Deep Water (Cliff Hardy series) - Softcover

Corris, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1741756774 ISBN 13: 9781741756777

Publisher: Allen & Unwin, 2010

Synopsis

Stripped of his private detective license and devastated by the murder of his partner Lily Truscott, Cliff Hardy travels to the U.S. to help Lily's brother's tilt for a world boxing title. In San Diego he suffers a heart attack and undergoes a quadruple bypass. He meets nurse Margaret McKinley, an expatriate Australian who is concerned about the disappearance in Sydney of her father—renowned geologist Dr. Henry McKinley. Hardy undertakes to investigate in association with Hank Bachelor, his former associate who now runs his own agency. It turns out that McKinley had discovered a way to tap into the massive Sydney basin acquifer, a possible solution to the city's water problems. Working with Margaret who visits Sydney, Bachelor, and his daughter, Megan, Hardy confronts an old enemy and contending forces bent on exploiting the discovery and prepared to kill for it. Energized by the case and by his attachment to Margaret, Hardy obeys the strict rules for the restoration of his health—but in pursuing the truth and the malefactors, he makes his own rules.

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:

Cliff Hardy, the Australian private detective, figures a trip to the U.S. might bolster his spirits after the murder of his lover, not to mention the loss of his detective’s license. But he wasn’t counting on a heart attack followed by quadruple-bypass surgery. On the mend in an American hospital, he meets Margaret, an Australian nurse whose father, a noted geologist, has disappeared back home. So Cliff returns to Australia, where he teams up with his daughter, Megan, to find the missing man. He also finds that his growing attraction to Margaret restores some of the balance to his life. Corris, who began publishing the Cliff Hardy novels 30 years ago, did a smart thing awhile back when he took away his protagonist’s livelihood, shaking things up considerably. It’s interesting to watch the author playing with his character, showing how Cliff attempts to pull himself out of his professional and personal hole. The novel ends tentatively, and readers will wait anxiously to see what comes next. --David Pitt

About this edition

• Publisher: Allen & Unwin
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1741756774
• ISBN 13: 9781741756777
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 214