McCreary Moves In is a 1958 novel by Morris West writing under the name "Michael East".
Mick McCreary is an unemployed oilman offered to run a drilling operation on a remote island. He gets involved in murder, intrigue and fraud.
The Pacific Islands Monthly called it "a piece of lurid adventure fiction." The Sydney Morning Herald called it "Bigges plus sex."
It was adapted into a 1957 TV series in England by ABC Weekend Television of 7 episodes of 30 minutes.