Category: Melbourne
Review: The Schoolgirl Strangler by Katherine Kovacic
Katherine Kovacic has proven herself an excellent crime writer, beginning with her debut, The Portrait of Molly Dean (a fictionalised take on the real 1930 Melbourne murder of 25-year-old Dean) and its sequel, the wholly fictional Painting in the Shadows (featuring the same art historian dealer/sleuth Alex Clayton). With The Schoolgirl Strangler, Kovacic takes on true crime, detailing the Melbourne […]
» Read moreMy Melbourne: Melbourne General Cemetery
I enjoy a visit to a graveyard: Melbourne General Cemetery (which appears in Kitty & Cadaver) is a favourite.
» Read moreReview: The Secret Art of Poisoning by Samantha Battams
When I first moved to Melbourne in the late 1990s, I lived in Richmond. At some point during my five years there, before I moved to the city, I learned about Martha Needle, the woman who lived on Bridge Road in the 1890s and poisoned her husband, three children and the brother of her fiance. That’s as much as I […]
» Read moreMy Melbourne: Saluting Cyril P Callister
Book Launch: Kitty & Cadaver – 3 August 2019
Kitty & Cadaver was revealed to the world at Continuum Convention in June 2019. It was a delightful little do, but restricted to convention attendees and because of the panels going on in rooms all around us, we weren’t able to have any live music as we’d planned. Now we can welcome Kitty & Cadaver in musical style and to […]
» Read moreMy Library: New Acquisitions
Cover Reveal: Kitty and Cadaver
Kitty and Cadaver is being launched this weekend at Continuum – and here I’d like you all to see the gorgeous cover designed by Willsin Rowe (who has done so many fantastic covers for me!) If you’re unable to attend Continuum for the launch, never fear – I’ll be holding a public launch in July at a Melbourne venue where […]
» Read moreAustralian Music: 2014
Over on my Patreon, I’ve started posting cahpters for the fourth Duo Ex Machina book, set in 2014. Kiss and Cry brings Frank and Milo five years on from the events of Number One Fan: Frank is a successful producer and Milo is concentrating on raising funds and doing work with his Foundation. I’m inventing lyrics and bands for the […]
» Read moreResearch: A home in Carlton
When Duo Ex Machina‘s Frank and Milo first appeared in a story, they’d just returned from Amsterdam – they were kinda big with the Dutch – to attend a funeral in Fremantle. They had no home but a hotel. By the second story in 2004, they were on a publicity tour, and still no home was mentioned. At this stage, […]
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