Jon Stephen Cleary was an Australian writer and novelist. He wrote numerous books, including The Sundowners (1951), a portrait of a rural family in the 1920s as they move from one job to the next, and The High Commissioner (1966), the first of a long series of popular detective fiction works featuring Sydney Police Inspector Scobie Malone. A number of Cleary's works have been the subject of film and television adaptations.
Warrick Maxwell Darling, known as Rick Darling, is a former Australian Test cricketer.
The Sundowners is a 1952 novel by Australian writer Jon Cleary.
The Long Shadow is a 1949 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary. Cleary had just written his debut work, You Can't See 'Round Corners and was unsure what to do as a follow up. His editor Graham Greene suggested he try his hand at a thriller "because it will teach you the art of narrative and it will teach you the uses of brevity."
Just Let Me Be is a 1950 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary. It was his third published full-length novel.
You Can't See 'Round Corners is an Australian drama and military TV series that aired on the Seven Network for 26 episodes from 12 July 1967 based on the 1947 novel by Jon Cleary, updated to be set during the Vietnam War. It was shot in black and white, and was adapted into a film version in 1969.
Helga's Web was a 1970 novel by Australian author Jon Cleary, the second to feature his detective hero Scobie Malone.
Ransom was a 1973 novel by Australian author Jon Cleary, the third to feature his detective hero Scobie Malone. Cleary also wrote The Sundowners and The High Commissioner. The novel was published by Fontana Press on November 3, 1975.
A Very Private War is a 1980 novel by Australian writer Jon Cleary about coastwatchers during World War II.
Peter's Pence is a 1974 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary about an IRA plot to steal treasure from the Vatican with the help of an Irish-American journalist. They wind up kidnapping the Pope instead.
Forests of the Night is a 1963 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary. It is about a British plastic surgeon who visits his father in Burma and gets involved with a Catholic missionary, a killer tiger and a local rebel leader.
The Fall of an Eagle is a 1965 novel written by Australian author Jon Cleary set in Anatolia. The hero is an American engineer building a dam.
The Safe House is a 1975 novel written by Australian author Jon Cleary about the fate of Jews and Nazis after World War II.
A Sound of Lightning is a 1976 novel written by Australian author Jon Cleary and set in Montana.
Vortex is a 1978 novel written by Australian author Jon Cleary about a tornado attack on a Missouri small town. Cleary wrote a screenplay based on it but no movie resulted.
Mask of the Andes, also known as The Liberators in the US, is a 1971 novel written by Australian author Jon Cleary set in Bolivia.
The Golden Sabre is a 1981 novel written by Australian author Jon Cleary.
Spearfield's Daughter is a 1982 novel written by Australian author Jon Cleary.
The Phoenix Tree is a 1984 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary set in Japan during the last days of World War II.
