O'Fear
By (Author) Peter Corris
Allen & Unwin
Allen & Unwin
19th November 2014
Australia
General
Fiction
Narrative theme: Sense of place
Crime and mystery fiction
Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction
823.914
Paperback
224
Width 128mm, Height 198mm, Spine 17mm
205g
'The godfather of Australian crime fiction.'
When Todd Barnes, war veteran and popular drinking mate, leaves Cliff Hardy a tidy sum to find out who killed him, Hardy can hardly refuse - and he needs the money. Todd's widow and some of his cronies are not always cooperative, however, and it's hard to tell friends from enemies, especially when it comes to the mysterious Kevin O'Fearna, known as O'Fear.
Hardy's battered Falcon takes him from the familiar mean streets of Sydney to equally dangerous bushland, where he's on his own up against heavy odds. A not-unfamiliar situation for Sydney's most enduring private investigator.
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 *
Peter Corris is best known as the 'godfather' of Australian crime fiction through his Cliff Hardy detective stories.