Scobie Malone investigates a newspaper dynasty's deadly secrets
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An evening among Sydney's wealthy becomes a murder inquiry when newspaper magnate Sir Harry Huxwood is shot in his own bed. Inspector Scobie Malone must enter the world of Malmaison House, where Lady Phillipa oversees a large family and staff whose outward comfort conceals plenty of hostility. The investigation reveals old attachments, business rivalries and extraordinary expectations of inheritance, while a long-maintained silence suggests that the past remains dangerously unfinished. Such a prominent victim also brings attention from Malone's superiors, adding pressure to a case already crowded with competing interests. Jon Cleary combines a police investigation with a portrait of privilege, family resentment and the difficulty of uncovering a true story among people accustomed to controlling what becomes public.
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