O'Fear
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| Author | Peter Corris |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Cliff Hardy |
| Genre | Crime fiction |
| Publisher | Allen and Unwin |
| Publication date | 1990 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 218 |
| ISBN | 0947189734 |
| Preceded by | Man in the Shadows : A Short Novel and Six Stories |
| Followed by | Wet Graves |
O'Fear is 1990 Australian crime novel by Peter Corris.[1]
It was the ninth novel, and twelfth book, featuring the author's continuing character Cliff Hardy.[2]
It was the first Hardy novel after a break of a few years.[3]
The novel was read out on ABC radio in 1990 with John Derum as Hardy and Linda Cropper as Felicia Todd.[4]
Synopsis
An old drinking buddy of Cliff's, Todd Barnes, is killed in a car accident, or so it seems. After the death Hardy discovers he has been left $10,000 by Barnes to find his killer.
Critical reception
Bill Turner, in The Sydney Morning Herald, called it "a very good, solid murder thriller." He also noted that "Cliff investigates a number of avenues, closes a number of dead-ends and is left with the truism of the genre – it's what the players don't tell you that counts."[5]
The Chicago Tribune wrote "the writing is lively and professional but the result is a mildly engaging tale that could have happened anywhere."[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "O'Fear by Peter Corris". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "Austlit – Cliff Hardy series by Peter Corris". Austlit. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ ""Stalking the mean streets of Bondi"". The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 January 1990. ProQuest 2523237137. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ ""Radio"". The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 January 1990. ProQuest 2523251827. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ ""Decayed Hardy greets decade"". The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 January 1990. ProQuest 2523251827. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "Mysteries". Chicago Tribune. 3 November 1991. p. 6 Section 14.