Torn Apart

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Cliff Hardy may be semi-retired but he's as resolute as ever in fighting for justice and tracking down wrongdoers. 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 Travellers - the gypsy-like folk from whom they are descended. On their return, a shotgun blast shatters their camaraderie. But who was the bullet aimed at, Malloy or Hardy And why is Malloy's ex-wife, Sheila, now making her presence known to Hardy Hardy has his enemies and Malloy's to consider as he searches for a killer. Clues point in many directions - to Sheila's motives, to Malloy's suspect business dealings, to old scores being settled. The search takes Hardy north to a paramilitary training camp and to a meeting of Traveller descendants in Kangaroo Valley; everyone seems to have an interest and the playing style is ruthless. Hardy is de-licensed and out of work - but this investigation is personal.

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Peter Corris is undoubtedly a major figure in our time. -- Stephen Knight
Corris is writing about us and our cities, and doing it with incisive style. * Sydney Morning Herald *
Hardy goes from strength to strength. * Adelaide Advertiser *

Author Bio

Cliff Hardy is best known as the 'godfather' of Australian crime fiction through his Cliff Hardy detective stories.