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Jon Cleary Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Jon Cleary in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 54 books / 2 series

Australian author Jon Cleary is best known for the Inspector Scobie Malone detective series. His novels have sold over 20 million copies worldwide. This page provides the Jon Cleary books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Jon Cleary in Publication Order

1947 You Can't See Around Corners POoSN / 1 Buy
1949 The Long Shadow POoSN / 2 Buy
1950 You, the Jury / Just Let Me Be POoSN / 3 Buy
1952 The Sundowners POoSN / 4 Buy
1954 The Climate of Courage / Naked in the Night POoSN / 5 Buy
1955 Justin Bayard / Dust in the Sun POoSN / 6 Buy
1959 The Green Helmet POoSN / 7 Buy
1960 North From Thursday POoSN / 8 Buy
1963 Forests of the Night POoSN / 9 Buy
1964 A Flight of Chariots POoSN / 10 Buy
1965 The Fall of an Eagle POoSN / 11 Buy
1966 The High Commissioner POoSMB / 1 Buy
1968 Season of Doubt POoSN / 12 Buy
1969 Remember Jack Hoxie POoSN / 13 Buy
1970 Helga's Web POoSMB / 2 Buy
1971 Mask of the Andes / The Liberators POoSN / 14 Buy
1972 Man's Estate / The Ninth Marquess POoSN / 15 Buy
1973 Ransom POoSMB / 3 Buy
1974 Peter's Pence POoSN / 16 Buy
1975 The Safe House POoSN / 17 Buy
1976 A Sound of Lightning POoSN / 18 Buy
1977 Vortex POoSN / 19 Buy
1977 Pulse of Danger POoSN / 20 Buy
1978 Back of Sunset POoSN / 21 Buy
1978 High Road to China POoSN / 22 Buy
1979 The Beaufort Sisters POoSN / 23 Buy
1980 A Very Private War POoSN / 24 Buy
1981 The Faraway Drums POoSN / 25 Buy
1981 The Golden Sabre POoSN / 26 Buy
1982 Spearfield's Daughter POoSN / 27 Buy
1984 The Phoenix Tree POoSN / 28 Buy
1985 The City of Fading Light POoSN / 29 Buy
1987 Dragons at the Party POoSMB / 4 Buy
1988 Now and Then, Amen POoSMB / 5 Buy
1988 The Long Pursuit POoSN / 30 Buy
1989 Babylon South POoSMB / 6 Buy
1990 Murder Song POoSMB / 7 Buy
1991 Pride's Harvest POoSMB / 8 Buy
1992 Dark Summer POoSMB / 9 Buy
1993 Bleak Spring POoSMB / 10 Buy
1994 Autumn Maze POoSMB / 11 Buy
1995 Winter Chill POoSMB / 12 Buy
1996 A Different Turf POoSMB / 13 Buy
1997 Endpeace POoSMB / 14 Buy
1998 Five Ring Circus POoSMB / 15 Buy
1999 Dilemma POoSMB / 16 Buy
2001 Yesterday's Shadow POoSMB / 17 Buy
2001 The Bear Pit POoSMB / 18 Buy
2003 The Easy Sin POoSMB / 19 Buy
2004 Degrees of Connection POoSMB / 20 Buy
2005 Miss Ambar Regrets POoSN / 31 Buy
2007 Four-Cornered Circle POoSN / 32 Buy
2007 Morning's Gone POoSN / 33 Buy
2015 The Climate of Courage POoSMB / 21 Buy

Complete Jon Cleary Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Standalone Reading Order 33 books / 1947-2007
01 You Can't See Around Corners 1947 Buy
02 The Long Shadow 1949 Buy
03 You, the Jury / Just Let Me Be 1950 Buy
04 The Sundowners 1952 Buy
05 The Climate of Courage / Naked in the Night 1954 Buy
06 Justin Bayard / Dust in the Sun 1955 Buy
07 The Green Helmet 1959 Buy
08 North From Thursday 1960 Buy
09 Forests of the Night 1963 Buy
10 A Flight of Chariots 1964 Buy
11 The Fall of an Eagle 1965 Buy
12 Season of Doubt 1968 Buy
13 Remember Jack Hoxie 1969 Buy
14 Mask of the Andes / The Liberators 1971 Buy
15 Man's Estate / The Ninth Marquess 1972 Buy
16 Peter's Pence 1974 Buy
17 The Safe House 1975 Buy
18 A Sound of Lightning 1976 Buy
19 Vortex 1977 Buy
20 Pulse of Danger 1977 Buy
21 Back of Sunset 1978 Buy
22 High Road to China 1978 Buy
23 The Beaufort Sisters 1979 Buy
24 A Very Private War 1980 Buy
25 The Faraway Drums 1981 Buy
26 The Golden Sabre 1981 Buy
27 Spearfield's Daughter 1982 Buy
28 The Phoenix Tree 1984 Buy
29 The City of Fading Light 1985 Buy
30 The Long Pursuit 1988 Buy
31 Miss Ambar Regrets 2005 Buy
32 Four-Cornered Circle 2007 Buy
33 Morning's Gone 2007 Buy
Scobie Malone Reading Order 21 books / 1966-2015
01 The High Commissioner 1966 Buy
02 Helga's Web 1970 Buy
03 Ransom 1973 Buy
04 Dragons at the Party 1987 Buy
05 Now and Then, Amen 1988 Buy
06 Babylon South 1989 Buy
07 Murder Song 1990 Buy
08 Pride's Harvest 1991 Buy
09 Dark Summer 1992 Buy
10 Bleak Spring 1993 Buy
11 Autumn Maze 1994 Buy
12 Winter Chill 1995 Buy
13 A Different Turf 1996 Buy
14 Endpeace 1997 Buy
15 Five Ring Circus 1998 Buy
16 Dilemma 1999 Buy
17 Yesterday's Shadow 2001 Buy
18 The Bear Pit 2001 Buy
19 The Easy Sin 2003 Buy
20 Degrees of Connection 2004 Buy
21 The Climate of Courage 2015 Buy

Where to start with Jon Cleary

What is the best order to read Jon Cleary books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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