Degrees of Connection

Degrees of Connection

First edition
Author	Jon Cleary
Country	Australia
Language	English
Series	Scobie Malone
Publisher	HarperCollins
Publication date	2003
Media type	Print Paperback
Pages	276 pp
ISBN	0-7322-7632-2
OCLC	223765101
Preceded by	The Easy Sin

Degrees of Connection is a 2004 Ned Kelly Award-winning novel by the Australian author Jon Cleary. It was the 20th and last entry in the Scobie Malone series. Cleary decided to stop writing crime novels because he felt he was getting stale.^[1]

Synopsis[]

Scobie Malone has been promoted from inspector to superintendent, while Russ Clements is now head of Homicide. He investigates the murder of the personal assistant to Natalie Shipwood, the CEO of development company Orlando. Malone's son, Tom, seems to have impregnated a girlfriend who is subsequently murdered and his daughter Maureen is an ABC journalist covering the Securities Commission investigation into Orlando.

Awards[]

• Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2004: winner

Notes[]

• Dedication: "For Joy (1922–2003)".

References[]

External links[]

• Degrees of Connection^{[permanent dead link]} at AustLit (subscription required)
• Review at Australian Book Review, May 2004

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