White Meat
 | |
| Author | Peter Corris |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Cliff Hardy |
| Genre | Crime fiction |
| Publisher | Pan Books |
Publication date | 1981 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 205 |
| ISBN | 0330270184 |
| Preceded by | The Dying Trade |
| Followed by | The Marvellous Boy |
White Meat is a 1981 Australian crime novel by Peter Corris.[1]
It was the second novel featuring the author's continuing character Cliff Hardy.[2]
Plot synopsis
Hardy is engaged by bookmaker Ted Tarleton to find his missing daughter, Noni, who seems to have gone off the rails.
Critical reception
In The Canberra Times reviewer Mark Thomas called the novel "the best kind of thriller, focussed only on telling a good story, gleefully mixing up suspense with satire, drama with wit."[3]
Publication history
After the novel's initial publication by Allen and Unwin in Australia in 1981,[1] it was reprinted as follows:
- Ballantine Books, USA, 1986[4]
- Allen and Unwin, Australia, 2014[4]
The novel was also translated into French in 1989.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "White Meat by Peter Corris". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ^ "Austlit – Cliff Hardy series by Peter Corris". Austlit. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ^ ""Webs of villainy"". The Canberra Times. 30 May 1981. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ^ a b "White Meat by Peter Corris". Austlit. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ^ "Chair blanche by Peter Corris". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
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