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BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival in 2022
BAD: ALL ABOUT CRIME PODCAST
BAD hosts and guests discuss topics and themes in crime fiction and true crime.
BAD: ALL ABOUT CRIME BOOKCLUB
A forum for our BAD Community of crime lovers, readers and writers to discuss the books, including those featured in our monthly podcast.
BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.
Candice Fox is at the top of her form in The Chase.
It is gripping from the first to the last line.
When 653 violent human beings pour out from Pronghorn Correctional Facility into the Nevada Desert, including serial killers from Death Row, the biggest manhunt in history begins. Death row supervisor Celine Osbourne turns fugitive hunter. Her mission? To catch John Kradle who is trying to prove his innocence, five years after being convicted of the murder of his wife and child. Celine is determined to catch him. She has very personal reasons for hating him – and she knows exactly where he’s heading.
- THURSDAY, 13TH MAY
- FROM 6 – 7PM
- Zoom (Online Platform)
- TICKETS: $10
Candice Fox
Candice Fox is one of Australia’s most acclaimed crime writers. Her first and second novels, Hades and Eden, won back-to-back Ned Kelly awards in 2014 and 2015. Her subsequent novels – Fall, Crimson Lake, Redemption Point and Gone by Midnight – were all shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award, and Crimson Lake is currently being adapted for television as Troppo.
She also collaborates with James Patterson and their first book Never Never set in the outback was an immediate international bestseller. Their later novels – Fifty Fifty, Liar Liar, Hush Hush and The Inn – have all been massive bestsellers across the world.
Interviewer Michael Duffy
Michael Duffy has worked for the Sydney Morning Herald and the Sun Herald as a reporter of crime and other urban issues, and is the author of a number of crime novels and true crime books including Drive By, The Tower and Sydney Noir, written with Nick Hordern. His latest book World War Noir was published in 2019 and also co-authored with Nick Hordern. He co-founded the publishing company Duffy and Snellgrove. He is on the board of BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival which he founded with Denis Tracey.
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For crime lovers on the South Coast, Gary Jubelin will be in Coledale this Sunday in conversation with BAD board member Andy Muir about Badness at I Am Not Making This Up, a mini festival of true storytelling from the South Coast Writers Centre: southcoastwriters.org/truestorytelling
If you haven’t seen him put it on your bucket list.
Andrew Child is the author of nine thrillers written under the name Andrew Grant, and co-author with his brother Lee Child of several Jack Reacher books. Andrew and Lee will be in conversation with Tim Ayliife TONIGHT for BAD Online, join us at 6pm to hear all about their latest book: No Plan B! Tickets at badsydney.com
"On the surface, he's an ex-military cop suddenly dumped out into the civilian world. He's trying to stay out of trouble, but masterfully once a year getting into it. He's also the descendant of an ancient tradition: the noble loner, the knight errant, the mysterious stranger, who has shown up in stories forever." - Lee Child on Jack Reacher
Join us online tomorrow night at 6pm as Lee and Andrew Child tell us all about No Plan B, the 27th book in the Jack Reacher series: events.humanitix.com/lee-and-andrew-child-in-conversation
Jamie Grant
