The Easy Sin Cleary, Jon

Sydney homicide detective Scobie Malone walks into a luxury apartment to find a high-class escort dead and a Japanese businessman holding the gun. Case closed? Not when the victim's client list reads like a who's who of Sydney's elite — politicians, judges, businessmen — all suddenly very interested in making this investigation disappear. Jon Cleary's long-running detective navigates police politics, media scrutiny, and pressure from above while trying to solve a murder that too many powerful people want buried. It's Australian noir with a sardonic edge: gritty, morally complex, and sharply observed. Cleary writes lean, no-nonsense prose that keeps the pages turning without sacrificing character depth. For fans of Michael Connelly or anyone who likes their crime fiction anchored in real-world corruption rather than serial killer theatrics.