Geoffrey McGeachin | |
Birth Date: | 1949 |
Birth Place: | Melbourne, Victoria |
Language: | English |
Nationality: | Australian |
Notableworks: | The Diggers Rest Hotel |
Awards: | Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing 2011, 2013 |
Years Active: | 2004- |
Geoffrey McGeachin (born 1949 in Melbourne, Victoria) 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.[1]
McGeachin is one of only four writers who have won the Best Novel category at the Ned Kelly Awards on multiple occasions; the others being Garry Disher, Michael Robotham and Peter Temple.
Note: references are provided on the individual Award pages.
Standalone works
Alby Murdoch series
A humorous spy thriller series, focusing on Australian special agent Alby Murdoch.
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.