Jon Cleary

2 Series

Jon Cleary was a prominent Australian author known for his numerous books, many of which were adapted for film and television. His debut novel, "You Can’t See ‘Round Corners," was published in 1947. Cleary is regarded as one of Australia's most popular authors of all time.

In Jon Cleary's "The High Commissioner," the first book of the Scobie Malone series, the titular character is tasked with retrieving a High Commissioner accused of murder from London for trial. The mission becomes perilous as external forces seek to assassinate the High Commissioner to disrupt an upcoming peace summit in Saigon. This gripping narrative launched a successful series and was adapted into the film "Nobody Runs Forever."

Scobie Malone

The High Commissioner

(1966)

Helga's Web

(1970)

Ransom

(1973)

Dragons at the Party

(1987)

Now and Then, Amen

(1988)

Babylon South

(1989)

Murder Song

(1990)

Pride's Harvest

(1991)

Dark Summer

(1992)

Bleak Spring

(1993)

Autumn Maze

(1994)

Winter Chill

(1995)

A Different Turf

(1996)

Endpeace

(1997)

Five Ring Circus

(1998)

Dilemma

(1999)

Yesterday's Shadow

(2001)

The Bear Pit

(2001)

The Easy Sin

(2003)

Degrees of Connection

(2004)

The Climate of Courage

(2015)

Standalone Novels

You Can't See Around Corners

(1947)

The Long Shadow

(1949)

You, the Jury / Just Let Me Be

(1950)

The Sundowners

(1952)

The Climate of Courage / Naked in the Night

(1954)

Justin Bayard / Dust in the Sun

(1955)

The Green Helmet

(1959)

North From Thursday

(1960)

Forests of the Night

(1963)

A Flight of Chariots

(1964)

The Fall of an Eagle

(1965)

Season of Doubt

(1968)

Remember Jack Hoxie

(1969)

Mask of the Andes / The Liberators

(1971)

Man's Estate / The Ninth Marquess

(1972)

Peter's Pence

(1974)

The Safe House

(1975)

A Sound of Lightning

(1976)

Vortex

(1977)

Pulse of Danger

(1977)

Back of Sunset

(1978)

High Road to China

(1978)

The Beaufort Sisters

(1979)

A Very Private War

(1980)

The Faraway Drums

(1981)

The Golden Sabre