Tag Archives: The Half-Child

The Half-Child, re-birthed

Posted on 23/07/2018 by Angela Savage

My second novel The Half-Child is probably my personal favourite of my books, so it’s always a particular source of delight when it rates a mention on the internet and/or in real life. The book was published in 2010, making … Continue reading →

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The Half-Child – now with Teaching Notes

Posted on 10/02/2016 by Angela Savage

I am excited to announce that comprehensive Teaching Notes for my second novel, The Half-Child, are now available, thanks to Michael Blenkins, Executive Teacher, English and the Arts. In terms of genre, content and style, The Half-Child is accessible to … Continue reading →

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Crime, Place and Politics

Posted on 14/08/2015 by Angela Savage

I met author Rowena Holloway during my recent visit to Adelaide for CrimeFest and was delighted when she subsequently invited me to be interviewed for her wonderful series, Writer’s Block: Author Interviews. With Rowena’s permission, the first part of our … Continue reading →

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Angela Savage & Jayne Keeney P.I.

Posted on 26/01/2014 by Angela Savage

Originally posted on Fairfieldbooks On Station:
For those of you who have yet to read Angela Savage’s crime series, tracing the mysteries and mishaps of Australian ex-pat P.I. Jayne Keeney in Thailand, you’re in for a treat. Savage is a…

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Writers ask writers #1

Posted on 05/01/2014 by Angela Savage

The following post first appeared on The Crayon Files, the blog of my friend, fellow author and Thai-phile Caron Eastgate Dann. Caron is a former journalist and it shows in the interesting questions she put to me. I’ve always wondered why … Continue reading →

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How crime writers get into the Christmas spirit

Posted on 18/12/2013 by Angela Savage

Christmas came early for me last weekend when Graeme Blundell included my novel The Dying Beach among his top crime picks for 2013, alongside books by James Lee Burke, Garry Disher, Michael Robotham, Ian Rankin and Ace Atkins. The Dying Beach … Continue reading →

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Jayne, meet Angela

Posted on 07/07/2013 by Angela Savage

At the 2012 Crime and Justice Festival in Melbourne, Rochelle Jackson asked Scottish crime writer Ian Rankin what his detective character Inspector John Rebus would think of him. ‘I don’t think he’d like me,’ Rankin said. ‘He’d think I was … Continue reading →

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Everyone’s a winner, bargains galore*

Posted on 24/06/2013 by Angela Savage

It’s only one week until the third novel in the Jayne Keeney PI series, The Dying Beach, is released. That’s just enough time to read the first two novels in the series, Behind the Night Bazaar and The Half-Child. To … Continue reading →

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Cover me*

Posted on 03/04/2013 by Angela Savage

I am excited to announce that the release date for my new novel The Dying Beach has been brought forward to 26 June 2013. In preparation, the fabulous team at Text Publishing are re-packaging the digital editions of the previous two Jayne … Continue reading →

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Cambodian orphanage raid hits close to home

Posted on 24/03/2013 by Angela Savage

The Sunday Age today ran an article today about a raid on an orphanage in Cambodia called Love in Action (LIA), run by 71-year-old Australian woman Ruth Golder. According to journalist Lindsay Murdoch, LIA was raided by 17 Cambodian government officials, police … Continue reading →

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