Scobie Malone
Scobie Malone is a fictional Australian police detective created by Jon Cleary. Named after the jockey Scobie Breasley, he made his first appearance in Cleary's 1966 novel The High Commissioner.[1] Cleary did not originally intend to create a series but brought the character back later for Helga's Web (1970) and Ransom (1973). There was a long gap before Cleary started using the character again, but once he did he wrote for him regularly from the late 80s onwards. Other regular characters in the series included his wife Lisa and partner Sergeant Russ Clements.[2]
Novels
- The High Commissioner (1966) - Scobie is sent to London to arrest the Australian High Commissioner who is in the middle of a peace conference for the Vietnam War.
- Helga's Web (1970) - set against the background of the construction of the Sydney Opera House.
- Ransom (1973) - Scobie's wife is kidnapped while they are honeymooning in New York.
- Dragons at the Party (1987)
- Now and Then, Amen (1988) - Scobie investigates the death of a nun discovered near a brothel.
- Babylon South (1989) - Scobie investigates the discovery of the remains of the one-time head of ASIO who went missing over twenty years ago.
- Murder Song (1990) - a sniper serial killer is on the loose in Sydney.
- Pride's Harvest (1991) - Scobie investigates the death of a Japanese farm manager in a country town.
- Dark Summer (1992) - a dead body is found in Scobie's swimming pool.
- Bleak Spring (1993)
- Autumn Maze (1994)
- Winter Chill (1995)
- Endpeace (1996)
- Five Ring Circus (1998) - a mystery set during the lead up to the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
- Dilemma (1999)
- Bear Pit (2000)
- Yesterday's Shadow (2001)
- The Easy Sin (2002)
- Degrees of Connection (2003)
Film Adaptations
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