Geoffrey McGeachin (born 1949 in

Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ...

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) is an Australian photographer and author of crime fiction. He spent a period of time in the US in the 1970s as a commercial photographer, before returning to Melbourne where he now lives.Penguin Books
/ref> McGeachin is one of only four writers who have won the Best Novel category at the

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on multiple occasions; the others being

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and

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Awards

* 2011,

for Crime Writing, Best Novel: winner for ''The Diggers Rest Hotel'' * 2013,

for Crime Writing, Best Novel: winner for ''Blackwattle Creek'' Note: references are provided on the individual Award pages.

Bibliography

Novels

Standalone works *''Fat, Fifty and F**ked!'' (2004) Alby Murdoch series A humorous spy thriller series, focusing on Australian special agent Alby Murdoch. *''D-E-D Dead!'' (2005) *''Sensitive New Age Spy'' (2007) *''Dead and Kicking'' (2009) Charlie Berlin series Focuses on police officer and WWII veteran Charlie Berlin. Each book is set a decade apart, with the first novel being set in 1947, and the third in 1967. *'' The Diggers Rest Hotel'' (2010) *'' Blackwattle Creek'' (2012) *''St Kilda Blues'' (2014)

References

External links

Author's website
1949 births Living people 21st-century Australian novelists Australian crime writers Australian male novelists Australian poets Ned Kelly Award winners Australian male poets 21st-century Australian male writers {{Australia-writer-stub