Featured Book
True Crime
Now Available in Australia & NZ
Phillipa contributed two pieces for Meaner than Fiction, an anthology of
Australian true crime.
The justice system gone wrong
In 1994 Andrew Mallard was charged with the murder of Perth jeweller Pamela
Lawrence. Mallard, a homeless man with mental health issues, was convicted
and sentenced to life imprisonment, despite bizarre and questionable evidence
and police procedures.
In 1998 a team of supporters began to investigate his case. What they found
was, literally, a mess: questionable forensics, a confession that was never even
signed by Mallard, and evidence that was withheld from the defence. After an
unsuccessful appeal in 2002 the original verdict was finally overturned in the
High Court in late 2005. Mallard was released on 20 February 2006: a free man
after 12 years behind bars.
News & Updates
August, 2008
Just emailed the edited manuscript for my fourth Sophie novel, The Killing Hands, off to my Aussie publisher. Hooray!
July, 2008
On Sunday 20 July I'll be appearing on two panels as part of the Crime and Justice Festival in Melbourne.
Latest Blog Posts
November, 2008
I've been back from the States for just over two weeks now, but it's taken me a while to catch up on the day-to-day stuff! So, the trip...
June, 2008
The Murderers' Club is now available in the UK and Ireland! It's official release date was 20 June, but I did see a few copies out early during a recent visit to Ireland.
Praise for Body Count
"...solid, well-researched debut...the intense first-person narration has enough twists and turns to keep forensics fans turning the pages."
Publishers Weekly