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Is part of Scobie Malone Jon Cleary , 1954 series - author novel (number 6 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 1989... 1989 Babylon South
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'Two murders in the same family take place, 20 years apart, in a Sydney community. Scobie Malone remembers the long-unsolved murder when he is called upon to investigate the new one, but there are complications. This is the sixth book in the Scobie Malone series, by award-winning author Jon Cleary.

'In 1966 Sir Walter Springfellow, head of Australian intelligence, vanished mysteriously and without a trace.

'As a young constable, Scobie Malone investigated the disappearance. Years later, some bones are found up hills which are presumed to be Sir Walter’s, and Detective Inspector Malone finds himself back on the case.

'His first task is to break the news to Venetia Springfellow, Sir Walter’s glamorous widow, whose ruthless ambition has made the Springfellow Corporation a hugely successful company. Then comes news that there has been another death in the family, and one of the Springfellows is to be charged with murder.'(Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Collins ,
      1989 .
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      Extent: 382p.
      ISBN: 000223534X
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      William Morrow ,
      1989 .
      image of person or book cover 9188644519339577101.jpg
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      Extent: 382p.
      ISBN: 0688089763
    • London,
      c
      England,
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      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Fontana ,
      1990 .
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      Extent: 382p.
      ISBN: 0006177646 (pbk.)

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  • Braille.
  • Sound recording.
  • Large print.

Works about this Work

Jon Cleary's Murder Song Stuart Coupe (interviewer), 1991 single work criticism interview
— Appears in: Mean Streets : A Quarterly Journal of Crime, Mystery and Detection , February no. 2 1991; (p. 35)
[Review] Babylon South Marilyn Stasio , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The New York Times Book Review , 7 January 1990; (p. 29)

— Review of Babylon South Jon Cleary , 1989 single work novel
[Review] Babylon South Kevin Moore , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Tribune , 7 January 1990; (p. 6)

— Review of Babylon South Jon Cleary , 1989 single work novel
The Latest in Paperbacks Graham Clark , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 29 September 1990; (p. wkd 6)

— Review of Babylon South Jon Cleary , 1989 single work novel
Paperbacks Simon Hughes , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Herald , 28 October 1990; (p. 34)

— Review of Babylon South Jon Cleary , 1989 single work novel
Fine, Familiar Hands Patricia Rolfe , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 31 October 1989; (p. 116)

— Review of Babylon South Jon Cleary , 1989 single work novel ; The Gulliver Fortune Peter Corris , 1989 single work novel
Crime Ray Davie , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 February 1990; (p. 10)

— Review of Babylon South Jon Cleary , 1989 single work novel ; Grim Pickings Jennifer Rowe , 1987 single work novel ; Murder by the Book Jennifer Rowe , 1989 single work novel
Action Feast from Spy Craft Masters Peter Charlton , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 November 1989; (p. 7)

— Review of Babylon South Jon Cleary , 1989 single work novel
Australian Detective Fiction Denis Butler , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 18 November 1989;

— Review of Babylon South Jon Cleary , 1989 single work novel
Into Sin City and the Moral Cesspit Robin Wallace-Crabbe , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 2-3 December 1989; (p. 11)

— Review of Babylon South Jon Cleary , 1989 single work novel
Jon Cleary's Murder Song Stuart Coupe (interviewer), 1991 single work criticism interview
— Appears in: Mean Streets : A Quarterly Journal of Crime, Mystery and Detection , February no. 2 1991; (p. 35)
It's No Crime to Profit by Good Writing Rod Boucher , 1989 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Saturday Mercury , 2 December 1989; (p. 22)
Romance and Reality of a Thriller Writer Jane Sullivan , 1989 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Age , 16 November 1989; (p. 11)
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  • 1960s
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