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Peter Corris Books in Order

Find every Peter Corris book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 77 books / 7 series

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 Peter Corris Books in Chronological Order

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 The Brothers Craft POoSN / 6 Buy
2014 Forget Me If You Can POoCHC / 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

Peter Corris Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Set Up 1992 Buy
02 Cross Off 1993 Buy
03 Get Even 1994 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 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
01 Pokerface 1985 Buy
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
07 The Time Trap 1993 Buy
08 The Vietnam Volunteer 2000 Buy
01 Heroin Annie and Other Cliff Hardy Stories 1984 Buy
02 Man in the Shadows 1988 Buy
03 The Big Drop 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
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
01 Beverly Hills Browning 1987 Buy
02 Browning Takes Off 1989 Buy
03 Box Office Browning 1989 Buy
04 Browning In Buckskin 1991 Buy
05 Browning P.I. 1992 Buy
06 Browning Battles On 1993 Buy
07 Browning Sahib 1994 Buy
08 Browning Without a Cause 1995 Buy
Cliff Hardy Books in Reading Order 36 books / 1980-2017
01 The Dying Trade 1980 Buy
02 White Meat 1981 Buy
03 The Marvellous Boy 1982 Buy
04 The Empty Beach 1984 Buy
05 Heroin Annie 1984 Buy
06 Make Me Rich 1985 Buy
07 The Greenwich Apartments 1986 Buy
08 Deal Me Out 1986 Buy
09 The January Zone 1987 Buy
10 O'Fear 1990 Buy
11 Wet Graves 1991 Buy
12 Aftershock 1991 Buy
13 Beware of the Dog 1992 Buy
14 Matrimonial Causes 1993 Buy
15 Casino 1994 Buy
16 The Reward 1997 Buy
17 Washington Club 1997 Buy
18 The Black Prince 1998 Buy
19 Other Side of Sorrow 1999 Buy
20 Lugarno 2001 Buy
21 Salt and Blood 2002 Buy
22 Master's Mates 2003 Buy
23 The Coast Road 2004 Buy
24 Saving Billie 2005 Buy
25 The Undertow 2006 Buy
26 Appeal Denied 2007 Buy
27 Open File 2008 Buy
28 Deep Water 2009 Buy
29 Torn Apart 2010 Buy
30 Follow The Money 2011 Buy
31 Comeback 2012 Buy
32 The Dunbar Case 2013 Buy
33 Silent Kill 2014 Buy
34 Gun Control 2015 Buy
35 That Empty Feeling 2015 Buy
36 Win, Lose or Draw 2017 Buy

Where to start with Peter Corris

What is the best order to read Peter Corris books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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