As a child my favourite book was . . . Playing Beatie Bow.
I started writing THE SUITCASE BABY . . . because of a single newspaper article from 1923. I was intrigued.
In three words THE SUITCASE BABY is . . . Tragic Hidden History.
When I’m not writing I . . . am researching.
My favourite place to curl up with a book is . . . bed.
Publicist at Hachette Australia and mother of two miniature dachshunds. My love can be bought with a glass of wine or a good romance.
5 Minutes With ... Leigh Straw
Dr. Leigh Straw is an academic, historian and writer. We steal 5 minutes of her time to chat about her latest book on Australia's first female detective, Lillian Armfield, who took on Tilly Devine and the Razor Gangs!
The Shocking Secrets of The Suitcase Baby
Tanya Bretherton discovered the jazz age was not all glitz and glamour when researching her new book THE SUITCASE BABY.
Writing Lillian Armfield: A gallant female role model for new generations
How Leigh Straw's goddaughter inspired her to search for a story.
5 Minutes With ... Michael Robotham
Michael Robotham is the author of CLOSE YOUR EYES and the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award-winning LIFE OR DEATH. His debut Joe O'Loughlin novel, THE SUSPECT, sold more than one million copies around the world.
5 Minutes With ... Mark Brandi
Mark Brandi is the winner of the 2016 UK Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger for his first novel, WIMMERA.