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Ellie Marney Ellie Marney i(6398077 works by)
Also writes as: Eleanor Marney
Born: Established: Brisbane, Queensland, ;
Gender: Female
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Ellie Marney was born in Brisbane, and has lived in Indonesia, Singapore and India. After some early success with short stories (including 'Tallow', which won the 2010 Scarlet Stiletto Award), she published a trilogy of young-adult crime novels heavily influenced by Sherlock Holmes: the first in the series, Every Breath, was highly commended at the Davitt Awards; the second, Every Word, won the Davitt Award for young adult novels; and the third, Every Move, was again shortlisted. Every Breath was also shortlisted for the Inky Awards, Ned Kelly Awards, and YABBA Awards.

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y separately published work icon Some Shall Break Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2023 25988048 2023 single work novel young adult

'From the author of The Killing Code comes the electrifying sequel to New York Times bestselling YA thriller None Shall Sleep. Junior FBI consultants Travis Bell and Emma Lewis are swept into a compelling and dangerous new case that may unravel everything they've been working for.

'September, 1982: Three months after the showdown with Simon Gutmunsson in St Elizabeths Hospital for the Criminally Insane, Emma Lewis has retreated to college life in Ohio, and the support of her family and her therapist. But Emma has a unique gift for hunting killers, and the FBI wants her back…

'Travis Bell is on track to make a career in law enforcement. But the FBI unit's latest case is testing all his skills, and in Emma's absence, Travis has accepted help from Kristin Gutmunsson, Simon's eccentric twin sister, to track a dangerous new target.

'When evidence points to the traumatic Daniel Huxton case from Emma's past, the FBI decides to put her into protective custody. Compelled to prevent more tragedy, Emma reaches out once more to Simon Gutmunsson to save the copycat's next victims – but as always, Simon knows more than he's telling…

'Can Emma and Travis conquer a killer in the most horrifying situation they've ever faced?' (Publication summary) 

2023 finalist Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction Horror Division Novel
2024 longlisted Indie Awards Young Adult
y separately published work icon The Killing Code Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2022 24793842 2022 single work novel historical fiction crime

'A young codebreaker at Arlington Hall - the secret WW2 Signals Intelligence unit in Washington DC - joins forces with other female codebreakers to hunt a vicious murderer who is killing US government girls. Another page-turning YA thriller from the author of None Shall Sleep, perfect for fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.

''Miss Sutherland ... what would you say if I told you I might be able to offer you a job helping the war effort?'

'1943. World War II is raging across Europe and on the Pacific front. Kit Sutherland is hiding a huge secret when she is unexpectedly recruited to work as a young codebreaker at Arlington Hall, a US Signals Intelligence facility.

'When Kit's roommate doesn't return home from a dance, it sparks a search that ends in a gruesome discovery. And soon it turns into a horrifying pattern: Government girls are being murdered in Washington, DC.

'Kit joins forces with three other girl codebreakers, Dottie, Moya and Violet, and as they work to crack the killer's code, two things become terrifyingly clear: the murderer they're hunting is getting closer every moment ... and Kit's own secret could put her in more jeopardy than she ever imagined.' (Publication summary)

2023 longlisted HNSA Historical Novel Prize Children and young adult
2023 shortlisted Davitt Award Best Young Adult Book
2023 longlisted Booksellers Choice Award BookPeople Book of the Year Children's Book of the Year
2023 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Older Readers
y separately published work icon None Shall Sleep Boston : Little, Brown , 2020 18641366 2020 single work novel thriller young adult

'In 1982, two teenagers — serial killer survivor Emma Lewis and US Marshal candidate Travis Bell — are recruited by the FBI to interview convicted juvenile killers and provide insight and advice on cold cases. From the start, Emma and Travis develop a quick friendship, gaining information from juvenile murderers that even the FBI can’t crack. But when the team is called in to give advice on an active case — a serial killer who exclusively hunts teenagers — things begin to unravel. Working against the clock, they must turn to one of the country’s most notorious incarcerated murderers for help: teenage sociopath Simon Gutmunsson.

'Despite Travis’s objections, Emma becomes the conduit between Simon and the FBI team. But while Simon seems to be giving them the information they need to save lives, he’s an expert manipulator playing a very long game…and he has his sights set on Emma.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2021 shortlisted Davitt Award Best Young Adult Book
2020 winner Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction Horror Division Novel
2021 longlisted Indie Awards Young Adult
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