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About Me:: I'm a writer and editor based in Melbourne, Australia. My first novel, To All Appearance, Dead - a murder mystery set at a conference for collectors of vintage girls' school stories - was published by Bettany Press in the UK in 2007. In 2004, I won the Scarlet Stiletto Award for the best short crime story written by a woman resident in Australia. The story appears in the anthology, Scarlet Stiletto: The First Cut. I was runner-up in the Scarlet Stiletto Award in 2007 and still hope to win that elusive second shoe one day!

I have also contributed to the true-crime anthologies Meaner Than Fiction, Outside the Law 2 and Outside the Law 3.

I've always been an avid reader and crime has always been my favourite genre. Crime shows are also the only thing I watch on the telly these days!

Books And Authors I Like:: Crime writers: Peter Robinson, Val McDermid, Sara Paretsky, Elizabeth George, Ruth Rendell, Dorothy L. Sayers, Patricia Highsmith

Movies And TV Shows I Like:: Movies: The Bishop's Wife, It Happened One Night, The Lives of Others, Dave, World War II movies, Sea of Love, Arlington Road

TV - present: Midsomer Murders, Foyle's War, Wire in the Blood, Dr Who, Torchwood, Life on Mars

At 1:54pm on November 28, 2007, Jacqui Horwood said…: Hi there, fellow Sister-in-Crime. Congrats on your book - i'll keep my eye open for it.

At 12:44pm on October 17, 2007, Jacki said…: As a Collector of Old Children's Books your Novel sounds interesting I'll keep my eyes open for it. When and where will it be available over here in OZ.

At 7:39pm on October 11, 2007, Antonia Chitty said…: I've been on the GO mailing list for quite a while - but am currently unsubscribed as I need to get on with life LOL!

At 11:53am on October 11, 2007, Karen from AustCrime said…: I'm guessing you're back from the book launch Liz :) :) How did it go?

At 7:29am on September 26, 2007, Antonia Chitty said…: Just to say I got your book this morning and managed to read it all on a long train journey today.
I think the title was inspired - but then I've been an avid Chalet collector since the age of 8. I also relished the quotes at the start of each chapter - al seemed to perfectly set off the chapter that followed. I liked all the references to the way Sally and co used the net to aid them in their crime solving - it made the book seem very real and current. Hope you're enjoying your time in the UK

At 1:00pm on September 25, 2007, Pari Noskin Taichert said…: Oh, Ruth Rendell . . .

I adore her spare style and marvelous storytelling.

At 5:37am on September 17, 2007, Delphine Cingal said…: Hi,

Good luck for the first novel! Hope everything goes well.

At 11:38pm on September 8, 2007, Kathryn Lilley said…: Hi Liz, thanks for visiting my page! "To All Appearance, Dead" sounds great--will we be able to order it online? I always thought conferences would be a great setting for a murder mystery--all the egos, competing agendas and running feuds under one roof, lol!

At 7:00pm on September 6, 2007, Dennis Venter said…: Hey Liz, thanks for the comment. I'm currently writing on a police procedural called "Interrogaton Room" - I think there may be an Australian edition thereof, it being a Fremantle franchise and all. As for you having seen something of mine - highly unlikely. Our SA TV doesn't travel particularly well, owing to various factors such as poor production values and the eleven official languages we're mandated to incorporate in various percentages in the scripts. (You should see our road signs - they're like billboards!)

At 2:09pm on September 5, 2007, Karen from AustCrime said…: Liz - nice to see you here - I'm rapidly closing in on your entry in the Sisters in Crime Anthology :) - which I can highly recommend to anyone / everyone :)

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