Short Story Award

Winner! I was thrilled that my short story Shanty Shooting won first prize in the Mystery with History category at the recent Sisters in Crime Scarlet Stiletto Awards. Honoured to receive my prize from the creators of the Phryne Fisher TV series - Fiona Eagger (l) Deb Cox (r)

I wrote Shanty Shooting as a 'rehearsal story' for the next Dusty Kent novel. The story is set in the 1860s and is inspired by the real homicide that I plan on weaving into Dusty Kent Mystery #8. Writing the rehearsal story was a way of helping to get the details of the real event clear in my mind before I start to write the book.

I’m looking forward to my upcoming two month break from teaching which will allow me to get stuck into writing the book.