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David Whish-Wilson

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Crime, Historical Fiction, Nonfiction

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David Whish-Wilson is the author of eleven novels and three creative non-fiction books. He was born in Newcastle, NSW but raised in Singapore, Victoria and WA. He left Australia aged eighteen to live for a decade in Europe, Africa and Asia, where he worked as a barman, actor, streetseller, petty criminal, labourer, exterminator, factory worker, gardener, clerk, travel agent, teacher and drug trial guinea pig.

David is the author of four novels in the Frank Swann crime series and two in the Lee Southern series, two of which have been shortlisted for Ned Kelly Awards. David wrote the Perth book in the NewSouth Books city series, which was shortlisted for a WA Premier’s Book Award. His latest novel, Cutler, was shortlisted for a WA Premier's Bo ...more

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Average rating: 3.91 · 1,634 ratings · 333 reviews · 24 distinct works • Similar authors
Old Scores (Frank Swann, #3)
4.06 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions
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Line of Sight (Frank Swann,...
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Zero at the Bone (Frank Swa...
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Cutler
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I Am Already Dead
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True West
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Shore Leave (Frank Swann, #4)
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Perth
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"“Perth is one of the world's windiest cities. When it's still, you really notice it. The south-westerly Fremantle doctor sweeps off the ocean after the hot convection that pulses off the inland desert when the easterly blows. The salt in the wind set" Read more of this review »
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"Great new voice in Austarlaian crime fiction ... I live that this is set around Fremantle ... So familiar to many West Australians.
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