Five-Ring Circus: Suspense Down Under

My wife and I are huge Jon Cleary fans - we discovered him when we lived in Australia from 1990-97, and have ALL of the 'Scobie Malone' books in our collection. This is one of the best Cleary has done - the action is swift, the plot thickens with each page and a satisfying ending ensues.This is great book to gather some insight into the Australian way of life - their attitudes, surrounds and politics. It is also just a 'great read' (as they say in Oz), and timely with the upcoming Olympics - check out Dilemma too - it's great! Scobie is a very real, likable character that you will become attached to.

This is another top class mystery by Jon Cleary. Inspector Scobie Malone is back and facing one of his toughest cases yet - and must deal with the potential danger this causes to his family. This book is excellent, and keeps the pace and plot twists the whole way through. The ending is impossible to guess, but is plausable, and ties up all the loose ends. Inspector Scobie Malone is an excellent character - he has fallabilities and could be just like any police person that you know. He solves his cases with legwork, teamwork with his fellow detectives and piecing the puzzle together, not with excessive violence or by implausible events. Even if you have never read a Jon Cleary or Scobie Malone book before, read this one - you'll soon be hooked.