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"Inspired by true events, Roney's elastic time-hop and coming-of-age tale whisks us along a rugged, eucalypt-lined track. A page-turner pulsing with the power of collective memory and endless possibility."
L.E.DANIELS author of 'Serpeant's Wake'. |
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A bit about me
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G'day from Brisbane, Australia!
After 33 years as a police officer, I handed in my badge and gun to focus on being a fulltime crime fiction author. I'm a member of the Queensland Writers Centre (QWC), Australian Society of Authors and Australian Crime Writers Association. My novels are inspired by first-hand experience as a patrol officer, detective, strategic policy officer, media and communications officer, operational skills and firearms instructor, and police academy instructor. I draw on these experiences to bring authenticity and realism to my writing and to immerse the reader in fast-paced, gritty and emotionally charged stories. I studied Police Leadership / Management & Criminal Justice, Government Investigations, and I hold a Diploma in Public Safety (Policing) and a Graduate Certificate in Writing Editing & Publishing. I'm now studying a creative writing Masters at University of Queensland. An early edition of my first novel was shortlisted in the Watpad Awards. I was selected for the QWC Fishbowl Residency and honed my writing skills with Curtis Brown Creative. I was the runner-up in the Hawkeye Manuscript Development Award which led to a traditional publishing contract. I've teamed up with fellow crime writer Harry Colfer to create the Genre Fiction Podcast. Check out my books here. |
