Now and Then, Amen is a 1988 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary. It was the fifth book featuring Sydney homicide detective Scobie Malone.[1][2] There were plans to adapt the book into a mini-series, but this ended up not happening.[3]

Synopsis

Malone investigates the death of a nun found outside a brothel. She turns out to be the granddaughter of a rich Australian businessman who is determined to see his son become Australia's first Pope.[4][5] The story explores Sydney in the wake of the 1987 stock market crash.

References

  1. ^ Greg Flynn, 'Mills and Boon Meets the Colonial Potboiler', The Weekend Australian 19–20 November 1988 (p.9)
  2. ^ Katharine England, 'From Randwick to Rome, Lasting Intrigue', The Advertiser 3 December 1988 (p.12)
  3. ^ 'Foreign Angels For Seven', Sydney Morning Herald, June 12, 1989 Page: 62
  4. ^ Jon Cleary at the Australian Crime Fiction Database
  5. ^ Patricia Rolfe, 'Veterans' Class', The Bulletin vol.110 no.5645 22 November. 1988 (p.134)
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now_and_Then,_Amen
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