Man in the Shadows: A Short Novel and Six Stories

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Man in the Shadows: A Short Novel and Six Stories
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Author Peter Corris
LanguageEnglish
Series Cliff Hardy
GenreCrime fiction
Publisher Allen and Unwin
Publication date
1988
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint
Preceded by The January Zone  
Followed by O'Fear  

Man in the Shadows: A Short Novel and Six Stories is 1988 Australian collection of writings by Peter Corris featuring private detective Cliff Hardy. It was the eleventh book publication in the series although not the eleventh novel, consisting of a novella and six short stories, most of which had been published previously. [1]

Contents

Contents

Reception

The Canberra Times called it "a hard-boiled pot-boiler... The stories represent thin, flat padding, especially one in which we are asked to believe that the army engages in clandestine operations in New Caledonia. The novel is far more enticing, and turns out to be as brisk, witty and acute as earlier Cliff Hardy stories." [2]

The Age called the novella "a readable, lively story, but lacks the rich texture of some earlier Hardy yarns" and thought "the short stories are deftly done." [3]

The Sydney Morning Herald noted the "rather grim and resolute ending." [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Peirce, Peter (25 June 2018). "Peter Corris: A Cascade of Fiction". Sydney Review of Books. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "A Sydney we always suspected". The Canberra Times . Vol. 63, no. 19, 361. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 October 1988. p. 21. Retrieved 21 February 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ Davie, Ray (4 February 1989). "Crime". The Age Art and Books. p. 13.
  4. ↑ Knight, Stephen (20 August 1988). "Neuroses unbound". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 79.
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