Wendy James (born in Sydney,[1] 1966) is an Australian author of crime and literary fiction. James received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney an MA (writing) from University of Technology, Sydney and a PhD from the University of New England, Armidale.[2]

James is the eldest sister of Young Adult author Rebecca James.[3] She lives in Newcastle, New South Wales.[4]

Awards

• Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best first crime novel, 2006: Out of the Silence : A Story of Love, Betrayal, Politics and Murder[2]
• Dobbie Encouragement Award, 2006: shortlisted for Out of the Silence : A Story of Love, Betrayal, Politics and Murder[2]
• Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2017: shortlisted for The Golden Child[2]

Bibliography

Novels

• Out of the Silence : A Story of Love, Betrayal, Politics and Murder (2005)
• The Steele Diaries (Vintage, 2008; Momentum, 2013)
• Where Have You Been? (UWAP, 2010)
• The Mistake (Penguin, 2012)
• The Lost Girls (Penguin, 2014)
• The Golden Child (HarperCollins, 2017)
• The Accusation (HarperCollins, 2019)
• A Little Bird (Lake Union, 2021)

Short stories

• ''Why She Loves Him'' (UWAP, 2009)

References

External links

• Author's website
• Author profile at Penguin Books Australia

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