Cliff Hardy trades the mean streets of Sydney for the Illawarra escarpment, a rugged undeveloped area of Australia, in this latest hard-boiled detective novel. First hired by the daughter of the late, wealthy Frederick Farmer to investigate his mysterious and fiery death, Hardy is then called in on a second case--the disappearance of the young daughter of Marisha Karatsky, an exotic, dark-eyed interpreter who gets under Hardy's thick skin. Questionable insurance agents and feral bikers round out the colorful cast as Hardy ...
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Cliff Hardy trades the mean streets of Sydney for the Illawarra escarpment, a rugged undeveloped area of Australia, in this latest hard-boiled detective novel. First hired by the daughter of the late, wealthy Frederick Farmer to investigate his mysterious and fiery death, Hardy is then called in on a second case--the disappearance of the young daughter of Marisha Karatsky, an exotic, dark-eyed interpreter who gets under Hardy's thick skin. Questionable insurance agents and feral bikers round out the colorful cast as Hardy battles through personal turmoil on the road to justice.
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Seller's Description:
F- 12mo. original printed paper wraps (a trifle rubbed); pp. [viii (last blank)], 224, [8 (pubs. advts., last blank)]. A near fine copy. The 27th book in the Cliff Hardy series.
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Seller's Description:
Very Fine. No Jacket, As Issued. Advance Reader's Copy (ARC) 8vo. Second printing. Published Australia: Allen and Unwin, 2004, as advance copy for the American edition of 2005. From two applied stickers: "In lieu of galleys we are submitting finished books." 8vo. wrappers. A very fine copy.
