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Born: Established:
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region,
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Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1982
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1 y separately published work icon Two Birds Vicki Tyley , Melbourne : Vicki Tyley , 2013 9068559 2013 single work novella thriller

'Kristine Abbey lies unconscious and bleeding on her kitchen floor. Crouched next to her with his hands clamped over the knife wound in her abdomen, her husband, Daniel, screams at the couple's sister-in-law - and his ex-mistress - rooted in the doorway. Time slips away... '

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Fatal Liaison Vicki Tyley , Melbourne : Vicki Tyley , 2013 9068387 2013 single work novel thriller

'The lives of two strangers become inextricably entangled when they each sign up for a dinner dating agency. Greg's reason for joining has nothing to do with looking for love. His recently divorced sister has disappeared and he’s convinced that the agency, or at least one of its clients, may be responsible.

'Neither is Megan looking for love. Although single, she only joined at her best friend’s insistence—then her friend disappears without a trace. When a client of the dating agency is murdered, suspicion falls on several of the members and Megan and Greg join forces.

'Will Megan and Greg solve the mystery, or are they about to step into the same inescapable snare?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Bitter Nothings Vicki Tyley , Australia : Vicki Tyley , 2013 9068336 2013 single work novel thriller

'Half her family have been murdered in their beds. Her father is the prime suspect. And things are about to get a whole lot worse...

'Graphic designer Dervla Johns wakes one morning to the news that her father, Warren, is missing and her stepmother and step-siblings were found dead in their beds. While the police hunt for Warren, Dervla searches for answers. Could her father really be a killer? Refusing to be warned off by police threats, or intimidated by the reporter who appears to be following her, she delves into her family's past.

'But as she uncovers one shocking secret after another, Dervla's world is rocked further by another murder - and she finds herself desperately trying to untangle a web of illicit love and betrayal. Soon, Dervla must face her greatest fear... or suffer the same deadly fate as her stepmother.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Vicki Tyley : Mystery and Suspense Novelist Vicki Tyley , Melbourne : Vicki Tyley , 2010 Z1754462 2010 website This website includes biographical material on Vicki Tyley, details of her novels and other background information. It also provides a link to Tyley's blog.
1 y separately published work icon Thin Blood Vicki Tyley , Melbourne : Vicki Tyley , 2010 Z1754455 2010 single work novel mystery

'Craig Edmonds, a successful stockbroker, reports the disappearance of his wife, Kirsty. What starts as a typical missing person's case soon evolves into a full-blown homicide investigation when forensics uncover blood traces and dark-blonde hairs in the boot of the missing woman's car. Added to this, is Craig's adulterous affair with the victim's younger sister, Narelle Croswell, compounded further by a recently acquired $1,000,000 insurance policy on his wife's life. He is charged with murder but, with no body and only circumstantial evidence, he walks free when two trials resulting in hung juries fail to convict him.

'Ten years later, Jacinta Deller, a newspaper journalist is retrenched. Working on a freelance story about missing persons, she comes across the all but forgotten Edmonds case. When she discovers her boyfriend, Brett Rhodes, works with Narelle Croswell, who is not only the victim's sister but is now married to the prime suspect, her sister's husband, she thinks she has found the perfect angle for her article. Instead, her life is turned upside down, as befriending the woman, she becomes embroiled in a warped game of delusion and murder.'

Source: Vicki Tyley's website, http://www.vickityley.com/
Sighted: 18/01/2011

1 y separately published work icon Sleight Malice Vicki Tyley , Melbourne : Vicki Tyley , 2010 Z1754446 2010 single work novel mystery

'One cold Melbourne winter's night a suburban bungalow goes up in flames. Despite their best efforts, firefighters are unable to save the home. When a badly charred body is discovered in the remains, web designer Desley James is devastated. Her best friend, Laura Noble, had been the only one in the house that night - her partner, Ryan Moore, is away in Sydney on business. Then Desley learns the unidentified body is male. But it's not Ryan. He and Laura have disappeared...

'Not realising until it's almost too late what some people will do to cover their tracks, Desley teams up with private investigator Fergus Coleman to search for the missing couple.'

Source: Vicki Tyley's website, http://www.vickityley.com/
Sighted: 18/01/2011

1 y separately published work icon Brittle Shadows Vicki Tyley , Melbourne : Vicki Tyley , 2010 Z1754441 2010 single work novel mystery

'When soon-to-be-wed Tanya Clark is confronted with her fiancé's naked corpse hanging from a wardrobe rail in the upmarket Melbourne apartment they share, her life is torn apart. Two months later, distraught and unable to cope, she drowns her sorrows in a lethal cocktail of alcohol and prescription drugs.

'On the other side of Australia, a grieving Jemma Dalton struggles to come to terms with the suicide of her only sibling. Despite there being no evidence to the contrary, Jemma refuses to accept Tanya had intended to kill herself. Not her sister. Then the coroner's report reveals that at the time of her death she had been six weeks pregnant. The will, too, raises more questions than it answers. How did a young woman on a personal assistant's wage amass shares worth in excess of $1,000,000?

'In a desperate bid to uncover the truth, Jemma puts her own life at risk and starts to probe the shadows of her sister's life. But shadows, like bones, grow brittle with age. The consequences can be deadly.'

Source: Vicki Tyley's website, http://www.vickityley.com/
Sighted: 18/01/2011

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