Jump to content

Bleak Spring

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bleak Spring
First UK edition
AuthorJon Cleary
LanguageEnglish
SeriesScobie Malone
GenreDetective
PublisherHarperCollins (UK)
William Morrow (US)
Publication date
1993
Publication placeAustralia
Preceded byDark Summer 
Followed byAutumn Maze 

Bleak Spring is a 1993 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary.[1] It was the tenth book featuring Sydney detective Scobie Malone.

Story outline

[edit]

The story centers on the murder of a solicitor who Scobie knew, and whose son happens to be dating Scobie's daughter, Claire. It turns out the lawyer had links to a bookmaker, an offshore bank and a dangerous Russian.[2] Like many Cleary novels it featured sport, in this case rugby league.

One reviewer stated that "Cleary writes a solidly entertaining novel, concentrating on the details of routine police investigation and the matey, macho, laconic world of the police team. While the finale may inspire accusations of prejudice, it is a suitably suspenseful climax to a workmanlike slab of adventure fiction."[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ National Library of Australia - Bleak Spring by Jon Cleary
  2. ^ "Bleak Spring at Austcrime". Archived from the original on 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  3. ^ 'Top Shelf', Sunday Age, 31 October 1993, p9