Saving Billie (Cliff Hardy series) - Softcover

Corris, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1741146526 ISBN 13: 9781741146523

Publisher: Allen & Unwin, 2006

Synopsis

Private investigator Cliff Hardy tackles one of his most difficult cases yet in this gripping detective novel that finds him in the far southwestern suburbs of Sydney. When a journalist hires him to find Billie Merchant, a woman with incriminating information about media-giant Joanas Clement and who is being tracked by both Clement and Clement's rival, Barclay Greaves, Hardy must work hard to stay one step ahead. After Hardy tracks her down, he must juggle her self-destructive behaviors while negotiating his escape from Clement and Greaves. Set against the backdrop of a federal election campaign, all outcomes are uncertain in this gritty, action-packed story full of colorful characters and close calls

About this title

About the Author:

Peter Corris is best known as the father of Australian crime fiction and the author of Cliff Hardy detective stories. He is also the author of A Round of Golf: 18 Holes with Peter Corris and the coauthor of Fred Hollows: An Autobiography.

From Booklist:

For readers not yet familiar with Australian detective Cliff Hardy, the North American release of this novel offers an excellent opportunity to meet one of the more engaging sleuths on the international beat. In Saving Billie, Hardy is hired by a journalist to find out what happened to a missing source. Billie Marchant has information about media bigwig Jonas Clement, or so she claims. Soon enough, saving Billie becomes a potentially deadly endeavor. Caught between Clement and his archrival, both of whom are hell-bent on finding the missing woman, it takes all of Hardy's skills to keep himself, his client, and his quarry in one piece. David Pitt
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About this edition

• Publisher: Allen & Unwin
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1741146526
• ISBN 13: 9781741146523
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 221