Event details
Two of Australia’s most acclaimed and insightful crime writers come together to discuss their thrilling new novels. Dervla McTiernan’s Three Reasons for Revenge is a gripping high-stakes novel of suspense about three seemingly unconnected people, caught in a lethal web of deceit and unhealed wounds. Louise Milligan’s Shellybanks is a story of buried secrets, unimaginable trauma and how the love of family can pull you through to a brighter future. They speak with host Jaclyn Crupi.
Presented in partnership with Melbourne Writers Festival.
About the speakers
Dervla McTiernan
Dervla McTiernan is the number-one internationally bestselling and award-winning author of six novels, including the much-loved Cormac Reilly series and 2 number-one bestselling standalone thrillers, The Murder Rule and What Happened to Nina?, both New York Times ‘Best Thrillers of the Year’. Her books have sold over 1 million copies around the world and What Happened to Nina? is currently in development for screen adaptation. Her latest book is Three Reasons for Revenge.
Louise Milligan
Louise Milligan is a multi-award-winning investigative journalist for ABC TV's Four Corners, the Australian national broadcaster's flagship current affairs documentary program. Louise's first novel, Pheasants Nest, was published in 2024 to wide acclaim, and was shortlisted for the Best Debut Fiction, Indie Book Awards and the Best Crime Fiction, Danger Awards. She also is the author of 2 bestselling non-fiction books: Cardinal, The Rise and Fall of George Pell and Witness, An Investigation into the Brutal Cost of Seeking Justice. Shellybanks is her second novel.
Jaclyn Crupi
Jaclyn Crupi is a book editor, event moderator, awards judge and bookseller. She has worked in publishing since 2002. Jaclyn has written numerous books for both children and adults. Her book, Garden Like a Nonno, was shortlisted for an Indie Book Award and longlisted for an Australian Book Industry Award. Her most recent children’s book, The ABC Kids Guide to Loving the Planet, won the Environment Award for Children’s Literature. Jaclyn’s writing has appeared in The Guardian, SBS Voices, At Home, The Canberra Times, PIP Magazine and Frankie, as well as the anthology Family published by Text Publishing. Her most recent book is Planting for Native Birds, Bees and Butterflies.
