Peter Corris

Peter Robert Corris (8 May 1942 – 30 August 2018)[1][2][3] was an Australian academic, historian, journalist and a novelist of historical[4] and crime fiction.[5] As crime fiction writer, he was described as "the Godfather of contemporary Australian crime-writing", particularly for his Cliff Hardy novels.[5]

Peter Corris
Born
Peter Robert Corris

(1942-05-08)8 May 1942
Stawell, Victoria, Australia
Died30 August 2018(2018-08-30) (aged 76)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
OccupationWriter

Biography

Corris' secondary school education was at Melbourne High School.[2][6] He was a Bachelor level student at the University of Melbourne, then gained a Master of Arts in History at Monash University.[2] He studied at the Australian National University where he was awarded a PhD in history on the topic of the South Seas Islander slave trade (Kanakas).[1] He continued these studies as a university lecturer, but later became a journalist, and then a full-time writer.

He was married to writer Jean Bedford.[7]

Peter Corris wrote a book that provided deep insights into his life living with type-1 diabetes.[8] Some of his novels have diabetic subplots. In January 2017, Corris announced that he would no longer be writing novels owing to 'creeping blindness' because of his diabetes.[9]

Awards and achievements
  • Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Lifetime Achievement, 1999: winner
  • Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2004: nominated for Master's Mates
  • Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2006: shortlisted for Saving Billie
  • Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2007: shortlisted for The Undertow
  • Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2008: nominated for Appeal Denied
  • Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2008: nominated for Open File

Partial list of books

Cliff Hardy novels

As a crime novelist, Corris is best known for his series featuring Sydney PI Cliff Hardy:

  • The Dying Trade (First published in Sydney, by McGraw Hill Book Company, 1980);[10] *
  • White Meat (Sydney, Pan Books, 1981); [11] *
  • The Marvelous Boy (Sydney, Pan Books, 1982); [12] *
  • The Empty Beach [13] **
  • Heroin Annie and other Cliff Hardy stories (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1984); ISBN 978-0-04-820022-8 **
  • The Big Drop and other Cliff Hardy Stories (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1985); ISBN 978-0-86861-767-1**
  • Make Me Rich (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1985); ISBN 978-0-86861-660-5 **
  • Deal Me Out (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1986); ISBN 978-0-86861-978-1 **
  • The Greenwich Apartments (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1986); ISBN 978-0-04-820030-3 **
  • The Cliff Hardy Omnibus (1988)(Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1988); ISBN 0-04-378010-5 **
  • The January Zone (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1987); ISBN 978-0-04-200050-3 **
  • The Man in the Shadows (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1988); ISBN 978-0-04-320226-5 **
  • Man in the Shadows and Other Stories (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1988); ISBN 0-04-320226-8 **
  • O'Fear (First published in Sydney, Australia, by Bantam Books, 1990);[14] ISBN 978-0-947189-73-0 ***
  • Aftershock (Sydney, Bantam, 1991); ISBN 1-86359-028-5***
  • Wet Graves (Sydney, Bantam, 1991); ISBN 1-86359-025-0***
  • Beware of the Dog (Sydney, Bantam, 1992); ISBN 1-86359-054-4***
  • Burn: And Other Stories (Sydney and New York, Bantam, 1993); ISBN 1-86359-069-2***
  • Matrimonial Causes (Sydney, Bantam, 1993); ISBN 1-86359-077-3***
  • Casino (Sydney, Bantam, 1994); ISBN 1-86359-113-3***
  • Forget Me If You Can: Cliff Hardy Stories (Sydney, Bantam, 1997); ISBN 0-7338-0066-1***
  • The Washington Club (Sydney, Bantam, 1997); ISBN 0-7338-0031-9***
  • The Reward (Sydney, Bantam, 1997); ISBN 0-7338-0070-X***
  • The Black Prince (Sydney, Bantam, 1998); ISBN 1-86325-132-4***
  • The Other Side of Sorrow (Sydney, Bantam, 1999); ISBN 1-86325-185-5***
  • Lugarno (Sydney, Bantam, 2001); ISBN 1-86325-298-3***
  • Salt and Blood (Sydney, Bantam, 2002); ISBN 1-86325-374-2***
  • Master's Mates (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2003); ISBN 1-74114-136-2**
  • The Coast Road (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2004); ISBN 1-74114-384-5**
  • Taking Care of Business: Cliff Hardy Cases (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2004); ISBN 1-74114-419-1**
  • Saving Billie (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2004); ISBN 1-74114-652-6**
  • The Undertow (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2006); ISBN 978-1-74114-748-3**
  • Appeal Denied (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2007) [15]**
  • The Big Score: Cliff Hardy Cases (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1991); ISBN 978-1-74175-223-6 **)
  • Open File (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2008); ISBN 978-1-74175-417-9**(2009)
  • Deep Water (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2010); ISBN 978-1-74175-677-7**(2009)
  • Torn Apart (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 01/2010); ISBN 978-1-74237-139-9**(01/2010)
  • Follow the Money (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 01/2011); ISBN 978-1-74237-379-9**(01/2010)
  • Comeback (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 01/2012); ISBN 978-1-74237-724-7**(10/2011)
  • The Dunbar Case (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2013); ISBN 978-1-74331-751-8**
  • Silent Kill (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2014); ISBN 978-1-74331-637-5**
  • Gun Control (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2015); **
  • That Empty Feeling (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2016); **
  • Win, Lose or Draw (Allen & Unwin, 2017) [16] (Final Hardy Novel)

