Now and Then, Amen is a 1988 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary. It was the fifth book featuring Sydney homicide detective Scobie Malone.Greg Flynn, 'Mills and Boon Meets the Colonial Potboiler', The Weekend Australian 19–20 November 1988 (p.9)Katharine England, 'From Randwick to Rome, Lasting Intrigue', The Advertiser 3 December 1988 (p.12) There were plans to adapt the book into a mini-series, but this ended up not happening.'Foreign Angels For Seven', Sydney Morning Herald, June 12, 1989 Page: 62
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.Jon Cleary at the Australian Crime Fiction DatabasePatricia Rolfe, 'Veterans' Class', The Bulletin vol.110 no.5645 22 November. 1988 (p.134) The story explores Sydney during the 1987 stock market crash.
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External links Now and Then, Amen at AustLit (subscription required)