Degrees of Connection

For the concept, see Six degrees of separation.

Degrees of Connection is a 2004 Ned Kelly Award-winning novel by the Australian author Jon Cleary.^[1]

Degrees of Connection

First edition
Author	Jon Cleary
Language	English
Series	Scobie Malone
Publisher	HarperCollins
Publication date	2003
Publication place	Australia
Media type	Print Paperback
Pages	276 pp
ISBN	0-7322-7632-2
OCLC	223765101
Preceded by	The Easy Sin

It was the 20th and last entry in the Scobie Malone series. Cleary decided to stop writing crime novels because he felt he was getting stale.^[2]

Synopsis

Scobie Malone has been promoted from inspector to superintendent, while Russ Clements is now head of Homicide. He investigates the murder of the personal assistant to Natalie Shipwood, the CEO of development company Orlando. Malone's son, Tom, seems to have impregnated a girlfriend who is subsequently murdered and his daughter Maureen is an ABC journalist covering the Securities Commission investigation into Orlando.

Awards

• Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2004: winner^[3]

Notes

• Dedication: "For Joy (1922–2003)".

See also

• 2003 in Australian literature