Dark Summer

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Dark Summer
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First UK edition
Author Jon Cleary
LanguageEnglish
Series Scobie Malone
GenreDetective
Publisher HarperCollins (UK)
William Morrow (US)
Publication date
1992
Publication placeAustralia
Preceded by Pride's Harvest  
Followed by Bleak Spring  

Dark Summer is a 1992 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary. [1]

It was the ninth book featuring Sydney homicide detective Scobie Malone, [2] and begins with the discovery of a corpse in Scobie's swimming pool. The dead man was an informer involved in Scobie's recent drug investigation. Scobie puts his family under police protection and tracks down the killer. [3] [4] [5]

Like many of Cleary's novels it features sport, in this case one day cricket.

References

  1. ↑ "Dark Summer by Jon Cleary". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Austlit — Scobie Malone series by Jon Cleary". Austlit. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Dark Summer at Austcrime". Archived from the original on 2020-06-01. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  4. ↑ Katherine England, 'Two Reliables Show Their Class with Thrillers', The Advertiser Magazine 19 December 1992 (p.5)
  5. ↑ Jane Stephans, 'Guilt Edge review', Australian Book Review no.149 April 1993 (pp.54-55)


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