Torn Apart
By Peter Corris

Torn Apart

By (author) Peter Corris

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Cliff Hardy has never been much of a family man, so when he meets his second cousin Patrick Malloy it's like being hit with a left hook to the solar plexus - Malloy is his double. Cliff and his cousin become friends and travel to attend a gathering of the Irish Travell - the gypsy-like folk from whom they are descended. On their return, Malloy is brutally murdered - but was the shotgun blast intended for him or for Hardy? Hardy is de-licensed, semi-retired, but this investigation is personal. The plot becomes still more personal when Malloy's ex-wife, Sheila, comes on to the scene. Hardy has his own enemies and Malloy's to consider as he searches for the killer. Clues point in many directions - to Sheila's motives, to Malloy's suspect business dealings, to his time as a mercenary in Angola. The search takes Hardy north to a paramilitary training camp and south to a meeting of Traveller descendants in Kangaroo Valley. Other players have other interests and their playing style is ruthless.

ISBN: 9781742371399
Classification: Crime & mystery
Format: Paperback (234mm x 153mm x mm)
Pages: 240
Publish Date: 1-Jan-2010
Country of Publication: Australia

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4 star rating by Boomert - Torn Apart by Peter Corris 10 Dec 2009
It is amazing to think that we have been looking forward to the new Cliff Hardy since he first appeared in 1980. Cliff has aged, lost his licence, had a heart attack but he is still as resolute as ever in tracking down the wrongdoers. One of the enduring joys of the Cliff Hardy series is the Sydney locales and, in Torn Apart, Peter Corris throws in a side trip to Ireland, as well as some shonky business at a paramilitary training ground in northern NSW and a trip to Kangaroo Valley. All this travel revolves around Cliff meeting his lookalike second cousin Patrick Malloy and Malloy’s subsequent death by shotgun. The book moves along at a cracking pace and we get to meet a number of interesting characters both new and from the past. Once I started Torn Apart I could not put it down and hope that Cliff keeps on finding new cases to solve written in Peter Corris’ engaging style.

Author Biography: Peter Corris
Peter Corris has been writing his best-selling Cliff Hardy detective stories for thirty years. He has written many other books, including a very successful biography of Fred Hollows and a collection of short stories revolving around the game of golf.

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Best on Ground, Paperback (August 2010)

Heart Matters, Paperback (May 2010)

Deep Water, CD-Audio (February 2010)

Torn Apart, Paperback (January 2010)

Open File, Paperback / softback (November 2009)

Deep Water, Paperback / softback (November 2009)

Wishart's Quest, Paperback (October 2009)

Deep Water, Paperback (April 2009)

Open File, Paperback (March 2008)

Open File, CD-Audio (February 2008)

Open File, Audio cassette (February 2008)

Big Score, Paperback (December 2007)

Blood Brothers, Paperback (July 2007)

Appeal Denied, Paperback (June 2007)

Salt and Blood, CD-Audio (February 2007)

Undertow, Paperback (December 2006)

Journal of Fletcher Christian, Paperback (September 2005)

Saving Billie, Paperback (February 2005)

Taking Care of Business, Paperback (December 2004)

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Recent books by Peter Corris