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ⓘ About Peter Corris
Peter Corris is one of prominent authors from Australia, who is famous for writing novels based on historical fiction, nonfiction, thriller, mystery, and crime fiction genres. He is particularly well known for writing the Cliff Hardy series. But, he is also popular for writing books featuring his other well known characters such as Luke Dunlop, Ray Crawley, and Richard Browning. In addition to be a successful author, Corris is also a journalist, historian, and academic. As a writer of crime fiction books, Corris often described as the Godfather of the contemporary crime writing of Australia. The first novel written by him was released in 1980 and since the year 1982, Corris has been writing as a full time author.
All Book Series by Peter Corris
Heroin Annie and Other Cliff Hardy Stories
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 1984
The Big Score: Cliff Hardy Cases
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2015
Passage, Port and Plantation: A History of Solomon Islands Labour Migration, 1870-1914
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 1973
Lightning Meets the West Wind: The Malaita Massacre
Book 2 of 9 · published 1980
The National Times Australian Book of Quizzes
Book 3 of 9 · published 1983 Co-authored · Jean Bedford
Fred Hollows: An Autobiography
Book 4 of 9 · published 1992 Co-authored · Fred Hollows
Ray Barrett: An Autobiography
Book 5 of 9 · published 1995 Co-authored · Ray Barrett
The Journal of Fletcher Christian: Together with the History of Henry Corkill
Book 7 of 9 · published 2005
Mad Dog: William Cyril Moxley and the Moorebank Killings
Book 8 of 9 · published 2011
Damned If I Do
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2013 Co-authored · Philip Nitschke
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Peter Corris?
Peter Corris is one of prominent authors from Australia, who is famous for writing novels based on historical fiction, nonfiction, thriller, mystery, and crime fiction genres. He is particularly well known for writing the Cliff Hardy series. But, he is also popular for writing books featuring his other well known characters such as Luke Dunlop, Ray Crawley, and Richard Browning.
Which Peter Corris series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Cliff Hardy series, the earliest of Peter Corris's multi-book series: it opens with The Dying Trade (1980) and runs to 36 books across 1980–2017, ending with Win, Lose or Draw (2017). Peter Corris's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Peter Corris written?
Peter Corris has 81 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1973 and 2017. 62 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Cliff Hardy series with 36 books — and 19 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Peter Corris's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Peter Corris's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Cliff Hardy (1980–2017, 36 books), Cliff Hardy Collections (1984–2015, 7 books) and Ray Crawley (1985–2000, 8 books), plus 2 more.
How are Peter Corris's books organised into series?
This guide splits Peter Corris's 81 books into 5 named series and 19 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Cliff Hardy (36 books, 1980–2017); Ray Crawley (8 books, 1985–2000); Richard Browning (8 books, 1987–1995); Cliff Hardy Collections (7 books, 1984–2015); Luke Dunlop (3 books, 1992–1994).