Matrimonial Causes
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| Author | Peter Corris |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Cliff Hardy |
| Genre | Crime fiction |
| Publisher | Allen and Unwin |
| Publication date | 1993 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 196 |
| ISBN | 1863590773 |
| Preceded by | Burn, and Other Stories |
| Followed by | Casino |
Matrimonial Causes is 1993 Australian crime novel by Peter Corris.[1]
It was the thirteenth novel, and seventeenth book, featuring the author's continuing character Cliff Hardy.[2]
Synopsis
While on vacation with his latest girlfiend Hardy tells her about his very first case back in the 1970s. It seemed like a simple divorce case. Hardy was working for a solicitor representing the wife, and his job was to dig the dirt on the husband. But when the husband is shot leaving a building with his new "girlfriend" Hardy finds himself in a fight for his own survival.
Critical reception
Susan Gleason, in a short review of the novel in The Sydney Morning Herald, noted it had "Lots of Sydney colour, clean lines, good plot."[3]
Publication history
After the novel's initial publication in 1993,[1] it was reprinted as follows:
- Dell Books, USA, 1988[4]
- Allen & Unwin, Australia, 2014[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Matrimonial Causes by Peter Corris". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "Austlit – Cliff Hardy series by Peter Corris". Austlit. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ ""Serial killers, Nazis, burglars and bent coppers"". The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 September 1993. ProQuest 2527470796. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Austlit – Matrimonial Causes by Peter Corris". Austlit. Retrieved 27 May 2026.