A Different Turf

A Different Turf
First UK edition
AuthorJon Cleary
LanguageEnglish
SeriesScobie Malone
GenreDetective
PublisherHarperCollins (UK)
William Morrow (US)
Publication date
1997
Publication placeAustralia
Preceded byEndpeace 
Followed byFive Ring Circus 

A Different Turf is a 1997 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary, the fourteenth book featuring Sydney detective Scobie Malone.[1] A series of gay bashings have taken place throughout Sydney and someone is murdering the culprits.[2] Cleary explored the psychology of serial killers from Australia's leading police profiler, Inspector Bronwyn Killmier, who inspired the character of Tilly Orbost.[3]

  1. ^ Austlit - A Different Turf by Jon Cleary
  2. ^ A Different Turf at AustCrime
  3. ^ Peter Clack, 'High Profile For Crime Writer At Novel Launch', Canberra Times, 24 February 1998 p6