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What drives us to read – and write – about villainy and vice? Our worst selves, our worst deeds, our greatest fears. Join bestselling author of Hangman, Kill Your Brother and Kill Your Husbands Jack Heath and award-winning journalist and author of Pheasant’s Nest Louise Milligan as they discuss what makes crime so damn compelling with ABC Sydney’s James Valentine.
Jack Heath is the author of 40 novels for adults and children. His books have sold half a million copies in ten languages, and have been nominated for ACT Book of the Year, Aurealis, CBCA, Ena Noël, KOALA, Ned Kelly and Nottinghamshire Brilliant Book awards.
Louise Milligan is a multi-award-winning investigative journalist for ABC TV's Four Corners. She is the author of two bestselling non-fiction books: Cardinal, The Rise and Fall of George Pell and Witness, An Investigation into the Brutal Cost of Seeking Justice. Pheasants Nest is Louise's first novel.
James Valentine is a musician and presenter on ABC Radio Sydney. A familiar face on Australian television, James was the movie reviewer for many years on Showtime, a reporter and commentator on shows such as Sunrise, It Takes Two, Midday, Good Morning Australia and TVTV.
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