Endpeace

Endpeace
First UK edition
AuthorJon Cleary
LanguageEnglish
SeriesScobie Malone
GenreDetective
PublisherHarperCollins (UK)
William Morrow (US)
Publication date
1996
Publication placeAustralia
Preceded byWinter Chill 
Followed byA Different Turf 

Endpeace is a 1996 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary.[1] It was the thirteenth book featuring Sydney detective Scobie Malone.

Plot

The book starts with Scovie attending a dinner party held by a publishing tycoon. During the night the tycoon is shot dead and Scobie has to find the killer.[2]

Background

As part of his research for the novel, Cleary visited the offices of the Sydney Morning Herald. However, he denied the publishing family in the book was based on the Fairfaxes, who then owned the Herald.[3]

Reception

Reviewer Stuart Coupe said that, "over recent years Cleary's books have varied in quality but this is a superior effort from an acknowledged master of the genre."[4]

References

  1. ^ "Endpeace by Jon Cleary". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Endpeace". AustCrimeFiction. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  3. ^ 'COLUMN 8', Sydney Morning Herald, 3 July 1996 p1
  4. ^ 'Top Shelf', Sunday Age, 17 November 1996 p6
  5. ^ "Endpeace by Jon Cleary". Austlit. Retrieved 17 July 2024.