Now and Then, Amen | |
Border: | yes |
Author: | Jon Cleary |
Country: | Australia |
Language: | English |
Series: | Scobie Malone |
Genre: | Detective |
Publisher: | Collins (UK) William Morrow (US) |
Release Date: | 1988 |
Preceded By: | Dragons at the Party |
Followed By: | Babylon South |
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]
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.