Four strangers. A quiet library. The perfect place for murder.
Hannah Tigone, bestselling Australian crime author, is crafting a new novel that begins in the Boston Public Library: four strangers; Winifred, Cain, Marigold and Whit are sitting at the same table when a bloodcurdling scream breaks the silence. A woman has been murdered. They are all suspects, and, as it turns out, each character has their own secrets and motivations – and one of them is a murderer.
While crafting this new thriller, Hannah shares each chapter with her biggest fan and aspirational novelist, Leo. But Leo seems to know a lot about violence, motive, and how exactly to kill someone. Perhaps he is not all that he seems…
“An enormously clever book. I lay awake thinking about it every night until I finished it.”
The Woman in the Library is an unexpectedly twisty literary adventure that examines the complicated nature of friendship – and shows that words can be the most treacherous weapons of all.
Join author Sulari Gentill in conversation at Muse with fellow award-winning author Jack Heath.
Tickets: $10 (General Admission) // $40 (entry + a copy of the book RRP $32.99)
Sulari Gentill is the author of the multi- award-winning Rowland Sinclair Mysteries, a series of (currently) ten historical crime novels set in 1930s Australia. Under the name SD Gentill, Sulari wrote the The Hero Trilogy - a fantasy adventure series based on the myths and legends of the ancient world. Her widely praised standalone novel, Crossing the Lines, won the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel, and was short-listed for the Davitt Award. Most recently, Sulari was awarded a Copyright Agency Cultural Fund Fellowship for The Woman in the Library. Sulari lives in a small country town in the Australian Snowy Mountains where she grows French Black Truffles and writes. She remains in love with the art of storytelling.
Jack Heath sold his first manuscript as a teenager and is now the award-winning author of 38 books, including the best-selling Hangman series. His work has been translated into eight languages, adapted for film and optioned for TV. His newest book for adults is Kill Your Brother, and his newest book for children is Villain Kid Fully Busted. He lives on Ngunnawal land.