Comeback (Cliff Hardy, #37) in Aussie Readers

Dec 10, 2011 Shelleyrae at Book'd Out rated it really liked it

Shelves: arc-are, aussie-author

Comeback is the 36th novel in the Cliff Hardy series and while I have recently read the last few Deep Water (2009) and Torn Apart (2010) I somehow missed Follow the Money (2011). A quick read of the blurb and a few reviews had me caught up though and I was ready to join Hardy on his next case.

After losing the love of his life, his PI licence, his health and his money, Cliff Hardy is making a comeback. The first person through the door of Cliff’s new office is Bobby Forrest, the son of a former c Comeback is the 36th novel in the Cliff Hardy series and while I have recently read the last few Deep Water (2009) and Torn Apart (2010) I somehow missed Follow the Money (2011). A quick read of the blurb and a few reviews had me caught up though and I was ready to join Hardy on his next case.

After losing the love of his life, his PI licence, his health and his money, Cliff Hardy is making a comeback. The first person through the door of Cliff’s new office is Bobby Forrest, the son of a former client who is being harassed by an ex lover. When the actor is murdered just days later Cliff takes it personally and despite being warned off, he is determined to find the killer. Carefully digging through a web of suspicious security, prostitution and professional jealousy Hardy eliminates suspects one by one – until he finds himself at the wrong end of a pistol barrel.

While the situations Cliff Hardy finds himself in vary from book to book, it’s the characters’ familiarity that is responsible for continuing appeal of the series. Hardy is an old school private detective (despite his attempts at creating a paperless office) and while he has matured over the course of the series he has barely slowed down. The loss of his PI licence certainly never stopped him from sticking his nose into anything but now he is officially back on the job he is a little worried that he might not have ‘it’ anymore. It certainly seems Hardy might be slipping when his client is killed but Hardy soon proves otherwise as he investigates, turning up all manner of secrets in the meantime. The case leads Hardy off into tangents that he dutifully follows up – earning little else but a kidney punch and dire threats for his trouble, but eventually he unmasks the real murderer. The sub plots certainly keep things interesting and while Hardy’s mysteries are hardly brainteasers there are a few surprises in Comeback, particularly since their are so many suspects in the mix.

Comeback is an entertaining and satisfying read from Australia’s Godfather of Crime and I am glad to see Cliff Hardy back in Sydney doing what he does best. May he continue doing so for many more years. ...more

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Feb 03, 2012 Brenda rated it really liked it

Shelves: own-read, aussie-authors, 2012-release

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It’s my first Peter Corris, and it won’t be my last. As this is also #37 in the Cliff Hardy series, I’m very glad they can be read as stand alone, as I had no trouble following the characters.

Cliff has just received his PI licence back, after having it suspended some three years ago, for good. But after receiving some advice from a friend, he re-applied and it was reinstated. A little older, a little wiser, if a little rusty, Cliff sets himself up with the mod con ...more

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Jan 26, 2013 Laura Rittenhouse rated it liked it

Shelves: thriller

Peter Corris writes really enjoyable, pared-down crime thrillers. His hero, Cliff Hardy, is a clever but very human Private Investigator who does the typical investigative stuff to solve the crime. In this case he works hard to find out who killed one of his clients. A young man came to Hardy for help because he thought he was being followed. Turns out he was right but Hardy didn't figure it out in time to save the man.

These books aren't full of forensic detail (thankfully) or lots of blood-red ...more

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Jan 15, 2014 Charmaine Clancy rated it liked it

Shelves: aussie, crime

One thing I enjoy about the Cliff Hardy crime series is that each can be read as a stand alone novel, as I don't always read them in order.

Hardy is a likeable and thoroughly flawed character - very much the loveable rogue type.

A good, light-hearted read, my only concern with this encounter was that Hardy didn't really achieve anything, he just seemed to stumble from one preventable death to the next. However, it did still keep me wondering what would come next and how it would all unfold. ...more

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Dec 25, 2011 Helen rated it liked it

Shelves: crime, australian-author

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