White Meat

White Meat
AuthorPeter Corris
LanguageEnglish
SeriesCliff Hardy
GenreCrime fiction
PublisherPan Books
Publication date1981
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint
Pages205
ISBN0330270184
Preceded byThe Dying Trade 
Followed byThe Marvellous Boy 

White Meat is a 1981 Australian crime novel by Peter Corris.

It was the second novel featuring the author's continuing character Cliff Hardy.

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."

Publication history

After the novel's initial publication by Allen and Unwin in Australia in 1981, it was reprinted as follows:

The novel was also translated into French in 1989.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "White Meat by Peter Corris". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Austlit – Cliff Hardy series by Peter Corris". Austlit. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  3. ↑ ""Webs of villainy"". The Canberra Times. 30 May 1981. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  4. 1 2 "White Meat by Peter Corris". Austlit. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Chair blanche by Peter Corris". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 May 2026.