WEDNESDAY 13 OCTOBER 6 - 7pm
Chris Hammer strikes again!
A new book from Chris Hammer is a big event, especially when he’s moving to an outback opal mining town and taking some of his characters from his previous three bestsellers with him.
Join BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival to hear Chris talk online about the brand new Treasures and Dirt with Tim Ayliffe. Two free packs of all Chris’ books will be on offer from Allen & Unwin for the two best questions on the night.
- WEDNESDAY 13 OCTOBER 6 - 7pm
- Zoom (Online Platform)
- Tickets: Free of charge but booking essential
8, 15, 21, 29 September 2021
BAD SEPTEMBER INTERNATIONAL
Here is an unexpected treat from BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival to lift everyone’s spirits. Until we can meet at the State Library in December, don’t miss four of the world’s top women crime writers talking about their brand new books online in exclusive interviews with BAD Sydney interviewers on Wednesdays at 6pm in September.
- 8, 15, 21, 29 Sept 2021
- Zoom (Online Platform)
- Tickets $10
BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.
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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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Tickets to tonight's session of BAD September International are just $10: events.humanitix.com/bad-international
Was this session recorded at all? I purchased a ticket but unfortunately missed it.
