ANU Meet the Author series
Bestselling author Dervla McTiernan will be in conversation with Chris Hammer on Three Reasons for Revenge, her first crime fiction novel set in Australia.
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Bestselling author Dervla McTiernan will be in conversation with Chris Hammer on Three Reasons for Revenge, her first crime fiction novel set in Australia. The internationally bestselling and award-winning author delivers a gripping high-stakes novel of suspense about three seemingly unconnected people, caught in a lethal web of deceit and unhealed wounds.
Alexis Turner walks into a police station in Melbourne to report an assault. By the end of the day, she is nowhere to be found. Soon after she disappears, three identical packages arrive at three very different doors: a respected psychologist's home, a socialite's mansion, and a struggling single father's run-down apartment. Inside, each gift is perfectly tailored to its recipient - and each will tear apart the life of its intended victim.
Detective Sergeant Judith Lee is smart and experienced, but this is no ordinary case. Someone with intimate knowledge of their targets is orchestrating these attacks. Someone who knows exactly how to hurt each victim where they're most vulnerable. And she's convinced that somehow, it connects back to Alexis Turner. As she races to uncover the connection between three seemingly unrelated people, Judith discovers she's no longer just investigating the game - she's being forced to play.
“My books tend to focus on ordinary people under extreme pressure, moral ambiguity, and the consequences of decisions made in moments of fear, loyalty, or love. While there’s always a strong mystery at the heart of the story, I’m just as interested in the emotional fallout as I am in who did what” Dervla McTiernan.
Dervla McTiernan is the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of six novels, which have sold over 1 million copies, including the much-loved Cormac Reilly series and two number-one bestselling standalone thrillers, The Murder Rule and What Happened to Nina?, which is is currently in development for screen adaptation.
Award-winning author and ANU alumni Chris Hammer’s books include the internationally bestselling Martin Scarsden series: Scrublands, Silver , Trust and Legacy, the first two novels now a successful television series
The vote of thanks will be given by Canberra crime fiction reviewer Anna Creer.
Books will be available for signing from 5.30pm and again after the event
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