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Killer Instinct: The Perfect Crime, with Donald Grant and Tim Ayliffe at Better Read Than Dead Bookshop

“There are two kinds of people who sit around all day thinking about killing people... mystery writers and serial killers.” —Richard Castle

Whether composing crime fiction or true crime, we want to know what goes on in the heads of crime writers. In this new series, What Lies Beneath, Better Read Than Dead be exploring the inner workings of literature and going behind the scenes of the book writing process.

The first inaugural event in the series are the first State Director of Forensic Psychiatry in Queensland, Donald Grant, and Managing Editor of Television and Video for ABC News, and journalist Tim Ayliffe.
 
In Killer Instinct, Grant describes ten true murder cases, each with unique triggers. For most of us, murder is an arm's length experience, close enough to frighten and fascinate yet far enough not to traumatise. For those directly affected, murder can be scarring. Grant describes ten true murder cases, each with unique triggers. For most of us, murder is an arm's length experience, close enough to frighten and fascinate yet far enough not to traumatise. For those directly affected, murder can be scarring.

Bookings are essential. Attend for free when you pre-order a book here.

  • When Wed 30 May at 6:30PM
  • Where Better Read , Newtown, NSW 2042
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