 First UK edition | |
| Author | Jon Cleary |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Scobie Malone |
| Genre | Detective |
| Publisher | HarperCollins (UK) William Morrow (US) |
Publication date | 1992 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Preceded by | Pride's Harvest |
| Followed by | Bleak Spring |
Dark Summer is a 1992 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary.[1]
It was the ninth book featuring Sydney homicide detective Scobie Malone,[2] and begins with the discovery of a corpse in Scobie's swimming pool. The dead man was an informer involved in Scobie's recent drug investigation. Scobie puts his family under police protection and tracks down the killer.[3][4][5]
Like many of Cleary's novels it features sport, in this case one day cricket.
References
[edit]- ^ "Dark Summer by Jon Cleary". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "Austlit — Scobie Malone series by Jon Cleary". Austlit. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "Dark Summer at Austcrime". Archived from the original on 2020-06-01. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
- ^ Katherine England, 'Two Reliables Show Their Class with Thrillers', The Advertiser Magazine 19 December 1992 (p.5)
- ^ Jane Stephans, 'Guilt Edge review', Australian Book Review no.149 April 1993 (pp.54-55)
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