Shelley Burr is an award-winning Australian author whose debut novel ‘Wake’ was a top five bestseller.

Published in the US and the UK as well as here in Australia, 'Wake' won the CWA Debut Dagger Award in 2019 (a UK award for an unpublished writer), it was shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards Debut Novel Award, the Kill Your Darlings Unpublished Manuscript Award and the Bath Novel Award. 

And only last week ‘Wake’ won the 2023 Ned Kelley Award for best debut crime fiction!

Recently I had the chance to speak with Shelley about her brand new novel ‘Ripper’ - which was also released by Hachette Australia last week. 

A clever, twisty novel set in a tiny town between Sydney and Melbourne: a town long past its heyday and struggling under the weight of its dark history. 

As with all the very best crime novels,  I was hooked from its opening page.

If you loved Shelley’s first book ‘Wake’, then ‘Ripper’ is a MUST-read. 
Tune in to hear Shelley talk about her rapid rise to literary fame, her inspiration for her books, writing tips and much more.