O'Fear

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O'Fear
O'Fear book cover.jpg
Author Peter Corris
LanguageEnglish
Series Cliff Hardy
GenreCrime fiction
Publisher Allen and Unwin
Publication date
1990
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint
Preceded by Man in the Shadows: A Short Novel and Six Stories  
Followed by Wet Graves  

O'Fear is 1990 Australian novel by Peter Corris featuring private detective Cliff Hardy. [1] [2] It was the first Hardy novel after a break of a few years. [3]

Contents

The novel was read out on ABC radio in 1990 with John Derum as Hardy and Linda Cropper as Felicia Todd. [4]

Premise

Cliff Hardy investigates the death of a friend.

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald called it "a very good, solid murder thriller." [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

  1. ↑ Peirce, Peter (25 June 2018). "Peter Corris: A Cascade of Fiction". Sydney Review of Books. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Untitled 1991, Publishers Weekly , 6 September 1991 p. 97
  3. ↑ Knight, Stephen (6 January 1990). "Stalking the mean streets of Bondi". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 34.
  4. ↑ "Radio". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 January 1990. p. 47.
  5. ↑ Turner, Bill (20 January 1990). "Decayed Hardy Greets Decade". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 72.
  6. ↑ "Mysteries". Chicago Tribune. 3 November 1991. p. 6 Section 14.
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