Dave Warner was educated at Aquinas College and between 1971 and 1974 he attended the University of Western Australia, graduating with a B.A. (Hons.), majoring in Psychology. He originally gained national recognition as a musician-songwriter in the late 1970s. In 1973 he formed Australia’s first punk band, Pus, playing early versions of tracks such as Suburban Boy and Hot Crotch which he was later to record with Dave Warner’s from the Suburbs.
His novels have earned critical acclaim winning the 1996 WA Premier’s Award for Fiction as well as the 2016 Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel.
Andrew "The Lizard" Zirk series
Former rock-star Andrew "The Lizard" Zirk turns his hand to private investigation
Murder In the Groove (1998)
Murder in the Frame (1999)
Murder In the Off-Season (2000)
Snowy Lane / Dan Clement series
Snowy Lane initially works as a WA police constable before becoming a private investigator. Dan Clement is a Broome police Detective Inspector. Their paths cross over linking the books in this series
City of Light (1995)
Before It Breaks (2015)
Clear To the Horizon (2018)
After the Flood (2022)
When It Rains (2024)
Stand Alone Novels
Big Bad Blood (1997)
Exxxpresso (2000)
River Of Salt (2016)
Over My Dead Body (2020)
Summer of Blood (2023)
Critical Acclaim
City of Light:
- Winner 1996 WA Premier’s Award for Fiction
Before It Breaks:
- Winner 2016 Ned Kelly Award Best Crime Fiction
Murder In the Frame:
- Finalist 2000 Ned Kelly Award Best Fiction
Exxxpresso:
- Finalist 2000 Ned Kelly Award Best Fiction
River Of Salt:
- Finalist 2020 Ned Kelly Award Best Crime Fiction