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Degrees of Connection

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Degrees of Connection
First edition
AuthorJon Cleary
LanguageEnglish
SeriesScobie Malone
PublisherHarperCollins
Publication date
2003
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint Paperback
Pages276 pp
ISBN0-7322-7632-2
OCLC223765101
Preceded byThe Easy Sin 

Degrees of Connection is a 2004 Ned Kelly Award-winning novel by the Australian author Jon Cleary.[1]

It was the 20th and last entry in the Scobie Malone series. Cleary decided to stop writing crime novels because he felt he was getting stale.[2]

Synopsis

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Scobie Malone has been promoted from inspector to superintendent, while Russ Clements is now head of Homicide. He investigates the murder of the personal assistant to Natalie Shipwood, the CEO of development company Orlando. Malone's son, Tom, seems to have impregnated a girlfriend who is subsequently murdered and his daughter Maureen is an ABC journalist covering the Securities Commission investigation into Orlando.

Awards

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Notes

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  • Dedication: "For Joy (1922–2003)".

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Degrees of Connection by Jon Cleary". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ^ Jason Steger, 'Cleary's had his fill of crime' The Age, August 27, 2004 accessed 8 March 2012
  3. ^ "2004 Ned Kelly Award Winners". Australian Crime Writers. Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 27 March 2024.