The Old School

Sydney, 1992. Nhu "Ned' Kelly is a detective in what was, until recently, the best police force money could buy (until ICAC threw Roger Rogerson into the spotlight). When two bodies are found in the foundations of an old building in Bankstown, Ned is drawn into the city's past. As she works to discover who the bodies are - and who dumped them there - she uncovers secrets that not only threaten to expose the rotten core of the police force, but also the mysteries of her own family.

Author P.M. Newton worked for thirteen years in the New South Wales Police so The Old School is as authentic as it gets. A thrilling debut by a promising new crime author. More please!

Prize winning author Katherine Howell at Hurstville City Library

Fans of crime thrillers, detective fiction and complex characters are in for a real treat when prize-winning Australian author Katherine Howell visits Hurstville City Library to talk about her recently released fourth novel Violent Exposure featuring Detective Ella Marconi.

Katherine a former ambulance officer left behind a fifteen-year career to pursue her lifelong passion for writing with great success. Her first novel Frantic won the 2008 Davitt Award for Best Crime fiction, her second novel The Darkest Hour won the 2009 Davitt Reader's Choice Award and her third novel Cold Justice was selected as a Big Book Club book of the month. She is currently working on her fifth Ella Marconi novel.

"With each book I write, I find myself revisiting some of my best and worst times as a paramedic, and Violent Exposure is no exception," says Katherine.

'[Detective Ella Marconi] is a complex and appealing character whose passion for crime solving is both endearing and compelling and keeps the pace of the book racing.' Sunday Telegraph

Hurstville City Library

cnr Queens Rd & Dora St, Hurstville

Thursday 17th February @ 7pm

Free Event

Bookings essential: 9330 6142

Books available for sale and signing.