Helga's Web
Helga's Web was a 1970 novel by Australian author Jon Cleary, the second to feature his detective hero Scobie Malone.[1]
 First UK edition | |
| Author | Jon Cleary |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Series | Scobie Malone series |
| Genre | Detective |
| Publisher | Collins (UK) William Morrow (US) |
Publication date | 1970 |
| Preceded by | The High Commissioner |
| Followed by | Ransom |
Cleary did not originally intend to use the character again but wanted to write about the construction of the new Sydney Opera House and thought the detective could be a good way to access that.[2]
Adaptation
The novel was adapted into a film as Scobie Malone (1975).
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References
- "Three novels well worth reading". The Canberra Times. 22 August 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 18 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- Jon Cleary Interviewed by Stephen Vagg: Oral History at National Film and Sound Archive
External links
- Helga's Web at AustLit (subscription required)
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