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Peter Doyle

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Author Name: 
Peter Doyle
Author's Home Country: 
Australia

About the Author

Peter Doyle was born in Maroubra, in Sydney's eastern suburbs. He worked as a taxi driver, - musician, and teacher before writing Get Rich Quick, which won the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Crime Novel in 1997.

Its sequel, Amaze Your Friends, won the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel in 1998, followed in 2001 by The Devil's Jump, the third book in Doyle's Billy Glasheen series.

Doyle lives in Newtown, where he divides his time between writing and teaching. He is also a part-time curator at Sydney's Justice and Police Museum.

Other Entries About this Author:

Blog entry

Currently Reading - Crooks Like Us, Peter Doyle : 2 Sep 2010 - 11:24am : Karen
2010 Ned Kelly Winners : 4 Sep 2010 - 4:07pm : Karen
2010 Ned Kelly Shortlist out : 17 Aug 2010 - 11:01am : Karen

Book Review

CROOKS LIKE US - Peter Doyle : 5 Sep 2010 - 10:11pm : Karen
THE DEVIL'S JUMP - Peter Doyle : 20 Jul 2007 - 4:51pm : Karen

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