The Marvellous Boy (novel)

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The Marvellous Boy
Author Peter Corris
LanguageEnglish
Series Cliff Hardy
GenreCrime fiction
Publisher Allen and Unwin
Publication date
1982
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint
Preceded by White Meat  
Followed by The Empty Beach  

The Marvellous Boy is a 1982 Australian crime novel by Peter Corris. It was the third novel featuring Cliff Hardy. [1] [2]

Contents

Premise

Cliff Hardy is hired by the matriarch of a wealthy family to track down a long-lost heir.

Reception

"Marvellous for the boys who like tough guy fiction," wrote the Sydney Morning Herald. [3]

"Corris keeps tension high" wrote The Age. [4]

The Canberra Times wrote "there is hope that when Hardy stops being a reasonable facsimile of police roundsmen I have known and gets more into his detective role he'll be a good one." [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Peirce, Peter (25 June 2018). "Peter Corris: A Cascade of Fiction". Sydney Review of Books. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Corris, Peter (19 October 2012). "The Godfather: Peter Corris on filming Cliff Hardy". The Newtown Review of Books. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  3. ↑ Knight, Stephen (13 March 1982). "Crime". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 43.
  4. ↑ Davie, Ray (17 April 1982). "Crime books". The Age. p. 14.
  5. ↑ "Farewell to crome queen TIMESTYLE BOOKS MUSIC THEATRE". The Canberra Times . Vol. 56, no. 16, 948. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 February 1982. p. 8. Retrieved 6 March 2025– via National Library of Australia.
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