''Matrimonial Causes'' is 1993 Australian novel by
Peter Corris
Peter Robert Corris (8 May 1942 – 30 August 2018) was an Australian academic, historian, journalist and a novelist of historical and crime fiction. As crime fiction writer, he was described as "the Godfather of contemporary Australian crime-w ...
featuring private detective
Cliff Hardy. It was the 17th book in the series. It explores Hardy's first case.
Reception
''The Canberra Times'' wrote "The private-eye novels of Corris are shorter than those of Dashiell Hammett, his apparent model, and therefore less tedious; but if you are looking for a touch of Raymond Chandler imaginativeness or elegance of design then look elsewhere."
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External links
''Matrimonial Causes''at AustLit
See also
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1993 in Australian literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1993.
Events
* Alex Miller (writer) won the Miles Franklin Award for '' The Ancestor Game''
Major publications
Novels
* Bryce Court ...
References
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1993 Australian novels
Australian crime novels