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Title: The Dunbar Case

Subtitle: A Cliff Hardy Mystery, Book 38

Author: Peter Corris

Narrator: Dino Marnika

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-01-13

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Private Investigator Cliff Hardy's 39th case sees him leaving the mean streets of Sydney for Newcastle, investigating what a famous 19th century shipwreck has to do with a multi-million dollar heist with a cast of characters that shouldn't be trusted.

This wasn't Hardy's usual brief - uncover the mysteries of a nineteenth-century shipwreck - but he could do with an easy case and the retainer was generous.

But is it ever that simple? Not with a notorious crime family tearing itself apart, and an undercover cop playing both sides against the middle. These and an alluring but fiercely ambitious female journalist give Hardy all the trouble he can handle.

"Ever feel manipulated?" Hardy asks. The body count mounts up as he pushes closer to the truth about the mystery and the loot.

Critic Reviews:

"One thing you can never accuse a Cliff Hardy novel of is padding! They are sparse, entertaining, tight little capsules of Cliff the Private Detective working the mean streets of Sydney, and have always been thus." (www.austcrimefiction.org)

"Once again Corris has captured both the zeitgeist and the rhythm of what long-defunct inner-west rock band the Stotting Tommie's once described as "the city of emeralds and dust"." (Sydney Morning Herald)

Members Reviews:

Cliff in the Deep End Again

I have been a reader of the Cliff Hardy series of novels for at least thirty years. Inevitably, this shows my age as well as the series itself. I find the books to be wonderful escapist relief from time to time.

In "Dunbar", Peter Corris leaves the mean streets of Sydney for the equally mean streets of Newcastle. He is hired by a university professor to look into the possibility that there was a second survivor to the wreck of the "Dunbar" in 1857. As is so often the case, complications arise. Our hero, Cliff Hardy, is dragged into the grubby underworld of crime in the former steel city. There are numerous twists and turns confronting Cliff throughout. Yet, somehow, Cliff maintains his cool. Indeed, Cliff even finds a new love interest.

"Dunbar" is not Corris" best novel but it nonetheless moves at a fine clip and never fails to engage the reader. Cliff is a wonderful and likeable hero. His phlegmatic style is quite captivating. It is never difficult to embrace the character.

Corris is at his best when setting the scene and its characters. To me, they all seem believable. I find it difficult to not finish a Cliff Hardy novel at a rate of knots. From the very first paragraph, the reader is drawn into the web. This is also the case with "Dunbar" which, although it has some better predecessors, still works its wonders.

Shipwreck mystery

Despite this being the 38th Cliff Hardy novel, Peter Corris manages to maintain a high standard and tell an interesting story. Cliff has moved upmarket to an office in Pyrmont and is once again fit and healthy following his previous heart surgery. When he takes on a contract to find some historical documents related to a 19th century shipwreck it all sounds relatively safe. The catch is that he needs to meet a man currently in prison who is also wanted by the Tanner family, a Soprano like crime family in Newcastle, who believe he knows something about some missing money.