Ian Moffitt, author of nine books, was a daily newspaperman in Australia, Asia and the United States before he began writing fiction as a full-time occupation. Ian died in November 2000 Stand AloneThe Retreat of Radiance (1982)The Colour Man (1983)Blue Angels (1987)Death Adder Dreaming (1988)Gilt Edge (1991)The Electric Jungle (1993)
John Misto was born in Sydney and has been writing for the stage and television for 2 decades. His credits include the Rodney Seaborn Playwright’s Award for Best New Australian Play for Harp on the Willow, the NSW Premier’s Literary Award for Best Play and the Australian Remembers National Play Competition for The Shoe-Horn Sonata. …
Alan Mills was born in England but migrated to Australia at the age of 23. He has worked as a research assistant in criminal psychology in a British maximum security prison; a sideshow barker in a travelling carnival; a scriptwriter for a TV cop series; a high school teacher; a bookshop manager; an English instructor …
Noel Mealey has travelled extensively through rural Australia, working in the construction industry. He was inspired to write by his father, who spun his outback yarns under the stars on hot summer nights in central Queensland. Having retired from business, Noel now lives in Brisbane with his wife. Syd Fielding seriesSyd Fielding is a detective …
Dervla McTiernan was born in County Cork, Ireland to a family of seven. She studied corporate law at the National University of Ireland, Galway and the Law Society of Ireland, and practiced as a lawyer for twelve years. Following the global financial crisis she moved with her family to Western Australia, where she now works …
Claire McNab is the pseudonym of Claire Carmichael and she was once a high school teacher in Sydney. She moved to the United States in 1994. She has served as the president of Sisters in Crime and is a member of both the Mystery Writers of America and the Science Fiction Writers of America. She …
Jame McLean was born in the early 1970s and was raised on an outback Queensland property. Suffering alternately flooding rains and devastating droughts have tested his mettle over the years as he runs a property of over 100,000 acres of grazing land. He has always had an ability for story-telling and published his first novel, …
Born in the Sydney suburb of Redfern, Philip McLaren is a descendant of the Kamilaroi people, an aboriginal author and winner of the 1992 David Unaipon Award for Sweet Water – Stolen Land. Scream Black Murder was nominated for a Ned Kelly Award in 1996. He is a recipient of an Australia Arts Fellowship in …
Colin McLaren was one of Australia’s most experienced taskforce detectives and investigated the Walsh Street murders, the Mr Cruel kidnappings, and the NCA bombing and murder. After his encounter with the Mafia, Colin lectured at the Detective Training School. He has resigned from the police force and divides his time between Italy and Australia. A …
Jan McKemmish studied social sciences at La Trobe University and taught at high schools in the mid-1970s. She later taught writing at the University of Technology, Sydney and the University of Queensland. In addition to novels and short stories she has written scripts for radio. Stand AloneA Gap In the Records (1985)Only Lawyers Dancing (1992)