Deal Me Out Author:Peter Corris Cliff Hardy starts out to help a friend but before long he-s looking for an enemy, William Mountain - boozer, TV scriptwriter, would-be novelist who is missing and searching for adventure. Mountain is the dealer in a deadly game and the hands he deals become more and more bizarre. Peter Corris is best known as the 'father' of Australian crime fi... more »ction through his Cliff Hardy detective stories. He's written many other books, including a very successful biography of Fred Hollows and a collection of short stories revolving around the game of golf.« less