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# Peter Corris

(1942–2018)   Journalist   Australia

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Peter Corris was a journalist from Australia, best known for *The Baltic Business*.

## Quick Facts About Peter Corris

Born May 8, 1942

Died August 30, 2018

Nationality Australia

Profession Journalist

Notable works The Baltic Business

## About Peter Corris

Peter Robert Corris was an Australian academic, historian, journalist and a novelist of historical and crime fiction. As crime fiction writer, he was described as "the Godfather of contemporary Australian crime-writing", particularly for his Cliff Hardy novels.

##  Quotes by Peter Corris

> [It was the sort of moment that a smoker would fill in with a cigarette and an ex-smoker filled in with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-corris/it-was-the-sort-of-moment-that-a-smoker-would-fill-in-with-a/)

[Peter Corris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-corris/)

[Cigarette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cigarette/)

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> [Falconer's grasp of period and places is almost flawless ... He's my kind of writer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-corris/falconer-s-grasp-of-period-and-places-is-almost-flawless-he-s-my-kind/)

[Peter Corris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-corris/)

[Falconer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/falconer/)

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