A stunning novel based on true experiences of just how the justice system is prejudiced against women in sexual assault cases. Written by an ex barrister who now finds a book can change more than a court case. This novel started out as a hugely successful play in the West end in London.
Recorded at the Byron Writers Festival 2024
Going where few journalists have- into the heart of the oil industry, up close and deeply personal. How do they maintain their power in our society? Where do they have the most support? And what damning evidence are they covering up?
Recorded at the Byron Writers Festival 2024
Olivia has escaped to deepest rural Tasmania after public humiliation but the house she has rented has a history. One day a stranger knocks on the door with a letter, and in unravelling its mystery, her own life also changes.
Recorded at BAD Crime Writers Festival Sydney 2023
Coming into the holiday season, long hot summer days demand something to read while we lie around waiting for that cool breeze! What better than a gripping crime thriller or murder mystery?
The next four posts will be stories from some of the country’s top crime writers. Let me know if you want more!
Outback noir! Simon, a naïve backpacker, meets the much more worldly wise Maggie in Melbourne and they set off to explore the wilder places of Australia. Maggie proves to be the more resourceful of the two when Simon mysteriously disappears and she is pushed to extremes to survive an horrific situation.
Recorded at BAD Crime Writers Festival Sydney 2023
Natural disasters like fire and flood have long lasting effects on small communities. Those who have lived through bushfires and floodwaters will understand what the characters in this novel are experiencing.
Annika writes so evocatively of the heartbreak of losing your treasured home in one of the worst floods in Australian history in the Northern NSW town of Lismore. But after being forced to find a new home, an unlikely friendship develops between two mismatched couples.
Recorded at the Byron Writers Festival 2024
A beautifully written novel of a young person searching for their identity through love.
Recorded at the Byron Writers Festival 2024
We are now all aware our planet is heating up . While we take steps to reduce the amount of carbon we are pouring into the atmosphere we will have to learn to cope with more hot days and changing seasons. What can we do ?
Recorded at the Byron Writers Festival 2024
This is the third and last book in the series that features investigator Aaron Falkes. A baby is found, carefully swaddled in a pram and her young mother is never found. Years later, the daughter begins to ask questions and long buried truths begin to emerge.
Recorded at the Byron Writers Festival 2024
Kate Fullager takes us back into the past to help us understand that the story of colonial and indigenous history in Australia is not straightforward and linear. Both these historical figures emerge as complex and accomplished men in their own spheres and Australia’s history.
Recorded at Byron writers Festival 2024
The right to decide how the resources of Indigenous land is to be used can become a contentious issue. This book tells the story of Wayne Bergman’s leadership of the Kimberly Lands Council during the controversial James Price Point gas negotiations.
Recorded at the Byron writers Festival 2024