Meet the Author & Book Signings

Saturday 12 October: 12.00pm – 12.30pm

Candice Fox
Georgia Harper
Nikki Mottram
Ben Hobson

Author BIO’s
Candice Fox is one of Australia’s most successful crime writers, and the winner of three prestigious Ned Kelly Awards. She has also co-written New York Times bestsellers with James Patterson. Candice’s novels Crimson Lake and Redemption Point were adapted into a major ABC TV series called Troppo. Her latest books are Devil’s Kitchen and High Wire (Penguin 2024). She lives in Sydney with her family and is a volunteer rescuer of injured wildlife.

Georgia Harper is a psychologist who has worked with both serious violent offenders and victim-survivors of crime. Her career spans correctional, forensic mental health, advising on LGBTIQ+ workforce matters and animal welfare. Georgia is the author of psychological thriller, What I Would Do to You (Penguin Randomhouse 2024). She was born in Brisbane and resides on the Sunshine Coast.

Nikki Mottram is the author of Crows Nest (UQP 2023) and Killarney (UQP 2024). She has a psychology degree from the University of Queensland and has worked in London and Australia protecting and promoting the welfare of children at risk of harm. Nikki uses her background in child protection in her crime fiction. She resides in Toowoomba.

Ben Hobson is a teacher, and an author, based in Brisbane. To Become a Whale (2017), his debut novel, was longlisted for the ABIA Debut Fiction award and shortlisted for the Courier-Mail’s People’s Choice Award, followed by Snake Island (2019) and The Death of John Lacey (Allen & Unwin 2023). He also runs Ben’s Book Club, a monthly online book club for libraries.