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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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	Old Scores (Frank Swann, #3) 4.06 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Line of Sight (Frank Swann, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zero at the Bone (Frank Swann, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 158 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cutler 3.96 avg rating — 134 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Am Already Dead 3.94 avg rating — 128 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	True West 3.79 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shore Leave (Frank Swann, #4) 4.11 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Perth 3.98 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 2013 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Coves 3.77 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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David Whish-Wilson and 1 other person liked Megan's review of O'Keefe: "Perfectly executed tough noir. Not a beat missed. This guy should be on award lists and be so much better known outside his home state. He is to Perth (especially Fremantle) in this book what Ian Rankin is to Edinburgh. The gritty underbelly you wish" Read more of this review »
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David Whish-Wilson liked Steven's review of Cutler: "I have a real penchant for fiction set on the high seas. From Forrester's Hornblower series when I was a kid all the way through to Patrick O'Brien's Aubrey Maturin novels. There is a fantastic Alan Furst novel called Dark Voyage set on a Dutch tramp" Read more of this review »
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David Whish-Wilson and 2 other people liked Helen O'Toole's review of O'Keefe: "When I finished reading Cutler in September 2024, I hoped that David Whish-Wilson would write another book based around this character. I am so pleased he did and now David Cutler has assumed a different identity, that of Paul O’Keefe, an undercover " Read more of this review »
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