The Easy Sin is a 2002 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary. It was the nineteenth book featuringWILL COMBINE BOOKS TO SAVE POSTAGE IF POSSIBLE - SOFT COVER=LARGE SIZE-NO TEARS OR INSCRIPTIONS- Sydney detective Scobie Malone. The plot concerns the murder of a housemaid to a dot com millionaire. Kidnappers thought they have grabbed the millionaire's girlfriend, not realising they've taken the millionaire instead. Matters are complicated by the involvement of the Yakuza.