Robin worked for 18 years as a director of a public relations and management consultancy. In 1996 she read a newspaper report about the alleged suicide of Victorian country housewife Jennifer Tanner. Guessing there might be a book in the story behind the news; she closed her PR business for a year and wrote a best seller, Blind Justice, now in its 8th reprint. Since then she has written a best seller almost every year, including the definitive books on the Jaidyn Leskie murder (Justice Denied) and the disappearance and alleged murder of British tourist Peter Falconio (Dead Centre) released in December 2005. During her career as an investigative writer she also obtained a Private Investigator’s licence, which she used from time to time to supplement her meagre writer’s income.
Robin writes books about social justice issues - examining institutions that have been established to look after us - that have fallen down on the job. Police, the justice system, international rights of children, and so on. Her books are like the TV label of ‘infotainment’ - they are serious and extensively researched, but written as narrative non-fiction, to ensure a wider readership. This genre is fairly unique in Australia so Robin’s books are usually found in the True Crime section. She is widely recognised as Australia’s foremost true crime writer. In May 2007 she releases her first novel, The Curse of the Golden Yo Yo, the first in a series about the adventures of Cornelia Finnigan, the loudest, loveliest and luckiest PI in town.
When: Thursday 14th June 7pm
Where: Rowville Library, Stud Park Shopping Centre, Stud Road, Rowville Ph: 9294 1300
Books available for sale and signing. Free event. Bookings essential
Cheers, Maryanne
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