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'Hardy has never been much of a family man, so when he meets his second cousin Patrick Malloy it's like being hit with a left hook to the solar plexus - Malloy is his double. Cliff and his cousin become friends and travel to attend a gathering of the Irish Travell - the gypsy-like folk from whom they are descended. On their return, Malloy is brutally murdered - but was the shotgun blast intended for him or for Hardy? Hardy is de-licensed, semi-retired ... but this investigation is personal. The plot becomes still more personal when Malloy's ex-wife, Sheila, comes onto the scene. Hardy has his own enemies and Malloy's to consider as he searches for the killer. Clues point in many directions - to Sheila's motives, to Malloy's suspect business dealings, to his time as a mercenary in Angola.
The search takes Hardy north to a para-military training camp and south to a meeting of Traveller descendants in Kangaroo Valley. Other players have other interests and their playing style is ruthless.' (From the publisher's website.)
Notes
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Dedication: For Miriam, Philip and Axel
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Epigraph:
Irish poets, learn your trade,
Sing whatever is well made
-WB Yates
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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[Review] Torn Apart
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Booklist , 1 October vol. 107 no. 3 2010; (p. 35)
— Review of Torn Apart 2010 single work novel -
The Unreconstructed Cliff
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , April vol. 54 no. 4 2010; (p. 119-120)
— Review of Torn Apart 2010 single work novel -
Crime File
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 February 2010; (p. 20)
— Review of Torn Apart 2010 single work novel -
Living in a Crime Warp
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 7 February 2010; (p. 12)
— Review of Torn Apart 2010 single work novel -
Men of Few Words but an Enduring Criminal Code
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-24 January 2010; (p. 32-33)
— Review of Torn Apart 2010 single work novel ; Wyatt 2010 single work novel
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[Review] Torn Apart
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , Summer 2009-2010 vol. 89 no. 5 2009; (p. 37)
— Review of Torn Apart 2010 single work novel -
Hot Holiday Whodunits
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 January 2010; (p. 12)
— Review of Torn Apart 2010 single work novel ; Avalanche Pass 2010 single work novel -
Fiction Books
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 9 - 10 January 2010; (p. 22)
— Review of Torn Apart 2010 single work novel -
Vampires in LA, and Hardy's off to Ireland
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 16 January 2010; (p. 26)
— Review of Torn Apart 2010 single work novel -
Men of Few Words but an Enduring Criminal Code
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-24 January 2010; (p. 32-33)
— Review of Torn Apart 2010 single work novel ; Wyatt 2010 single work novel
Awards
- 2012 shortlisted The National Year of Reading 2012 Our Story Collection — New South Wales
- 2010 nominated Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing — Best Novel
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cIreland,cWestern Europe, Europe,
- New South Wales,
- Kangaroo Valley, Robertson - Kangaroo Valley area, Southern Highlands - Southern Tablelands, Southeastern NSW, New South Wales,