Category Archives: Melbourne

Murder in Mesopotamia: Agatha Christie & Archeology

Posted on 15/08/2012 by

From the Melbourne Museum website. Reproduced with permission. What do crime fiction and archaeology have in common? A public forum at Melbourne Museum on 9 September will solve this intriguing question with a focus on famous crime writer Agatha Christie’s … Continue reading →

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Agatha Christie on travel

Posted on 14/08/2012 by

I picked up a copy of Agatha Christie – An Autobiography in preparation for a panel I’m chairing at the Melbourne Museum next month. I’d intended to skim it, concentrating on the parts that are relevant to the panel discussion. … Continue reading →

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Listed alongside serious talent: Any chance it’s contagious?

Posted on 10/09/2011 by

I’ll be appearing on a panel at the Wheeler Centre on Thurs 22 September together with Kerry Greenwood, Lindy Cameron and the deliciously named Honey Brown ahead of She Kilda 2011, the Australian Women Crime Writers’ Convention, to discuss why there’s such an appetite for women’s crime writing. … Continue reading →

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Bubbles

Posted on 29/05/2011 by

Tash and I were catching a bus home recently when we came across these Bubbles in the bus shelter. Kudos to the artist who must have been tempted to write ‘Blow me’. I couldn’t resist blowing bubbles in a bus stop, … Continue reading →

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