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Melanie Pickering is an Australian author of urban gothic thrillers, blending mystery, slow-burn romance, and a whisper of the supernatural. By day she works as a Library Assistant; by night she writes from her ninety‑year‑old Brisbane home, which may or may not have its own ghosts. Dark chocolate devotee, and collector of delightfully macabre facts, she brings a love of history, hauntings, and human secrets to every story.

Her latest dark cozy series, Deadly Possessions, follows psychic art historian Emily Sloane and her dangerously charming boss as they unravel the cursed histories hidden inside a trail of deadly antiques.

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Launch day is finally here—and I couldn’t be more excited to share the beginning of my new dark cozy mystery series, Deadly Possessions.

The first installment, Hounding the Truth, is out now and ready for readers who love twisted legacies, haunted antiques, and secrets that don’t stay buried.

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