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Bunty Avieson Bunty Avieson i(A65022 works by) (a.k.a. Carolyn Avieson)
Born: Established: Geelong, Geelong City - Geelong East area, Geelong area, Geelong - Terang - Lake Bolac area, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
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Bunt Avieson is an Australian journalist, feature writer, novelist and academic. She has a PhD (MQ), a Master of Philosophy (MQ) and an Associate Diploma of Journalism (RMIT).

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y separately published work icon The Wrong Door Sydney : Macmillan , 2003 Z1064821 2003 single work novel mystery

'It was the talk of the wake. The woman in the red dress. Everyone at the service wondered. Who was that woman?

'Pete's dead and Gwennie's life will never be the same. How could Pete, a young, fit man, leave her now? Their lives together were only just beginning. And pneumonia? It was insane, unthinkable, unbearable.

'Somehow she struggles through the funeral in a daze, and the mysterious mourner in the tight-fitting red dress barely registers in her consciousness.

'It's only later, when spotting a discrepancy in Pete's tax records, that she begins to wonder. Who was that woman?' (Publication summary)

2004 nominated Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing Best Novel
y separately published work icon The Affair Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2002 Z982290 2002 single work novel

'In the opulent rooms of a Sydney specialist, Nina and James Wilde are waiting to learn whether the hereditary condition that killed James' father will threaten not only James, but also their much-loved son, Luke. This is just the beginning of Nina's torment. She has a secret. Memories of another time and a passionate love that should never have happened but is still just as capable of destroying everything that is most important to her. It had started so innocently. But doesn't everyone say that? ' (Publication summary)

2003 nominated Davitt Award Best Adult Crime Novel
y separately published work icon Apartment 255 Sydney : Macmillan , 2001 Z922571 2001 single work novel thriller

'Someone is watching her ... looks can kill

'Sarah and Ginny have been best friends since school. Then Sarah meets Tom. Her career takes off. She and Tom move into a stunning inner-city apartment.

'But Ginny has not been so lucky. She wanted Tom, but she didn't get him. She wants ... what Sarah has.

'Ginny moves into an apartment overlooking Sarah and Tom's. She starts watching them. ' (Publication summary)

2002 joint winner Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing Best First Novel
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