover 2434626537269385787.png
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 199p.
      ISBN: 0449132285; 9780449132289
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Second Cliff Hardy Omnibus Peter Corris , Sydney : Unwin Paperbacks , 1989 Z1059491 1989 selected work novel short story Sydney : Unwin Paperbacks , 1989
    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2014 .
      image of person or book cover 6664539664914788413.jpg
      Cover image courtesy of publisher.
      Extent: 220p.
      Note/s:
      • Publication Date: November 2014
      ISBN: 9781760113902
Form: audiobook
VIEW PUBLICATION DETAILS FOR ALL VERSIONS ()

Other Formats

  • Large print.
Find library holdings on Trove

Works about this Work

Peter Corris Teams up with a Scoundrel Jane Cadzow , 1987 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 28-29 March 1987; (p. 5)
Mapping the Cities : Corris, Not Travelling Well Robert Kenny , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 81 1986; (p. 24-25)
— Review of The Big Drop, and Other Cliff Hardy Stories Peter Corris , 1985 selected work short story
It Could Put You Off Roses For Life Katharine England , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 18 January 1986; (p. 22)
— Review of The Transing Syndrome Kurt Von Trojan , 1985 single work novel ; The Big Drop, and Other Cliff Hardy Stories Peter Corris , 1985 selected work short story ; Pokerface : A Novel Peter Corris , 1985 single work novel
Corris Just Keeps Getting Better Mark Thomas , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 November 1985; (p. B4)
— Review of Pokerface : A Novel Peter Corris , 1985 single work novel ; The Big Drop, and Other Cliff Hardy Stories Peter Corris , 1985 selected work short story
Cliff Hardy Is All You Ask Of A PI, Ray Crawley Isn't James Hall , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9 November 1985; (p. 47)
— Review of Pokerface : A Novel Peter Corris , 1985 single work novel ; The Big Drop, and Other Cliff Hardy Stories Peter Corris , 1985 selected work short story
It Could Put You Off Roses For Life Katharine England , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 18 January 1986; (p. 22)
— Review of The Transing Syndrome Kurt Von Trojan , 1985 single work novel ; The Big Drop, and Other Cliff Hardy Stories Peter Corris , 1985 selected work short story ; Pokerface : A Novel Peter Corris , 1985 single work novel
Cliff Hardy Is All You Ask Of A PI, Ray Crawley Isn't James Hall , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9 November 1985; (p. 47)
— Review of Pokerface : A Novel Peter Corris , 1985 single work novel ; The Big Drop, and Other Cliff Hardy Stories Peter Corris , 1985 selected work short story
Corris Just Keeps Getting Better Mark Thomas , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 November 1985; (p. B4)
— Review of Pokerface : A Novel Peter Corris , 1985 single work novel ; The Big Drop, and Other Cliff Hardy Stories Peter Corris , 1985 selected work short story
Mapping the Cities : Corris, Not Travelling Well Robert Kenny , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 81 1986; (p. 24-25)
— Review of The Big Drop, and Other Cliff Hardy Stories Peter Corris , 1985 selected work short story
Peter Corris Teams up with a Scoundrel Jane Cadzow , 1987 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 28-29 March 1987; (p. 5)
VIEW ALL WORKS ABOUT (5)
Last amended 9 Jan 2025 09:15:57
Settings:
  • 1980s
Newspapers:
    Powered by Trove
    X