Wendy James (born in Sydney,Editor MacMillan. 1966) is an Australian author of crime and literary fiction. James received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney an MA (writing) from University of Technology, Sydney and a PhD from the University of New England, Armidale.

James is the eldest sister of Young Adult author Rebecca James. She lives in Newcastle, New South Wales.

Awards Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best first crime novel, 2006: Out of the Silence : A Story of Love, Betrayal, Politics and Murder Dobbie Encouragement Award, 2006: shortlisted for Out of the Silence : A Story of Love, Betrayal, Politics and Murder Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2017: shortlisted for The Golden Child

Bibliography Novels Out of the Silence : A Story of Love, Betrayal, Politics and Murder (2005) The Steele Diaries (Vintage, 2008; Momentum, 2013) Where Have You Been? (UWAP, 2010) The Mistake (Penguin, 2012) The Lost Girls (Penguin, 2014) The Golden Child (HarperCollins, 2017) The Accusation (HarperCollins, 2019) A Little Bird (Lake Union, 2021)

Short stories ''Why She Loves Him'' (UWAP, 2009)

References

External links Author's website Author profile at Penguin Books Australia