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The Rush has made a list... It's been included in the annual Better Reading Top 100. That's amazing! It rolls in at #49, and I'm blown away. Thank you to everyone who voted for my thriller debut. Congrats to all the other authors whose work made the list, there's so many that I've read and … Continue reading Top 100 listing!

The hardback of THE RUSH is out in the world! Thanks to Crooked Lane Books - a specialist in publishing thrillers and crime - this outback thriller has an opportunity to get into more readers' hands. I was excited to receive a box full of the hardback version, complete with its jacket and an author … Continue reading Crooked Lane Books publishes THE RUSH in US, Canada

After being on stage, I often walk away wondering: "what did I just say, and did it make any sense? I think I really flubbed that one..." So it was reassuring to see this clip of me in conversation with authors Benjamin Stevenson (Everyone on This Train is a Suspect) and Michael Trant (No Trace). … Continue reading On stage at BAD

Well, we've had the Golden Globes and we've had the Emmy Awards - now it's time for some bookish Australian awards.I had no idea that January was a busy season for the literary award calendar - but it seems it is! The Rush is nominated for a couple of awards and I hope you'll take … Continue reading ‘Awards season’

In any career, we set goals or targets to keep us on track. In the world of writing, those goals are often related to word counts. I’ve been inspired to reflect on this a little more following the launch of the wonderful new Australian podcast, The Word Count. There, three authors (Jo Dixon, Jacq Ellem … Continue reading To word-count, or not word- count…

Since The Rush came out in May 2023, I’ve been on somewhat of a ‘speaking circuit’. It hasn’t been anything like the tours of superstar authors – but I’ve had a steady stream of events every month. Teenage Michelle would’ve regarded this with horror (I hated public speaking, I could barely expel a coherent sentence). … Continue reading Time for talking

The Rush was chosen as Dymocks Fiction Book of the Month for June 2023! When you write a book, you hope 1) it will see the light of day 2) readers will enjoy it 3) you might have the support of booksellers. So it's immensely exciting to have The Rush featured in this way. I … Continue reading Dymocks Book of the Month

I'm thrilled to share that The Rush is coming to America! With thanks to my amazing agent team, world English rights (outside ANZ) have been sold to Crooked Lane Books! Crooked Lane Books was founded in 2014 "to publish the highest quality crime fiction titles", and I'm delighted The Rush has found a home there. The … Continue reading The Rush: US deal

The Rush is now available in France: as 'Le Déluge', thanks to HarperCollins France. Published on 7 June 2023, I couldn't be more thrilled that French readers will have access to this story of Quinn, Andrea, Hayley and Livia. A box of copies of Le Déluge arrived on my doorstep in South Australia on the same … Continue reading Le Déluge 

Writing can be lonely. Luckily, these days there are many relatively easy ways to connect with your writing community. And one of those methods is: listening to writing podcasts. Since it launched in 2018, I've been a keen follower of The First Time Podcast. The hosts, Kate Mildenhall and Katherine Collette, have shared their publishing … Continue reading First Time Podcast