This is exciting – it’s not even 2025 yet, but The Valley has been longlisted for the prestigious 2025 Indie Book Awards, in amongst some inspiring company. The awards are run by the Australian Independent Bookseller organisation – representing many of the country’s leading bookstores. These are the stores that do so much to champion local authors and are such an important part of the Australian literary ecosystem. See details… Read More »The Valley longlisted
So thrilled – and so grateful!! 🙏🙏The London Times has named ‘Cover The Bones’ as one of its top ten crime novels of the year! Thank you. It’s immensely gratifying to be the only Australian author to be named in such outstanding company. (Cover The Bones is published in Australia/New Zealand as The Seven). Here’s what critic Mark Sanderson had to say: “When a corpse is fished out of a… Read More »The Times 10 best crime books of 2024
The Seven has been shortlisted for the 2024 Indie Book Awards. This is such an honour – look at the other books and authors on the list: Trent Dalton with Lola in the Mirror, Melissa Lucashenko and Edenglassie, and Pip Williams with The Bookbinder of Jericho. So chuffed to see The Seven in such company. The Indies are run by the Australian Independent Booksellers – all those small (and not… Read More »Shortlisted for Indie Awards
Cover The Bones has been published in the UK, Ireland and Europe… and had already garnered some great reviews. The novel – published in Australia and New Zealand as ‘The Seven’ – has already been named as the Crime Book of the Month for January by the Times of London – thanks Mark Sanderson! Gold dagger winner Chris Whitaker describes it as ‘a masterful, stunning thriller’, The Irish Independent calls… Read More »Cover The Bones book of the month
The television version of Scrublands premiered to a wonderful reception in Australia on the streamer STAN on November 16th – and broadcast shortly after in the UK on BBC 4 and iPlayer and in New Zealand. Huge thanks to the team at Easy Tiger for bringing it to the screen! It’s a wonderful re-imagining of the book, directed by Greg McLean with the script developed under the leadership of Felicity… Read More »Scrublands Premieres
The Ned Kelly Awards are Australia’s oldest and most prestigious awards for crime writing – so I’m pretty stoked about The Tilt being shortlisted for the 2023 award for Best Crime Fiction. It’s quite the honour, particularly when you consider how many very fine crime novels are now being published in Australia each year. And I’m in some classy company here: Aoife Clifford (When We Fall), Jane Harper (Exiles), Sally… Read More »Ned Kelly Shortlist
I’m very happy and I’m very honoured – my book The Tilt has won the fiction prize at my home town awards in Canberra – the Marion ACT Notable Book Awards. Thanks very much to Marion – formerly the ACT Writers Centre – for doing so much to support Canberra area writers! A very enjoyable evening down at The Canberra Contemporary Art Space down by the alke. Congrats to all… Read More »Notable Winner
This is a very generous hometown honour – The Tilt being shortlisted for the ACT’s Notable Book Awards 2023. The awards are run by Marion – which is the new moniker for the ACT Writers Centre. Marion provides a great support network and resources for Canberra region authors. I’m particularly pleased to be shortlisted alongside my old mate and journalism colleague Paul Daley and his luminous book, Jesustown.
Publication day!! The hardback of ‘Dead Man’s Creek’ is in UK and European bookstores from January the 5th. And talk about perfect timing – The London Times has named it Crime Book of the Month, together with an extraordinary review from critic Mark Sanderson… “This fantastic crime drama has three timelines: 1943, when Italian prisoners of war are at work in the Barmah-Millewa forest; 1973, when 15-year-old Tessa Waters falls… Read More »Book of the Month
The Tilt has had a wonderful reception since its Australian and New Zealand publication in early October. Huge thanks to all those who have bought and/or read it – thanks so much for all the generous feedback. And thank you to all the booksellers who have gotten behind it – your support is so very much appreciated. Speaking of bookseller support – The Tilt has been longlisted in the Indie… Read More »The Tilt longlisted