Malicious Intent (novel) explained

Malicious Intent
Author:	Kathryn Fox
Country:	Australia
Language:	English
Series:	Anya Crichton
Genre:	novel
Publisher:	Macmillan, Australia
Release Date:	2004
Media Type:	Print Paperback
Pages:	345
Isbn:	1405035757
Followed By:	Without Consent

Malicious Intent (2004) is a crime novel by Australian author Kathryn Fox. It won the Davitt Award for Best Adult Novel and was shortlisted for Ned Kelly Awards – Best First Novel in 2005.

Plot summary

Pathologist and forensic physician, Dr Anya Crichton, discovers a link between the death of a teenage girl from a drug overdose and a number of apparent suicides.

Notes

• Dedication: To Mum and Dad for giving me the heart, soul and wings to fly. With eternal thanks, respect and love.

Reviews

Philippa Stockley in The Washington Post called the novel "Oddball but brilliant".^[1] Sophie Groom in Australia reviewed it as well

Awards and nominations

• 2005 shortlisted Ned Kelly Awards – Best First Novel
• 2005 winner Davitt Award – Best Adult Novel^[2]

Notes and References

1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/18/AR2006051801140.html "Mysteries" by Philippa Stockley The Washington Post, 21 May 2006
2. Web site: "LibraryThing: Davitt Awards 2005" . LibraryThing. 25 April 2024.