Peter Corris

Peter Robert Corris (born 8 May 1942, Stawell, Victoria)^[1][2]) is an Australian academic, historian, journalist and a novelist of historical^[3] and crime fiction.^[4] As crime fiction writer, he has been described as "the Godfather of contemporary Australian crime-writing".^[4]

Biography

Corris' secondary school education was at Melbourne High School^[2][5] He was a Bachelor level student at the University of Melbourne, then gained a Master of Arts in History at Monash University.^[2] He studied at the Australian National University where he was awarded a PhD in History.^[1] He is married to writer Jean Bedford.^[6]

Awards and achievements

• 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

The Cliff Hardy novels

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

• The Dying Trade (First published in Sydney, by McGraw Hill Book Company, 1980);^[7] 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);^[8] 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);^[9] 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); **

* = 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"

See also

• William R. Bell
• Malaita massacre
• List of fictional private investigators
• Jimmy Sharman
• Jim Sharman

References

External links

• The Peter Corris website
• Corris and Langmores' biography of Jimmy Sharman (1887–1965)
• Peter Corris plaque in the "Writers Walk", Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia.