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LA (Louisa) Larkin is famous for her thrillers The Genesis Flaw, Thirst and her latest novel Devour. She has been likened to Matthew Reilly and Michael Crichton and is a presenter at the Australian Writers’ Centre. LA (Louisa) Larkin is an expert on the thriller writing genre. Here, she provides

Mark Abernethy is an Australian crime and thriller writer, famous for his thriller novels Second Strike, Double Back and Counter Attack. He is also a journalist and a ghostwriter. Mark is an extremely fast writer, he talks about producing the first draft of his first book in eight weeks. He

Ellie Marney is a young adult novelist. Every Breath was one of two Australian novels on the most borrowed YA library books in 2015 and her second novel Every Word won the 2015 Sisters in Crime Davitt Award for Best Young Adult Novel. Ellie Marney says that writing for a

Liz Porter is a true crime writer, novelist and freelance journalist. She writes about ‘the real CSI’, and is renowned for her use of forensic science in books such as Written on the Skin and Cold Case Files. Liz Porter explains that in true crime it’s vital to focus on

Sonya Voumard is an Australian journalist who has written a novel Political Animals and a non-fiction book The Media and the Massacre, an account of the incidents related to the horrific Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania. Sonya talks about writing her book The Media and the Massacre which depicts the

David Rollins is an action-thriller author based in Sydney. After a career in advertising, he made the switch to writing and has since produced thrillers such as his Vin Cooper series, which included Standoff, War Lord and Ghost Watch. When David writes, he keeps to a strict schedule to balance

Marele Day is an Australian author known for mystery novels like The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender and Lambs of God. She has won the Shamus Award for her first Claudia Valentine novel and the Ned Kelly Award for her non-fiction book, How to Write Crime. Marele Day says

Barry Maitland is an award winning Australian author of crime fiction. He has published 15 books, including Crucifixion Creek and Chelsea Mansions. He is author of the acclaimed Brock and Kolla series of crime mystery novels set in London, as well as the Australian mystery thriller Bright Air and the

Lisa Lutz is an American author, well known for her successful Spellman series, six novels about a family of private detectives. She is also author of the thriller The Passenger. Lisa originally wrote screenplays, she talks about how they differ from novels and how difficult it was to make the

Michael Robotham is the author of international bestselling psychological thrillers that have been translated into 22 languages and published in over 50 countries. He is famous for Life or Death, Shatter, The Suspect and Say You’re Sorry. Michael Robotham doesn’t plot his stories in advance, preferring to enjoy the journey

Tom Rob Smith is a British thriller author and screenplay writer. Tom’s debut novel, Child 44, was nominated for several awards including being listed for the Man Booker Prize, it was then produced into a film starring Tom Hardy. He has also written The Farm and Agent 6. One of Tom’s

Caroline Overington is an award-winning journalist, magazine editor and author. Since the publication of her first novel Ghost Child, Caroline has published a book a year. Her latest thriller is The One Who Got Away. Caroline Overington was a journalist-turned novelist and her fascination with current events and the real

Scott Frost is an American screenwriter and novelist who work on the Twin Peaks TV series. He was nominated for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel for The Autobiography of FBI Agent Dale Cooper and has since written five novels, his most recent being Wait for Dark. Scott Frost

Linwood Barclay is a #1 internationally bestselling author of 13 novels including Trust Your Eyes, A Tap on the Window and No Safe House. The story in Trust Your Eyes resulted in a bidding war between film giants Universal and Warner. His most recent books are Broken Promise and Far From

Gabrielle Lord is well known for her successful young adult crime series, Conspiracy 365, she has authored 16 books and counting, her most recent being Dishonour. Gabrielle is famously grouped into the ‘crime fiction’ genre, but she says this is not really the main focus of her novels. “Well, I

Matthew Reilly is an international bestselling author who wrote his first novel, Contest, at 19. He is now the author of 12 bestsellers including Ice Station, The Tournament, and The Great Zoo of China. Matthew is acutely aware of his audience. He’s particularly aware that they are becoming more sophisticated in

Candice Fox is the daughter of a parole officer and an enthusiastic foster-carer, her crime novels Hades and Eden have both won the Ned Kelly Award, making her only the second author to win the award back-to-back. She also wrote Fall and has recently written the James Patterson novel, Never