Jon Cleary
Birth date: November 22, 1917
Died: July 20, 2010
Jon Cleary's Books
The 10th entry in this always enjoyable series featuring Scobie Malone, a Sydney homicide inspector, who solves crimes while still being an involved family man.
Another fine entry in this consistently good series featuring a Sydney police inspector. I especially enjoy how the author weaves in Australian culture and politics into the plots without being heavy-handed.
This is one of my favorite series featuring a police detective. Scobie Malone is smart, tenacious, has no hang-ups, loves his family, and does the best job he can. In this book, Scobie travels to a small Aussie town to try and solve the murder of a Japanese national who was the manager of the loca...
I have become a fan of Jon Cleary who writes with a rather cynical eye toward Australian society. They are not high literature, just good solid stories with interesting characters. No point is recapping the plot as I'd have to write spoiler all over it anyway. I'm gradually working my way through ...