* = Cliff Hardy books published by Pan Books in the collection of the National Library of Australia
** = Cliff Hardy books published by Allen & Unwin in the collection of the National Library of Australia
*** = Cliff Hardy books published by Bantam Books in the collection of the National Library of Australia
**** = Cited as being published by "Transworld"

Ray Crawley novels
  • Pokerface (1985) [17]
  • The Baltic Business (1988) [18]
  • The Kimberly Killing (1990) [19]
  • The Cargo Club (1990) [20]
  • The Japanese Job (1992) [21]
  • The Azanian Action (1991) [22]
  • The Time Trap (1994) [23]
  • The Vietnam Volunteer (2000) [24]

Richard Browning novels
  • Box Office Browning [25]
  • Beverly Hills Browning [26]
  • Browning in Buckskin [27]
  • Browning Takes Off [28]
  • Browning P.I. [29]
  • Browning Battles On [30]
  • Browning Sahib [31]
  • Browning Without A Cause [32]

Luke Dunlop novels
  • Set Up (1992) [33]
  • Cross Off (1993) [34]
  • Get Even (1994) [35]

See also

References
  1. "Corris, Peter". www.austlit.edu.au. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  2. Coupe, Stuart (30 August 2003). "Crime and the Corris factor". The Age. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  3. Peter Corris, the godfather of Australian crime fiction, has died
  4. Koval, Ramona. "The Journal of Fletcher Christian". abc.net.au. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  5. Koval, Ramona (18 June 2007). "Australian crime-writer Peter Corris". Radio National. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  6. "FantasticFiction: Peter Corris". www.fantasticfiction.co.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  7. McEvoy, Marc (20 April 2009). "Life writes its way into character". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  8. Corris, Peter (2000). Sweet & Sour: A Diabetic Life. Lismore, NSW: Southern Cross University Press. ISBN 1875855467.
  9. Morris, Linda (8 January 2017). "Peter Corris calls time on the iconic fictional detective Cliff Hardy". The Age. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  10. "The dying trade". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  11. Corris, Peter (1981), White meat, Pan Books, ISBN 978-0-330-27018-2
  12. Corris, Peter (1982), The marvellous boy, Pan Books, ISBN 978-0-330-27019-9
  13. Corris, Peter; Brown, Bryan (1983), The empty beach, George Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-0-86861-229-4
  14. "O'Fear". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  15. Corris, Peter (2007), Appeal denied : [No. 31 : Cliff Hardy novels], Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-74175-096-6
  16. Corris, Peter (2017), Win, lose or draw, Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-76029-478-6
  17. Corris, Peter; Garner, Bill; Corris, Peter (1985), Pokerface : a novel, Penguin Books, ISBN 978-0-14-008587-7
  18. Corris, Peter; Garner, Bill (1988), The Baltic business : a novel, Penguin, ISBN 978-0-14-010842-2
  19. Corris, Peter; Garner, Bill (1988), The Kimberley killing : a novel, Penguin Books, ISBN 978-0-14-011506-2
  20. Corris, Peter; Garner, Bill (1990), The cargo club, Penguin, ISBN 978-0-14-012803-1
  21. Corris, Peter; Garner, Bill (1992), The Japanese job, Collins/Angus & Robertson, ISBN 978-0-207-17528-2
  22. Corris, Peter; Garner, Bill (1991), The Azanian action, Collins/Angus & Robertson, ISBN 978-0-207-17213-7
  23. Corris, Peter; Garner, Bill (1994), The time trap, Harper Collins, ISBN 978-0-7322-5016-4
  24. Corris, Peter; Garner, Bill (2000), The Vietnam volunteer, Southern Cross University Press, ISBN 978-1-875855-45-2
  25. Corris, Peter (1987), "Box Office' Browning : from tapes among the papers of Richard "Box Office' Browning, Viking, ISBN 978-0-670-81696-5
  26. Corris, Peter (1987), 'Beverley Hills' Browning : from tapes among the papers of Richard Browning, Penguin, ISBN 978-0-14-010739-5
  27. Corris, Peter (1991), Browning in buckskin : from the tapes and papers of Richard Browning, Penguin Books, ISBN 978-0-14-014699-8
  28. Corris, Peter (1989), Browning takes off : from tapes among the papers of Richard Browning, Penguin Books, ISBN 978-0-14-012159-9
  29. Corris, Peter (1992), Browning P.I, Angus & Robertson, ISBN 978-0-207-17415-5
  30. Corris, Peter (1993), Browning battles on, Angus & Robertson, ISBN 978-0-207-17613-5
  31. Corris, Peter (1994), Browning Sahib, Harper Collins, ISBN 978-0-7322-5043-0
  32. Corris, Peter (1995), Browning without a cause, Imprint, ISBN 978-1-875892-22-8
  33. Corris, Peter (1992), Set up, Pan Macmillan, ISBN 978-0-330-27342-8
  34. Corris, Peter (1993), Cross off, Pan, ISBN 978-0-330-27385-5
  35. Corris, Peter (1994), Get even, Pan Macmillan, ISBN 978-0-330-27478-4


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