Peter Corris Books in Order
Peter Corris has written 77 books, published between 1973 and 2017. The first book is Passage, Port and Plantation: A History of Solomon Islands Labour Migration, 1870-1914 (1973) and the newest is Win, Lose or Draw (2017). Publication order is the reading order below. 43 of the 77 books listed here are in the Cliff Hardy series, which has its own page: Cliff Hardy books in order.
- Books
- 77
- Published
- 1973–2017
- Pages on record
- 13,244 in 57 of 77 books
- Reading time
- 221–331 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 13,244 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 57 of 77 titles with a page count on record.
Cliff Hardy is a Sydney private investigator and the character Peter Corris is known for, beginning with The Dying Trade (1980). Corris (1942-2018) worked as an academic, historian and journalist in Australia, and was described as the Godfather of contemporary Australian crime-writing. Ray Crawley, Richard Browning and Luke Dunlop head further series. The listing holds 77 titles dated 1973 to 2017, opening with a history of Solomon Islands labour migration and closing with Win, Lose or Draw (2017).
How many Peter Corris books are there?
Peter Corris has 77 books, released between 1973 and 2017. They include 4 series and 15 titles listed outside any series.
Peter Corris Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 77 Peter Corris books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Passage, Port and Plantation: A History of Solomon Islands Labour Migration, 1870-19141973 · 201 pages · confirmed 2/419732012/4
- 219803842/4
- 3Lightning Meets the West Wind: The Malaita Massacre1980 · 219 pages · confirmed 2/419802192/4
- 41981–2/4
- 51982–2/4
- 6The National Times Australian Book of Quizzes1983 · 134 pages · confirmed 2/419831342/4
- 719842662/4
- 8The Winning Side1984 · confirmed 2/41984–2/4
- 91984–2/4
- 101984–2/4
- 111985–2/4
- 1219851852/4
- 131986–2/4
- 1419862172/4
- 151987–2/4
- 1619872052/4
- 171988–2/4
- 181988–2/4
- 1919882082/4
- 201989–2/4
- 21The Gulliver Fortune1989 · 403 pages · confirmed 2/419894032/4
- 221989–2/4
- 23Naismith's Dominion1990 · 362 pages · confirmed 2/419903622/4
- 2419901762/4
- 2519901852/4
- 2619902242/4
- 2719912042/4
- 2819912402/4
- 291991–2/4
- 3019912362/4
- 3119922012/4
- 32Fred Hollows: An Autobiography1992 · 267 pages · confirmed 2/419922672/4
- 3319922242/4
- 3419922032/4
- 351992–2/4
- 361993–2/4
- 3719932082/4
- 3819932562/4
- 3919931982/4
- 4019932042/4
- 4119942112/4
- 4219942042/4
- 4319942162/4
- 44Ray Barrett: An Autobiography1995 · 85 pages · confirmed 2/41995852/4
- 4519952502/4
- 4619972322/4
- 4719972602/4
- 48A Round of Golf: 18 Holes with Peter Corris1998 · 169 pages · confirmed 2/419981692/4
- 4919982242/4
- 5019992242/4
- 5120001972/4
- 5220012202/4
- 5320022442/4
- 5420032322/4
- 5520042312/4
- 5620042242/4
- 57The Journal of Fletcher Christian: Together with the History of Henry Corkill2005 · 283 pages · confirmed 2/420052832/4
- 5820052212/4
- 5920062092/4
- 60Blood Brothers2007 · confirmed 2/42007–2/4
- 6120072052/4
- 6220082052/4
- 632009–2/4
- 6420102522/4
- 65The Colonial Queen2011 · 285 pages · confirmed 2/420112852/4
- 66Mad Dog: William Cyril Moxley and the Moorebank Killings2011 · 246 pages · confirmed 2/420112462/4
- 672011–2/4
- 6820122512/4
- 69Damned If I Do2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 7020132472/4
- 7120142642/4
- 72The Brothers Craft2014 · 350 pages · confirmed 2/420143502/4
- 7320142552/4
- 7420152282/4
- 752015–2/4
- 7620152642/4
- 7720172462/4
Peter Corris series in order
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Cliff Hardy books in order 43 books
- Ray Crawley books in order 8 books
- Richard Browning books in order 8 books
Peter Corris books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Do you have to read Peter Corris books in order?
You only need to read Peter Corris books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Peter Corris
Start with the first book of the Peter Corris series you want to read: Cliff Hardy starts with The Dying Trade (1980), Ray Crawley starts with Pokerface (1985) and Richard Browning starts with Beverly Hills Browning (1987). The earliest catalogued title overall is Passage, Port and Plantation: A History of Solomon Islands Labour Migration, 1870-1914 (1973).
What is the newest Peter Corris book?
Win, Lose or Draw (2017) is the newest Peter Corris book released so far.
Is there a new Peter Corris book coming?
No next Peter Corris book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Peter Corris at a glance
- Died
- Peter Corris died in 2018, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Peter Corris on record dates from 2017.
- Release pace
- Peter Corris books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 13,244 pages across the 57 of 77 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Peter Corris books, 28 of 77, were published in the 1990s.
What the Peter Corris books are about
47 of the 77 Peter Corris books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: private investigators is tagged on 32 of 47. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Private investigators 32 of 47 books
- Hardy, cliff (fictitious character) 19 of 47 books
- Mystery & detective 18 of 47 books
- Cliff Hardy (Fictitious character) 15 of 47 books
- Australia 9 of 47 books
- Sydney (n.s.w.) 4 of 47 books
- Investigation 3 of 47 books
- Murder 3 of 47 books
- Australian Detective and mystery stories 2 of 47 books
- Australian fiction 2 of 47 books