Penguin Noir is back with two events in 2024

Penguin Noir is back by popular demand with two events coming to Brisbane and Melbourne this August.

Join us on 1 August in Brisbane or 8 August in Melbourne for an action-packed showcase with some of the best Australian crime writers.

Penguin Noir Brisbane

• When: 1 August, 6:30 – 7:30 PM
• Where: Loft West End
• Event link: https://avidreader.com.au/pages/9508-PenguinNoir-BenjaminStevensonCandiceFoxFionaMcIntoshMargaretHickeyandGeorgiaHarper

The authors

• Benjamin Stevenson: Benjamin Stevenson is an award-winning stand-up comedian and author. His third novel, Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone, was a huge bestseller and will soon be adapted into a major HBO TV series. The book also received several accolades: being shortlisted for the Dymocks Book of the Year 2022, ABIA General Fiction Book of the Year 2023 and BookPeople's Fiction Book of the Year 2023, as well as being named as one of The Sunday Times's best crime novels of 2022. His new novel, Everyone On This Train Is A Suspect, was released in October.
• Candice Fox: Candice Fox is the author of ten internationally bestselling crime novels and the winner of three prestigious Ned Kelly Awards. She has also co-written seven New York Times bestsellers with James Patterson, the world’s bestselling thriller writer. Her most recent novel, Devil's Kitchen, is a fast-paced read about a New York City firefighting crew who use their unique position to pull off heists undetected.
• Fiona McIntosh: Fiona McIntosh is an internationally and million copy bestselling author of novels for adults and children across several genres and roams the world for her research. Scotland Yard detective, Jack Hawksworth, features in her series of crime books and has become one of the most popular characters in the ANZ crime genre. Jack’s stories will be released across the UK through 2025. The ‘world of Hawksworth’ has also been optioned for a new TV series called Hawk. Fiona is looking to introduce a female investigator series in the near future and enjoys writing crime alongside her highly successful historical fiction. She calls South Australia home.
• Margaret Hickey: Margaret Hickey is an award-winning author and playwright from North East Victoria. She has a PhD in Creative Writing and is deeply interested in rural lives and communities. She is the author of Cutters End, Stone Town and Broken Bay. Her new novel, The Creeper, will be released in June 2024.
• Georgia Harper: Georgia Harper is a psychologist who has worked with both serious violent offenders and victim-survivors of crime. Her career spans correctional, forensic mental health and rural psychology roles. She advises on LGBTIQ+ workforce matters and, in keeping with her passion for animal welfare, was the Senior Inspector Prosecutions for RSPCA Queensland. Born in Brisbane, Georgia currently lives and works on the beautiful Darling Downs, where she enjoys writing in her paddock under the supervision of her shire horse. What I Would Do to You is her first novel.

Penguin Noir Melbourne

• When: 8 August, 6:00 – 7:00 PM
• Where: Brighton Town Hall
• Event link: https://bayside.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=68890

The authors

• Kerryn Mayne: Kerryn Mayne is an author, former wedding photographer and a current police officer. When not at work attempting to solve crimes, she is writing about it or preparing an endless stream of snacks for her four children. Kerryn lives in the bayside suburbs of Melbourne with her husband, children and a highly suspect lovebird. She has published two novels: Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder and Joy Moody is Out of Time.
• Amanda Hampson: Amanda Hampson grew up in rural New Zealand. She has lived in London and Sydney and now lives in Melbourne. Writing professionally for over twenty years, she is the author of The Olive Sisters, Two for the Road, The French Perfumer, The Yellow Villa, Sixty Summers, Lovebirds, and the bestselling cosy crime novel The Tea Ladies. Her new novel, the second book in the Tea Ladies series, is The Cryptic Clue.
• Amy Doak: Amy Doak is a lifelong lover of books, reading and writing. Following a career in media advertising, radio, television and magazines, she continues to work as a freelance writer and is excited to witness her non-fiction writing career evolve into a fiction one. Amy lives in regional Victoria with her husband, teen, tween, dog, and a very grumpy cat. Amy's debut YA mystery, Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer came out in 2023. A follow-up book, Eleanor Jones Can't Keep a Secret, will be published in July 2024.
• Lyn Yeowart: Lyn Yeowart is a professional writer and editor with more than 25 years of experience in writing and editing everything from captions for artworks to speeches for executives. Her debut novel, The Silent Listener, is loosely based on events from her childhood growing up in rural Victoria. She is now happily ensconced in Melbourne, where there is very little mud, but lots of books.