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Home / Authors / Peter Corris Peter Corris Australian author Peter Corris is best known for his Cliff Hardy private investigator series. His books have sold over one million copies, cementing his legacy as the "godfather of Australian crime fiction." This page provides the Peter Corris books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1973 Passage, Port and Plantation: A History of Solomon Islands Labour Migration, 1870-1914 POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1980 The Dying Trade POoCHB · 1 Buy ↗ 1980 Lightning Meets the West Wind: The Malaita Massacre POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1981 White Meat POoCHB · 2 Buy ↗ 1982 The Marvellous Boy POoCHB · 3 Buy ↗ 1983 The National Times Australian Book of Quizzes(With: Jean Bedford) POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 1984 Heroin Annie and Other Cliff Hardy Stories POoCHC · 1 Buy ↗ 1984 The Winning Side POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1984 The Empty Beach POoCHB · 4 Buy ↗ 1984 Heroin Annie POoCHB · 5 Buy ↗ 1985 Pokerface POoRCB · 1 Buy ↗ 1985 Make Me Rich POoCHB · 6 Buy ↗ 1986 The Greenwich Apartments POoCHB · 7 Buy ↗ 1986 Deal Me Out POoCHB · 8 Buy ↗ 1987 Beverly Hills Browning POoRBB · 1 Buy ↗ 1987 The January Zone POoCHB · 9 Buy ↗ 1988 Man in the Shadows POoCHC · 2 Buy ↗ 1988 The Baltic Business POoRCB · 2 Buy ↗ 1988 The Big Drop POoCHC · 3 Buy ↗ 1989 Browning Takes Off POoRBB · 2 Buy ↗ 1989 The Gulliver Fortune POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1989 Box Office Browning POoRBB · 3 Buy ↗ 1990 Naismith's Dominion POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1990 The Kimberly Killing POoRCB · 3 Buy ↗ 1990 The Cargo Club POoRCB · 4 Buy ↗ 1990 O'Fear POoCHB · 10 Buy ↗ 1991 Browning In Buckskin POoRBB · 4 Buy ↗ 1991 The Azanian Action POoRCB · 5 Buy ↗ 1991 Wet Graves POoCHB · 11 Buy ↗ 1991 Aftershock POoCHB · 12 Buy ↗ 1992 Set Up POoLDB · 1 Buy ↗ 1992 Fred Hollows: An Autobiography(With: Fred Hollows) POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 1992 Browning P.I. POoRBB · 5 Buy ↗ 1992 The Japanese Job POoRCB · 6 Buy ↗ 1992 Beware of the Dog POoCHB · 13 Buy ↗ 1993 Cross Off POoLDB · 2 Buy ↗ 1993 Burn, and Other Stories POoCHC · 4 Buy ↗ 1993 Browning Battles On POoRBB · 6 Buy ↗ 1993 The Time Trap POoRCB · 7 Buy ↗ 1993 Matrimonial Causes POoCHB · 14 Buy ↗ 1994 Get Even POoLDB · 3 Buy ↗ 1994 Browning Sahib POoRBB · 7 Buy ↗ 1994 Casino POoCHB · 15 Buy ↗ 1995 Ray Barrett: An Autobiography(With: Ray Barrett) POoNB · 5 Buy ↗ 1995 Browning Without a Cause POoRBB · 8 Buy ↗ 1997 The Reward POoCHB · 16 Buy ↗ 1997 Washington Club POoCHB · 17 Buy ↗ 1998 A Round of Golf: 18 Holes with Peter Corris POoNB · 6 Buy ↗ 1998 The Black Prince POoCHB · 18 Buy ↗ 1999 Other Side of Sorrow POoCHB · 19 Buy ↗ 2000 The Vietnam Volunteer POoRCB · 8 Buy ↗ 2001 Lugarno POoCHB · 20 Buy ↗ 2002 Salt and Blood POoCHB · 21 Buy ↗ 2003 Master's Mates POoCHB · 22 Buy ↗ 2004 Taking Care Of Business POoCHC · 5 Buy ↗ 2004 The Coast Road POoCHB · 23 Buy ↗ 2005 The Journal of Fletcher Christian: Together with the History of Henry Corkill POoNB · 7 Buy ↗ 2005 Saving Billie POoCHB · 24 Buy ↗ 2006 The Undertow POoCHB · 25 Buy ↗ 2007 Blood Brothers POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 2007 Appeal Denied POoCHB · 26 Buy ↗ 2008 