Suzi Hands-Black

Profile Information:

Hometown:
Sunshine Coast, Queensland Australia
About Me:
I am fifty-ish, twice married, twice divorced. Mother of two wonderful adult children. Daughter 30 years old and son, 22 who is married to a Chinese girl. Have an empty nest now which I am enjoying immensely. I have been interested in all aspects of crime for over 20 years. Non-fiction crime books and websites are my passion. If I had my 'time' over again I would of loved to be involved in solving crime, especially murders of all kinds.
Books And Authors I Like:
Corey Mitchell, Clifford L. Linedecker, Carlton Smith, Wensley Clarkson, Ann Rule, Gregg Olsen, John Douglas, Jerry Bledsoe (all writers of True Crime/non-fiction).
Judith Tarr, Conn Iggulden (Writers of Historical Fiction).
Elizabeth A Lynn (writer of Fantasy fiction).
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
TV Shows: Anything crime related! Sci-Fi and Horror.
Movies: Anything pure escapism related, like Pirates of the Caribbean and Ice Age. Horror, thrillers, suspense movies grab me the most.

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  • sue neale

    Nice to see someone else on the website who is not from the US. I am an enthusiast for crime fiction with a UK and European bent. I went on a 3 day course last year in Oxford for writing true crime (as they have a habit of calling it here) and met some really interesting people. There seems to be quite a good market for this sort of research and inventive writing to fill out the bare facts. Research is my thing as I work freelance in publishing on education or academic books with the pictures. I love losing myself in research at the Bodleian Library or the British Museum or Library. It is just good when I get paid to do it. My youngest is almost 18 and will be in Sydney from end Aug until mid Dec working at the Sydney Globe Centre. I am coming out for an extended holiday (from 30 Nov) so might be in your neck of the woods, so maybe we could have coffee?

    Jul 4, 2007

  • Suzi Hands-Black

    That would be great Sue if you were able to come north to Queensland's sunshine coast. Sydney is 700plus Miles from where I live by car or around 100 minutes by plane. It would be an expensive cup of coffee, Sue! I would however love it if you were up in this neck of the woods at that time, and we were able to have a cuppa. Be warned though it will be our peak holiday period and summertime. Cheers Suzi

    Jul 5, 2007

  • Lyn LeJeune

    Hello! to Australia from New Orleans, LA -USA. Thanks for the pictures...I wish I could go to Australia.
    My book, The Beatitudes, is a paranormal thriller set in New Orleans. It will be out in the fall and I am donating all royalties directly to the New Orleans Public Library Foundation. Libraries support the infrastructure of a great city, so I have started The Beatitudes Network to promote awareness of the importance of public libraries in NOLA.
    The blogsite www.beatitudesinneworleans.blogspot.com describes the Network, has excerpts from The Beatitudes, recipes, and more. Merci mille fois. Lyn Lejeune.
    Writers, please pass the word…..it’s for a good cause….don’t let the libraries of New Orleans or the US go the way of The Great Library of Alexandria. P.S. just posted an excerpt on my Crimespace page.

    Aug 11, 2007