The Dunbar Case
Cliff Hardy 38
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4.0 • 24 Ratings
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Publisher Description
This wasn't Hardy's usual brief--uncover the mysteries of a nineteenth-century shipwreck--but he could do with an easy case and the retainer was generous.
But is it ever that simple? Not with a notorious crime family tearing itself apart, and an undercover cop playing both sides against the middle. These and an alluring but fiercely ambitious female journalist give Hardy all the trouble he can handle.
'Ever feel manipulated?' Hardy asks. The body count mounts up as he pushes closer to the truth about the mystery and the loot.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Australian author Corris's intriguing well-paced 32nd novel featuring Sydney PI Cliff Hardy (after 2012's Comeback), the investigator tries to untangle a mystery surrounding the sinking of the luxury ship Dunbar in 1857. Academic Henry Wakefield enlists Cliff's help with researching a previously unknown Dunbar survivor, William Dalgarno Twizell, whose only living descendant, great-grandson John Dalgarno Twizell, is in jail. John's a rough character, and the even rougher family headed by mobster Jobe Tanner has it in for him, so when Cliff makes contact with John, the Tanners make contact with Cliff. At issue are valuable historical documents and a hidden fortune, and there are some who are willing to kill for these treasures. Cliff, despite a quadruple bypass and a permanent limp, remains tough enough and savvy enough to give as good as he gets, while complications and the body count both mount.
Customer Reviews
The Dunbar Case
Another Cliff Hardy classic. Peter Corris' hero takes on the dodgy professor as a client to check into a lost survivor of an18th century shipwreck. His investigations move from Bathurst Gaol to Newcastle and the Hunter Valley as well as a bit of Sydney.
Cliff Hardy ages gracefully but keeps treading that fine line of the law. Criminals, murder and millions.
Another classic whodunit by an Australian master
One of Cliff's best
This is one of the strongest Hardy novels since Wet Graves. It might be all of the historical allusions and detail, but it seemed a much denser, more developed narrative than Silent Kill, which follows it.
A great read for the fans.