The Easy Sin
Book by Jon Cleary
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::summary Book by Jon Cleary ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | The Easy Sin |
| image | File:TheEasySin.jpg |
| caption | First edition |
| author | Jon Cleary |
| country | Australia |
| language | English |
| series | Scobie Malone |
| genre | Detective |
| publisher | HarperCollins |
| release_date | 2002 |
| preceded_by | Yesterday's Shadow |
| followed_by | Degrees of Connection |
| :: |
| name = The Easy Sin | title_orig = | translator = | image = File:TheEasySin.jpg | caption = First edition | author = Jon Cleary | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = Australia | language = English | series = Scobie Malone | genre = Detective | publisher = HarperCollins | release_date = 2002 | english_release_date = | media_type = | pages = | isbn = | preceded_by = Yesterday's Shadow | followed_by = Degrees of Connection The Easy Sin is a 2002 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary. It was the nineteenth (and penultimate) book featuring Sydney detective Scobie Malone. The plot concerns the murder of a housemaid to a dot com millionaire. Kidnappers thought they have grabbed the millionaire's girlfriend, not realising they've taken the millionaire instead. Matters are complicated by the involvement of the Yakuza.
References
References
- [[Stuart Coupe]], 'Short Cuts', ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' 6–7 September 2003, Books Extra p.4
- Jeff Popple, 'More Domestic Suspense', ''The Canberra Times'' 2 November 2002, Panorama p.16
- [http://www.austcrimefiction.org/content/easy-sin 'The Easy Sin' at AustCrime]
- Robin Wallace-Crabbe, 'Let's Twist Again', ''The Bulletin'' vol.120 no.6355 17 December-14 January 2002 - 2003 p.143
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