The Easy Sin
| First edition | |
| Author | Jon Cleary | 
|---|---|
| Language | English | 
| Series | Scobie Malone | 
| Genre | Detective | 
| Publisher | HarperCollins | 
| Publication date | 2002 | 
| Publication place | Australia | 
| Preceded by | Yesterday's Shadow | 
| Followed by | Degrees of Connection | 
The Easy Sin is a 2002 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary. It was the nineteenth (and penultimate) book featuring 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.