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The Easy Sin

di Jon Cleary

Serie: Scobie Malone (19)

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From Australiaâe(tm)s 'national literary institution' (Sydney Morning Herald), the latest mystery featuring homicide detective and family man Scobie Malone The time has come for Scobie Malone to leave the Homicide and Serial Offenders Unit of the Sydney police, and his last investigation could be the most bizarre case ever to cross his desk. Called in when a housemaid is found dead in a dotcom millionaireâe(tm)s penthouse, Scobie suspects heâe(tm)s dealing with a kidnap thatâe(tm)s gone wrong. In fact, it couldnâe(tm)t have gone more wrong. The kidnappers thought they had grabbed the millionaireâe(tm)s girlfriend âe" how were they supposed to know he liked slipping into her designer dresses when she wasnâe(tm)t around? The plot thickens further when it is revealed that the dotcom bubble has burst, leaving the erstwhile millionaire in debt to the Yakuza and Scobie on the trail of some old adversaries. Throw in the ex-wife, a mistress or two, and the mother of all outlaws, and you have a case that would confound the greatest detective and entertain the most discerning of readers.… (altro)
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Christian Rodka's brilliant narration added great pleasure to listening to this novel. There is quite a cast of characters and his voice portrayal made picking one from the other relatively easy.

I've been on a bit of a Jon Cleary kick in the last few months and have listened to
4.6, WINTER CHILL- set some time before THE EASY SIN and
4.7, DEGREES OF CONNECTION which was Jon Cleary's last Scobie Malone novel, following on from THE EASY SIN.

There are passages in this novel which crack a smile, despite the seriousness of the story line: an abduction and a couple of murders thrown in for good measure; a gang that by any standards is incompetent, but at the same time amoral. I thought some of the characters were overblown and parts of the plot definitely unrealistic. On the other hand the collapse of the dotcom bubble pointed to how ordinary Australians lost money in a world financial phenomenon.

And then for Scobie Malone fans, historically this was his last case at the head of Homicide and at the time they must have wondered what Jon Cleary was up to. With hindsight we know he was preparing to bow out of crime fiction. ( )
  smik | Jun 28, 2013 |
This is the 19th of 20 books to feature Inspector Scobie Malone. He is nearing the end of his career and even contemplates retirement in this book. And it's this undertone to the whole story that is a bit of draw back to enjoying this book entirely. He is rather reflective through out the entire story and this wouldn't be so bad if this was the 19th book I had read in the series, but it's been years since I've read one.

For some reason it didn't all fit and flow together for me and although I enjoyed reading an Australian based book, it was not the best and I can only give it 2/5. ( )
  Balthazar-Lawson | Mar 30, 2013 |
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From Australiaâe(tm)s 'national literary institution' (Sydney Morning Herald), the latest mystery featuring homicide detective and family man Scobie Malone The time has come for Scobie Malone to leave the Homicide and Serial Offenders Unit of the Sydney police, and his last investigation could be the most bizarre case ever to cross his desk. Called in when a housemaid is found dead in a dotcom millionaireâe(tm)s penthouse, Scobie suspects heâe(tm)s dealing with a kidnap thatâe(tm)s gone wrong. In fact, it couldnâe(tm)t have gone more wrong. The kidnappers thought they had grabbed the millionaireâe(tm)s girlfriend âe" how were they supposed to know he liked slipping into her designer dresses when she wasnâe(tm)t around? The plot thickens further when it is revealed that the dotcom bubble has burst, leaving the erstwhile millionaire in debt to the Yakuza and Scobie on the trail of some old adversaries. Throw in the ex-wife, a mistress or two, and the mother of all outlaws, and you have a case that would confound the greatest detective and entertain the most discerning of readers.

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