Cracking the Case: An Author Talk with Dinuka McKenzie

Have YOU met Detective Kate Miles?

Join award-winning crime author Dinuka McKenzie as she takes you behind the scenes of her thrilling Detective Kate Miles series.

Discover the inspiration behind her gripping stories, her journey to publication, and what drives her to write crime fiction.

Get insights into her writing process and enjoy a Q&A session where you can ask your burning questions.

Don’t miss this chance to dive deep into the world of crime fiction with one of Australia’s rising literary stars!

Copies of Dinuka McKenzie's titles will be available for purchase on the night.

You can also borrow the Detective Kate Miles series from the Cbcity Library collection, both physical and via Borrowbox and Indyreads

Where: Riverwood Library and Knowledge Centre

80 Kentucky Rd, Riverwood NSW 2210

When: Thursday 7 November

Time: 6.30pm – 7.30pm

C ost: $ 5.00

Spaces are limited and bookings are essential.

Please contact 9707 9708 for more information

About the books:

The Torrent (Book ONE in the Detective Kate Miles series)

A loving husband lost to devastating summer floods. A teenage girl injured during a robbery. Two seemingly unconnected cases that will push a detective to the brink.

In Northern New South Wales, Detective Sergeant Kate Miles is nearing maternity leave when a violent robbery at a local fast-food restaurant stirs unsettling memories from her past.

As she prepares to leave work, she is also assigned to review a closed case involving a man who drowned in recent floods. What starts as a simple task soon escalates, forcing Kate to choose between submitting a conventional report or pursuing her own investigation.

Taken (Book TWO in the Detective Kate Miles series)

A parent’s worst nightmare. A case that’s too close to home.

Detective Sergeant Kate Miles returns from maternity leave to face mounting pressures, including the challenges of a second child, financial strain from her husband’s job loss, and a corruption scandal involving her father.

When an infant named Sienna goes missing from her bassinet, Kate is thrust into a high-profile case that raises questions about possible abduction versus family ties. As the media demands answers and her superiors seek to sideline her, Kate struggles to balance the needs of the distressed family with her own chaotic personal life.

Tipping Point (Book THREE in the Detective Kate Miles series)

A suicide. A shooting. And a reckoning, decades in the making.

Kate returns to her hometown to solve the mysterious deaths of three friends, involving her estranged brother as a person of interest. Finding herself, yet again, at the centre of a media storm, Kate must choose between loyalty to the police force, the bonds of friendship and blood.

About the Author:

Dinuka McKenzie is an Australian author and self proclamed book-addict. Dinuka is the author of the Detective Kate Miles crime series, The Torrent, Taken and Tipping Point. Her debut crime fiction novel, The Torrent, won the 2020 HarperCollins Australia Banjo Prize. Dinuka works in the environmental sector and volunteers as part of the team behind the Writers Unleashed Festival.

Dinuka lives in Southern Sydney on Dharawal country with her husband, two kids, and their pet chicken.

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