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Australian crime writer
Wendy James (born in
Sydney,
[1] 1966) is an Australian author of crime and literary fiction. James received a Bachelor of Arts from the
University of Sydney an MA (writing) from
University of Technology, Sydney and a PhD from the
University of New England,
Armidale.
[2]
James is the eldest sister of Young Adult author
Rebecca James.
[3]
She lives in
Newcastle, New South Wales.
[4]
Awards
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Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best first crime novel, 2006: Out of the Silence : A Story of Love, Betrayal, Politics and Murder
[2]
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Dobbie Encouragement Award, 2006: shortlisted for Out of the Silence : A Story of Love, Betrayal, Politics and Murder
[2]
- Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2017: shortlisted for The Golden Child
[2]
Bibliography
Novels
-
Out of the Silence : A Story of Love, Betrayal, Politics and Murder (2005)
- The Steele Diaries (Vintage, 2008; Momentum, 2013)
- Where Have You Been? (
UWAP, 2010)
- The Mistake (Penguin, 2012)
- The Lost Girls (Penguin, 2014)
- The Golden Child (HarperCollins, 2017)
- The Accusation (HarperCollins, 2019)
- A Little Bird (Lake Union, 2021)
Short stories
- ''Why She Loves Him'' (UWAP, 2009)
References
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