Veronica Lando is a crime writer who burst onto the Australian literary scene a couple of years ago when her then unpublished manuscript won the 2021 Banjo Prize. That manuscript 'The Whispering' was published by HarperCollins in 2022 to widespread acclaim.

This year, Veronica's second book 'The Drowning Girls' was also published by HarperCollins. And if it's anything like 'The Whispering', I can see why Veronica's literary star is well and truly on the rise.

Dark, tense and twisty, 'The Drowning Girls' was a story about small-town secrets underscored by the ever-present menace of a hostile landscape.

Utterly captivating.

I was super excited to chat with Veronica recently about her books and meteoric writing career.