Murder Song

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title: "Murder Song" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1990-australian-novels", "novels-set-in-sydney", "william-collins,-sons-books", "william-morrow-and-company-books", "novels-by-jon-cleary"] description: "1990 book by Jon Cleary" topic_path: "geography/australia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_Song" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary 1990 book by Jon Cleary ::

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Field	Value
name	Murder Song
image	File:MurderSong.jpg
caption	First UK edition
author	Jon Cleary
country	Australia
language	English
series	Scobie Malone
genre	Detective
publisher	Collins (UK)
William Morrow (US)
release_date	1990
preceded_by	Babylon South
followed_by	Pride's Harvest
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::callout[type=note] the book ::

| name = Murder Song | title_orig = | translator = | image = File:MurderSong.jpg | caption = First UK edition | author = Jon Cleary | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = Australia | language = English | series = Scobie Malone | genre = Detective | publisher = Collins (UK) William Morrow (US) | release_date = 1990 | english_release_date = | media_type = | pages = | isbn = | preceded_by = Babylon South | followed_by = Pride's Harvest Murder Song is a 1990 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary. It was the seventh book featuring Sydney homicide detective Scobie Malone.

Cleary originally wanted to title the book Six Green Bottles but was talked out of it by his publisher.

Synopsis

A young woman is killed by a sniper in a Sydney apartment building. Malone discovers the building was owned by a businessman with links to organised crime – who was a cadet with Malone years ago at the police academy. Soon another former classmate of theirs is also killed.

References

References

1. Philip Kahllemms, Crime Review, ''The Sunday Herald (Sunday Review)'' 11 November 1990 p.40
2. 'Murder Mystery review (1990)', ''Australian Bookseller & Publisher'' vol.70 no.1009 October 1990 (p.34)
3. (6 October 1990). "Snipings and scandals in sizzling Sydney.". [[The Canberra Times]].
4. Tony Stephens, 'Steinbeck? Don't Make Me Laugh', ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 4 November 1989 p 86
5. [http://www.austcrimefiction.org/content/murder-song ''Murder Song'' at Austcrime]
6. Katherine England, 'New Twists and Turns for Formula One Hero', ''The Advertiser Magazine'' 10 November 1990 (p.15)
7. Len Ward, 'Snipings and Scandals in Sizzling Sydney' ''The Canberra Times'' 6 October 1990 (B9)
8. Ray Davie, review, ''The Age'' 27 February 1991, Tempo (p.2)

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