Open File

By Peter Corris

The thirty-third book in the Cliff Hardy series
Cliff Hardy, with his PI licence cancelled and his career in Sydney at an end, is preparing for a trip overseas. Cleaning out his office, he comes across an open file-an unsolved case. He starts reading and is thrown back to his investigation. At first glance a straightforward missing persons matter, the investigation took on twists and turns involving military history, Sydney criminals and corruption at high levels. Twenty years later, can he crack the one that got away?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin
• Release date: Jan 1, 2017
• ISBN: 9781925575934

Reviews for Open File

[bruce_mcnair_2 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is the 33rd Cliff Hardy PI book. Hardy is a knockabout character who grows on you. He lost his PI licence and is packing up his office before going overseas on a much needed break. In the process he discovers a file from 20 years ago that was never closed. The ensuing story is the recollection of how that case unfolded. It started with a teenage boy who goes missing on the verge of his final year exams. The case becomes complicated by murder, a conman, and a crooked government minister. He follows the trail through a lot of familiar settings in Sydney and elsewhere in the state. But he never manages to find the boy. I give the story 4 stars.