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  • Published: 16 August 2022
  • ISBN: 9781761048821
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $22.99

Greenlight




From the author of the bestselling Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone, Greenlight is a nail-biting thriller with twists and turns you’ll never see coming.

‘Should be at the top of everyone’s must-read list.’ New York Journal of Books
Four years ago, in the small town of Birravale, Eliza Dacey was murdered. Within hours, her killer was caught. Wasn’t he?

So read the opening titles of Jack Quick’s new true-crime documentary – one that is persuading its millions of viewers that Curtis Wade was wrongly convicted.

But just before the final episode, Jack uncovers evidence that may prove Wade guilty after all. Convinced it will ruin his show, he covers it up, and months later Wade is released after a retrial.

Then a new victim is found bearing horrifying similarities to the original murder. Has Jack just helped a killer walk free?

Determined to set things right, he returns to Birravale looking for answers. But Jack knows more than anyone that there’s a fine line between fact and fiction. Between life and death.

Shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut


‘Should be at the top of everyone’s must-read list.’ New York Journal of Books
'An outstanding debut - confident, compelling, with a surprise around every corner. I loved it.' Jane Harper

'A hugely original premise and a plot that won’t lie down. A great debut.’ Chris Hammer

‘Thought-provoking and densely plotted, Greenlight is compelling and timely.’ Sydney Morning Herald
‘A clever, heart-racing read.’ Courier Mail

  • Published: 16 August 2022
  • ISBN: 9781761048821
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $22.99

About the author

Benjamin Stevenson

Benjamin Stevenson is an award-winning stand-up comedian and author. His first novel, Greenlight, was shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut Crime Fiction, and his second novel, Either Side of Midnight, was shortlisted for the International Thriller Writers Award for Best Original Paperback.

Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone, his third novel, was a huge bestseller and has so far been sold in twenty-seven territories around the world. It will soon be adapted into a major HBO TV series. It was 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.

Benjamin has sold out live shows from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival all the way to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and has appeared on ABC TV, Channel 10 and The Comedy Channel.


Instagram: @stevensonexperience

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Praise for Greenlight

Such an assured, intricately plotted novel full of mind-bending twists and turns.

Candice Fox

A gripping, densely knotted debut that kept me guessing until the very last page.

Mark Brandi

A killer premise, genuinely surprising twists and turns and an original, deeply memorable protagonist.

Dervla McTiernan

Awards & recognition

Ned Kelly Awards

Shortlisted  •  2019  •  Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction

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