{"product_id":"9781921921339","title":"The Dying Trade: Text Classics","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeet Cliff Hardy. Smoker, drinker, ex-boxer. And private investigator. When the wealthy Bryn Gutteridge hires Hardy to help his sister, it looks as if blackmail is the problem. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUntil the case becomes more brutal, twisted and shocking than even Hardy could have guessed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A quintessentially Australian literary icon.' \u003ci\u003eAge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction by Charles Waterstreet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePeter Corris\u003c\/b\u003e's first Cliff Hardy novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Dying Trade\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1980. It not only introduced a sleuth who was to become an enduring legend, but was also a long love letter to the seamy side of Sydney itself. Over more than three decades Corris has now written thirty-eight Cliff Hardy books, and the city of Sydney is as significant a presence in the books as the figure of Hardy. The third in the series, \u003ci\u003eThe Empty Beach\u003c\/i\u003e, was made into a film starring Bryan Brown. In 1999 Corris was presented with a Ned Kelly Lifetime Achievement Award. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eCharles Waterstreet\u003c\/b\u003e is author of the memoirs \u003ci\u003ePrecious Bodily Fluids\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRepeating the Leaving\u003c\/i\u003e. He was co-creator of \u003ci\u003eRake\u003c\/i\u003e, the award-winning ABC series. He is currently writing the third volume of his memoirs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003etextclassics.com.au\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154150605040,"sku":"9781921921339","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781921921339_p0.jpg?v=1763632630","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781921921339","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}