Peter Corris
| Peter Corris | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Peter Robert Corris 8 May 1942 Stawell, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Writer |
Peter Robert Corris (born 8 May 1942, Stawell, Victoria)) is an Australian academic, historian, journalist and a novelist of historical and crime fiction. As crime fiction writer, he has been described as "the Godfather of contemporary Australian crime-writing".
Corris' secondary school education was at Melbourne High School He was a Bachelor level student at the University of Melbourne, then gained a Master of Arts in History at Monash University. He studied at the Australian National University where he was awarded a PhD in History. He is married to writer Jean Bedford.
As a crime novelist, Corris is best known for his series featuring Sydney PI Cliff Hardy:
* = 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"
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