Federal MP stands up for Louisa Collins
Well, this is amazing. One hundred and 25 years after Louisa Collins went to the gallows, a Federal politician has finally had the guts to say her name. Matt Thistlethwaite MP is the member for...
View ArticleBooks of the Year
I'm feeling grateful. Last Woman Hanged has been selected as one of Booktopia's Books of the Year. I'm also feeling stoked - in a strange kind of way! - because when you go to the link, you can see...
View ArticleWhat I've Learnt
Would you like to see some of the documents I uncovered while researching the life and death of Louisa Collins? Well, here they are.My publisher will probably think I'm crazy for doing this but I...
View ArticleCalifornia dreaming
So … A little over a year ago, I applied for a Green Card, which is the card you need to live and work in the United States. I can’t really explain what prompted me to do it. I wasn't unhappy, living...
View ArticleWelcome to the United States of America
In case you ever wondered what it looks like ... this is the piece of paper they give you when you present yourself to a border agent at US Customs and Border Control as a Legal Alien ... it means we...
View ArticleA late pardon
Irish media is reporting that a man hanged for the brutal murder of a young mother of seven is to recieve a pardon - 74 years after his execution. Local farmer Harry Gleeson found Mary McCarthy's body...
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Can we identify this little girl?
If you've been reading the news, you'll know that South Australian police are desperately trying to identify the remains of a little girl found tucked in a suitcase by the side of the road near...
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On winning the 2015 Davitt Award
What can I say? I was thrilled.The Davitt Awards are named for Australia's first female crime writer, Ellen Davitt (1812-1879) who wrote Australia’s first mystery novel, Force and Fraud, in 1865....
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