Yesterday's Shadow is a 2001 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary, his 50th over all.

[1] It was the eighteenth book featuring Sydney detective Scobie Malone.

[2] The plot involves two murders which take place at the same hotel on the same night, one of the victims being the wife of the American ambassador.

[3] Although the book was generally well received critically, Cleary only wrote two more Malone novels.

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