Peter Robert Corris (born on 8 May 1942 in Stawell, Victoria, Australia)is an Australian academic, historian, journalist and a novelist of historical and crime fiction.. As crime fiction writer, he has been described as "the Godfather of contemporary Australian crime-writing".
Corris' secondary school education was at Melbourne High School He was a Bachelor level student at the University of Melbourne, then gained a Master of Arts in History at Monash University. Corris then studied at the Australian National University where he awarded a PhD in History..He is married to Australian writer, Jean Bedford.
As crime novelist, Corris is best known his Cliff Hardy series:
The Dying Trade (First published in Sydney, by Pan Books, 1980) ISBN 9780330270205 *
White Meat (Sydney, Pan Books, 1981) ISBN 9780330270182 *
The Marvelous Boy (Sydney, Pan Books, 1982) ISBN 9780330270199 *
The Empty Beach (First published in Sydney, Australia, by Allen & Unwin, 1983) ISBN 9780868612294 **
Heroin Annie and other Cliff Hardy stories (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1984) ISBN 9780048200228 **
The Big Drop and other Cliff Hardy Stories (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1985) ISBN 9780868617671**
Make Me Rich (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1985) ISBN 9780868616605 **
Deal Me Out (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1986) ISBN 9780868619781 **
The Greenwich Apartments (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1986) ISBN 9780048200303 **
The Cliff Hardy Omnibus (1988)(Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1988) ISBN 0043780105 **
The January Zone (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1987) ISBN 9780042000503 **
The Man in the Shadows (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1988) ISBN 9780043202265 **
Man in the Shadows and Other Stories (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1988) ISBN 0043202268 **
O'Fear (First published in Sydney, Australia, by Bantam Books, 1990) ISBN 9780947189730 ***
Aftershock (Sydney, Bantam, 1991) ISBN 1863590285***
Wet Graves (Sydney, Bantam, 1991) ISBN 1863590250***
Beware of the Dog (Sydney, Bantam, 1992) ISBN 1863590544***
Burn: And Other Stories (Sydney and New York, Bantam, 1993) ISBN 1863590692***
Matrimonial Causes (Sydney, Bantam, 1993) ISBN 1863590773***
Casino (Sydney, Bantam, 1994) ISBN 186359113X***
Forget Me If You Can: Cliff Hardy Stories (Sydney, Bantam, 1997) ISBN 0733800661***
The Washington Club (Sydney, Bantam, 1997) ISBN 0733800319***
The Reward (Sydney, Bantam, 1997) ISBN 073380070X***
The Black Prince (Sydney, Bantam, 1998) ISBN 1863251324***
The Other Side of Sorrow (Sydney, Bantam, 1999) ISBN 1863251855***
Lugarno (Sydney, Bantam, 2001) ISBN 1863252983***
Salt and Blood (Sydney, Bantam, 2002) ISBN 1863253742***
Master's Mates (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2003) ISBN 1741141362**
The Coast Road (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2004) ISBN 1741143845**
Taking Care of Business (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2004) ISBN 1741144191**
Saving Billie (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2004) ISBN 1741146526**
The Undertow (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2006) ISBN 9781741147483**
Appeal Denied (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2007) ISBN 9781741750966**
The Big Score: Cliff Hardy Cases (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1991) ISBN 9781741752236 **)
Open File (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2008) ISBN 9781741754179**(2009)
Deep Water (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2010) ISBN 9781741756777**(2009)
Torn Apart (Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 01/2009) ISBN 9781742371399**(12/2009)
* = Cliff Hardy books published by [[Pan Books]] in the collection of the [http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Search/Home?lookfor=%22Peter+Corris%22+Pan&type=all&limits=&submit=Find National Library of Australia]
** = Cliff Hardy books published by [[Allen & Unwin]] in the collection of the [http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Search/Home?lookfor=%22Peter+Corris%22+Allen+%26+Unwin&type=all&limits=&submit=Find National Library of Australia]
*** = Cliff Hardy books published by [[Bantam Books]] in the collection of the [http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Search/Home?lookfor=%22Peter+Corris%22+Bantam&type=all&limits=&submit=Find National Library of Australia]
**** = Cited as being published by "Transworld"
