Autumn Maze Cleary, Jon

Sydney homicide detective Scobie Malone lands a case that could detonate the city's power structure: a body in a park, a Japanese man with ties to organized crime, and a trail leading straight into the offices of politicians and corporate titans. Jon Cleary drops Malone into a web of yakuza money, property deals gone sour, and the kind of corruption that thrives where big money meets ambition. This is procedural fiction with teeth — Cleary writes Sydney like he knows every alley and boardroom, and Malone's the kind of cop who won't look away when the case gets complicated. The plot moves fast, the dialogue crackles, and the city itself becomes a character. Perfect for readers who like their crime fiction smart, atmospheric, and set somewhere other than London or New York.