Dark Summer
Book by Jon Cleary
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| Author | Jon Cleary |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Series | Scobie Malone |
| Genre | Detective |
| Publisher | HarperCollins (UK) William Morrow (US) |
Publication date | 1992 |
| Preceded by | Pride's Harvest |
| Followed by | Bleak Spring |
Dark Summer is a 1992 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary. It was the ninth book featuring Sydney homicide detective Scobie Malone, 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.[1][2][3]
Like many of Cleary's novels it features sport, in this case one day cricket.
In 1997 Peter Yeldham adapted the novel for a proposed telemovie, but this was never made.[4]
References
- ^ Dark Summer at Austcrime
- ^ 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)
- ^ Information on Dark Summer adaptation at National Film and Sound Archive
External links
- Dark Summer at AustLit (subscription required)
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Works by Jon Cleary
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- Dust in the Sun (1958)
- The Siege of Pinchgut (1959)
- The Sundowners (1960)
- The Green Helmet (1961)
- Damon and Pythias (1962)
- The Diamond Smugglers (1964)
- Nobody Runs Forever (The High Commissioner) (1968)
- You Can't See 'round Corners (1969)
- Sidecar Racers (1975)
- Scobie Malone (1975)
- High Road to China (1983)
- Knife in the Family (1957)
- Bus Stop (1961) (2 eps)
- You Can't See 'Round Corners (1967)
- Spearfield's Daughter (1986)
- Safe Horizon (1945)
- The Sundowners (1953)
- The Climate of Courage (1956)
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