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I am an ex-police officer and writer. My first novel entitled RANK was written from my lived experiences as a policewoman and as someone with personal experience of the trauma of being stalked.


In an earlier career as a content writer, trainer and facilitator I created and published training handbooks and course material. I am now writing adult fiction and middle grade fiction.


I'm a mother of two and a keen linguist in French and Italian. I also have a great love of the English language, which I have taught in a variety of environments, to both adults and children. Having travelled and lived overseas, particularly Italy, I enjoy incorporating these experiences into my writing.


I live and write in the beautiful Gubbi Gubbi country, nurturing my respect for nature, the environment and indigenous culture. I believe in continuously attempting new challenges – most recently fence building and babysitting 12 month old twins.


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Female
Queensland
Authors Book Genres
Biography/Memoir, Crime
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Biography/Memoir, Crime

A gripping Autobiographical Novel that seamlessly meshes fact with fiction, providing readers with a spine-tingling story and a glimpse into what it was really like for the early female police officers in Australia.

In the 1980s Tess is transferred to a country station with all male colleagues and whilst battling the boys’ club at work, she is also dealing with being stalked in her private life. With the stalker becoming more threatening, she must face her fears and work outside the law to put a stop to him. Her actions change his and her lives forever.

Hoping that 29 years is long enough for him to have let go, Tess ventures into the world of online dating after her divorce. She finds the online exposure daunting and is plagued by the question and the fear - Is he still out there seeking revenge?

Readers of Crime Fiction, Thriller or Memoir will all find this story a compelling read.

The story follows Tess, who now retired from the police runs her own business as a florist and is looking at exploring the world of online dating – but an online presence makes her nervous that someone might track her down, someone in particular that was responsible for a harrowing experience as a female police officer in a small rural town in Queensland.
I loved reading it... For fans of thrillers, crime fiction and those looking for some insight into the lives of women in the police force. (tk.reads review)

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