That Empty Feeling (Cliff Hardy)
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (892 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B015DP1ITI |
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| Number of Pages | : | 501 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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ONCE MORE FOR THE MEMORIES!!!!!!!!! THIS NEW RELEASE from the world famous ’Godfather of Australian Crime Fiction’ is the forty first book in the Cliff Hardy series, and surprise, surprise It’s also one of the best.I must admit that the story starts out a little slowly. Hardy is hired by an old friend to look into the background of a young lad, who appears out of nowhere from the mother country, claiming to be the son of Hardy’s new employer. All immediate points of evidence lead to an early assumption of a verifiable relationship, but then the book comes alive with a casca. Amazon Customer said Cliff looking back to the 1980's add an extra touch. The forty-first Cliff Hardy book came out earlier this year. That Empty Feeling is classic Cliff Hardy - stripped down, hardboiled, quintessentially Australian-noir ticking all the required boxes - pace, twists, turns, sex, violence and pitch-perfect dialogue. This time around, the cynicism and world-weariness have a little poignancy attached to them as well. The discovery of the obituary of an old client - Barry Bartlett sets Hardy off reminiscing, harking back to the late 1980's.Back then, Hardy had taken on a case for Bartlett sorting out a family mystery. Ba. Deborah Cook (@ Debbish dot com) said Solid crime fiction with the added flavour of 80s' excesses and thuggery. Although I'm sure I've read Peter Corris before, I really don't remember much about PI Cliff Hardy. This - the Solid crime fiction with the added flavour of 80s' excesses and thuggery Deborah Cook (@ Debbish dot com) Although I'm sure I've read Peter Corris before, I really don't remember much about PI Cliff Hardy. This - the 41st in the series - was probably a good place to start as the entire novel takes place in late 1980s, as Hardy tells his daughter about a job he once did for shonky businessman Barry Bartlett.Setting this novel in the past very much suited Hardy's gumshoe type persona. Like my fave fictional PI (Spenser by Robert B Parker), Hardy's old school so I can't quite imagine him surfing the internet and tracking down baddies via their online footprints.However. 1st in the series - was probably a good place to start as the entire novel takes place in late 1980s, as Hardy tells his daughter about a job he once did for shonky businessman Barry Bartlett.Setting this novel in the past very much suited Hardy's gumshoe type persona. Like my fave fictional PI (Spenser by Robert B Parker), Hardy's old school so I can't quite imagine him surfing the internet and tracking down baddies via their online footprints.However
The job brought Hardy into contact with Richard Keppler, head of the no-rules Botany Security Systems, Bronwen Marr, an undercover AFP operative, and sworn adversary Des O'Malley.At a time when corporate capitalism was running riot, an embattled Hardy searched for leads - was Ronny Saunders a pawn in a game involving big oil and fraud on an international scale? Two murders raise the stakes and with the sinister figure of Lady Betty Lee Mountjoy pulling the strings, it was odds against a happy outcome.. One case still haunts Hardy Legendary PI Cliff Hardy has reached an age when the obituaries have become part of his reading, and one triggers his memory of a case in the late 1980s. Back then Sydney was awash with colourful characters, and Cliff is reminded of a case involving 'Ten-Pound Pom' Barry Bartlett and racing identity and investor Sir Keith Mountjoy.Bartlett, a former rugby league player and boxing manager, then a prosperous property developer, ha
"The author's effective humanizing of his sometimes-brutish lead makes Hardy a believable character who engages the reader's sympathies." —Publishers Weekly