Thrillers
ABOUT THE SHOW
Ian Kemish, Dinuka McKenzie, Danny Ben-Moshe & Nick Croydon in conversation with Joanna Jenkins
A witness to war crimes in search of refuge on a remote island. A Jewish survivor seeking revenge in the aftermath of the Holocaust. A custodian who must protect a powerful legacy from rogue interests. Two sisters who must each confront a devastating secret the other has been keeping. These pulse-racing, page-turning tales blend fact with fiction and history with mystery to craft forceful tales of tension and trauma.
Supported by the University of Queensland
PART OF BRISBANE WRITERS FESTIVAL
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Ian Kemish AM is a former Australian diplomat. His first book, The Consul, offered a personal perspective on Australia’s foreign affairs challenges over 20 years. Two Islands, his first work of fiction, draws on his diplomatic work in the Balkans in the 1990s and his strong family links to Scotland.
Dinuka McKenzie is the author of the Detective Kate Miles crime series, The Torrent, Taken and Tipping Point, published in Australia and the UK. She is the winner of the 2020 HarperCollins Australia Banjo Prize. Her writing has been shortlisted for the Sisters in Crime – Davitt Awards, the Bad Sydney Crime – Danger Awards, and longlisted for the Richell Prize. Dinuka lives with her family in Southern Sydney on Dharawal country. She Lied First, a standalone psychological suspense, is her fourth novel.
Danny Ben-Moshe, a Walkley Award winning filmmaker, has made multiple documentaries, many with Jewish themes, for the ABC, SBS & international broadcasters including the BBC. His novel, The Watchmaker’s War, is based on the true story told in his ABC-BBC film Revenge: Our Dad the Nazi Killer.
Nick Croydon was born in Surrey, England, and is the CEO of QBD Books Australia. He has more than twenty-five years’ experience running international publishing companies and book retail businesses across the United Kingdom and Australia. The Turing Protocol was his debut novel.
Joanna Jenkins is a Brisbane based writer. Her first book How to Kill a Client (2023) was shortlisted for the Ned Kelly, Australian Crime Writers and Davitt awards for a debut, has been optioned by Easy Tiger Productions and selected for script development grant from Screen Australia and Dynamic TV. Her second book The Bluff was released in 2025.
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Ian Kemish AM is a former Australian diplomat. His first book, The Consul, offered a personal perspective on Australia’s foreign affairs challenges over 20 years. Two Islands, his first work of fiction, draws on his diplomatic work in the Balkans in the 1990s and his strong family links to Scotland.
Dinuka McKenzie is the author of the Detective Kate Miles crime series, The Torrent, Taken and Tipping Point, published in Australia and the UK. She is the winner of the 2020 HarperCollins Australia Banjo Prize. Her writing has been shortlisted for the Sisters in Crime – Davitt Awards, the Bad Sydney Crime – Danger Awards, and longlisted for the Richell Prize. Dinuka lives with her family in Southern Sydney on Dharawal country. She Lied First, a standalone psychological suspense, is her fourth novel.
Danny Ben-Moshe, a Walkley Award winning filmmaker, has made multiple documentaries, many with Jewish themes, for the ABC, SBS & international broadcasters including the BBC. His novel, The Watchmaker’s War, is based on the true story told in his ABC-BBC film Revenge: Our Dad the Nazi Killer.
Nick Croydon was born in Surrey, England, and is the CEO of QBD Books Australia. He has more than twenty-five years’ experience running international publishing companies and book retail businesses across the United Kingdom and Australia. The Turing Protocol was his debut novel.
Joanna Jenkins is a Brisbane based writer. Her first book How to Kill a Client (2023) was shortlisted for the Ned Kelly, Australian Crime Writers and Davitt awards for a debut, has been optioned by Easy Tiger Productions and selected for script development grant from Screen Australia and Dynamic TV. Her second book The Bluff was released in 2025.
