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Simone Kirsch, P.I. has given up stripping and is trying to be straight. But she can never stay straight for long. Simone is hired by prominent lawyer Emery Wade, to find his wayward daughter Tamara. She's been taking drugs and working in the sex industry and Daddy fears a scandal that will affect not just his reputation, but that of her AFL-hotshot brother and his soap-star fiancee. When Simone finds Tamara dead the coroner says suicide. But Lulu, Tammy's best friend from the parlour, is convinced it's murder. Tangling with a drug dealer, a sleazy brothel owner and a bizarre love quadrangle with three coppers, time is running out for Simone to get to the bottom of it all before someone tries to keep her quiet too. A criminally witty romp on the sexy side of the mean streets.
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Naked Truths
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 7 - 8 April 2007; (p. 24-26) -
Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Wet Ink , Winter no. 3 2006; (p. 52-53)
— Review of Rubdown 2005 single work novel -
Crime File
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17-18 December 2005; (p. 14-15)
— Review of Dirty Weekend 2005 single work novel ; Innocent Murder 2005 single work novel ; Rubdown 2005 single work novel ; On, Off 2005 single work novel -
Survivors, by Hook or by Crook
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 December 2005; (p. 26)
— Review of The House at Number 10 2005 single work novel ; Rubdown 2005 single work novel -
Thrilled to Bits - Literally
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 29 October 2005; (p. 10)
— Review of Snapshot 2005 single work novel ; Rubdown 2005 single work novel ; Dirty Weekend 2005 single work novel
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Desparate Crimes
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 274 2005; (p. 51-52)
— Review of The Visitor 2005 single work novel ; Rubdown 2005 single work novel ; The Broken Shore 2005 single work novel -
Crime Fiction
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 October 2005; (p. 6)
— Review of Rubdown 2005 single work novel -
Thrilled to Bits - Literally
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 29 October 2005; (p. 10)
— Review of Snapshot 2005 single work novel ; Rubdown 2005 single work novel ; Dirty Weekend 2005 single work novel -
Survivors, by Hook or by Crook
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 December 2005; (p. 26)
— Review of The House at Number 10 2005 single work novel ; Rubdown 2005 single work novel -
Crime File
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17-18 December 2005; (p. 14-15)
— Review of Dirty Weekend 2005 single work novel ; Innocent Murder 2005 single work novel ; Rubdown 2005 single work novel ; On, Off 2005 single work novel -
Naked Truths
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 7 - 8 April 2007; (p. 24-26)
Awards
- 2006 shortlisted Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing — Best Novel
- 2006 joint winner The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist of the Year
- 2006 joint winner Davitt Award — Readers' Choice Award Joint winner with Kerry Greenwood's Heavenly Pleasures.