The Empty Beach (1985)

Before shady businessman John Singer vanished from Bondi Beach, his name was synonymous with money—big and small, clean and dirty—a man consumed by greed and deceit. His widow, Marion, refuses to believe he’s dead and hires blunt, unyielding private eye Cliff Hardy to track him down. Bloodied and bruised, Hardy wades through a swamp of corruption and political blackmail. He confronts crime lords who thrive on human suffering and kill rivals without hesitation. From Sydney’s high life to its low, from Bondi’s seedy edges to its glamour, Hardy digs until he finds the truth.