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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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I'm a proud Queenslander, born and bred in Toowoomba, but now call Brisbane home. I come from a blue collar family. My dad was a butcher. Straight out of highschool I joined the Queensland Police Academy as a 17-year-old cadet. After 34 years—walking the beat, chasing crooks, training other police, and navigating bureaucracy—I handed in my gun and badge to pursue my love of crime fiction writing.
My stories are inspired by real policing experiences. The midnight callouts, the paperwork, the court cases, the crime scenes, the investigations, eyeballing criminals in police interviews, supporting victims. The moments of fear, frustration, burn-out, pride, and dark humour that only cops understand. I write to immerse readers in that world, fast, gritty, authentic, and emotionally loaded. I studied criminal investigations and qualified as a detective. I'm currently studying a Masters degree in Writing, Editing & Publishing at University of Queensland. My novels were shortlisted in the Watpad Awards, the Hawkeye Prize, and the Plaza Crime Prize. This led to a traditional publishing contract with Hawkeye Publishing. I was a Qld Writers Centre Fishbowl Resident and my short stories have been published in journals and magazines. I co-host of the Genre Fiction Podcast with fellow crime writer Harry Colfer. Check out the latest episodes below. |
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