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What makes a crime writer tick?
Why are they so attracted to the dark side of humanity, the macabre, the gruesome, the taboo.
Where do their stories come from?
After the release of Crimson Lake, Cheryl Akle sat with thriller writer Candice Fox and discussed the path to becoming one of Australia’s most celebrated working authors. In this podcast, Candice reveals family secrets, anecdotes, and confessions that explain her unassuming path to becoming a writer.
Find out more about the writer of compelling books such as Eden, Hades, Crimson Lake, and most recently Redemption Point.
Duration: 39 mins
Podcast Guest: Candice Fox
Hades, Candice Fox’s first novel, won the Ned Kelly Award for best debut in 2014 from the Australian Crime Writers Association. The sequel, Eden, won the Ned Kelly Award for best crime novel in 2015, making Candice the second author to win these accolades back to back. Her third novel, Fall, was shortlisted for the 2016 Ned Kelly and Davitt awards. She is also the author of the bestselling Crimson Lake, which introduced readers to detective Ted Conkaffrey.
In 2015 Candice began collaborating with James Patterson. Their first novel Never Never, set in the vast Australian outback, was a huge bestseller in Australia and went straight to number one on the New York Times bestseller list in the US, and also to the top of the charts in the UK. The sequel, Fifty Fifty, was released in August 2017.
Read our full review of Redemption Point || Crimson Lake || Listen to the podcast on Stitcher for Android
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