Open File POoCHB · 27 Buy ↗ 2009 Deep Water POoCHB · 28 Buy ↗ 2010 Torn Apart POoCHB · 29 Buy ↗ 2011 The Colonial Queen POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 2011 Mad Dog: William Cyril Moxley and the Moorebank Killings POoNB · 8 Buy ↗ 2011 Follow The Money POoCHB · 30 Buy ↗ 2012 Comeback POoCHB · 31 Buy ↗ 2013 Damned If I Do(With: Philip Nitschke) POoNB · 9 Buy ↗ 2013 The Dunbar Case POoCHB · 32 Buy ↗ 2014 Forget Me If You Can POoCHC · 6 Buy ↗ 2014 The Brothers Craft POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 2014 Silent Kill POoCHB · 33 Buy ↗ 2015 The Big Score: Cliff Hardy Cases POoCHC · 7 Buy ↗ 2015 Gun Control POoCHB · 34 Buy ↗ 2015 That Empty Feeling POoCHB · 35 Buy ↗ 2017 Win, Lose or Draw POoCHB · 36 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Luke Dunlop Books 3 books · 1992–1994
Publication Order of Standalone Novels 6 books · 1984–2014
01 The Winning Side 1984 Buy ↗ 02 The Gulliver Fortune 1989 Buy ↗ 03 Naismith's Dominion 1990 Buy ↗ 04 Blood Brothers 2007 Buy ↗ 05 The Colonial Queen 2011 Buy ↗ 06 The Brothers Craft 2014 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Ray Crawley Books 8 books · 1985–2000
02 The Baltic Business 1988 Buy ↗ 03 The Kimberly Killing 1990 Buy ↗ 04 The Cargo Club 1990 Buy ↗ 05 The Azanian Action 1991 Buy ↗ 06 The Japanese Job 1992 Buy ↗ 08 The Vietnam Volunteer 2000 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Cliff Hardy Collections 7 books · 1984–2015
01 Heroin Annie and Other Cliff Hardy Stories 1984 Buy ↗ 02 Man in the Shadows 1988 Buy ↗ 04 Burn, and Other Stories 1993 Buy ↗ 05 Taking Care Of Business 2004 Buy ↗ 06 Forget Me If You Can 2014 Buy ↗ 07 The Big Score: Cliff Hardy Cases 2015 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 9 books · 1973–2013
01 Passage, Port and Plantation: A History of Solomon Islands Labour Migration, 1870-1914 1973 Buy ↗ 02 Lightning Meets the West Wind: The Malaita Massacre 1980 Buy ↗ 03 The National Times Australian Book of Quizzes(With: Jean Bedford) 1983 Buy ↗ 04 Fred Hollows: An Autobiography(With: Fred Hollows) 1992 Buy ↗ 05 Ray Barrett: An Autobiography(With: Ray Barrett) 1995 Buy ↗ 06 A Round of Golf: 18 Holes with Peter Corris 1998 Buy ↗ 07 The Journal of Fletcher Christian: Together with the History of Henry Corkill 2005 Buy ↗ 08 Mad Dog: William Cyril Moxley and the Moorebank Killings 2011 Buy ↗ 09 Damned If I Do(With: Philip Nitschke) 2013 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Richard Browning Books 8 books · 1987–1995
01 Beverly Hills Browning 1987 Buy ↗ 02 Browning Takes Off 1989 Buy ↗ 03 Box Office Browning 1989 Buy ↗ 04 Browning In Buckskin 1991 Buy ↗ 06 Browning Battles On 1993 Buy ↗ 07 Browning Sahib 1994 Buy ↗ 08 Browning Without a Cause 1995 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Cliff Hardy Books 36 books · 1980–2017
01 The Dying Trade 1980 Buy ↗ 03 The Marvellous Boy 1982 Buy ↗ 04 The Empty Beach 1984 Buy ↗ 07 The Greenwich Apartments 1986 Buy ↗ 09 The January Zone 1987 Buy ↗ 13 Beware of the Dog 1992 Buy ↗ 14 Matrimonial Causes 1993 Buy ↗ 17 Washington Club 1997 Buy ↗ 18 The Black Prince 1998 Buy ↗ 19 Other Side of Sorrow 1999 Buy ↗ 21 Salt and Blood 2002 Buy ↗ 22 Master's Mates 2003 Buy ↗ 23 The Coast Road 2004 Buy ↗ 30 Follow The Money 2011 Buy ↗ 32 The Dunbar Case 2013 Buy ↗ 35 That Empty Feeling 2015 Buy ↗ 36 Win, Lose or Draw 2017 Buy ↗