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Candice Fox

キャンディス・フォックス

Kyandisu Fokkusu

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1985 （Bankstown, New South Wales）
Nationality
Australia
Languages
English
Residence History
Western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales

Career

Occupations
novelist, author
Active Years
2014-2024
Nominations
2016 Ned Kelly Award Best Fiction shortlist (Fall), 2016 Davitt Award Best Adult Crime Novel shortlist (Fall), 2017 Ned Kelly Award Best Fiction shortlist (Crimson Lake), 2018 Davitt Award Best Adult Crime Novel shortlist (Crimson Lake), 2019 Ned Kelly Award Best Fiction & Davitt Award shortlist (Redemption Point), 2020 Ned Kelly Award Best Fiction & Davitt Award shortlist (Gathering Dark)

Awards

Ned Kelly Award
2014
Work: Hades
Category: Best First Fiction
Organization: Australian Crime Writers Association
Result: winner
Ned Kelly Award
2015
Work: Eden
Category: Best Fiction
Organization: Australian Crime Writers Association
Result: winner
Ned Kelly Award
2022
Work: The Chase
Category: Best Fiction
Organization: Australian Crime Writers Association
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Hades

2014 Crime fiction

First book in the Archer and Bennett series, a crime novel.

crimefamily

Eden

2014 Crime fiction

Second book in the Archer and Bennett series.

crimerevenge

Never Never

2016 Crime fiction

Co-authored with James Patterson, first in Detective Harriet Blue series.

detectiveamnesia

Crimson Lake

2017 Crime fiction

First in Crimson Lake series, featuring a private investigator.

crime investigationredemption
Adaptations
  • [TV series] Troppo (2022)

The Chase

2021 Crime fiction

Thrilling crime novel.

chasecrime

Bibliography

  • Hades
  • Eden
  • Fall
  • Never Never
  • Fifty Fifty
  • Liar Liar
  • Hush Hush
  • Crimson Lake
  • Redemption Point
  • Gone By Midnight
  • The Inn
  • Black and Blue
  • Gathering Dark
  • The Chase
  • 2 Sisters Detective Agency
  • Fire With Fire
  • Devil's Kitchen
  • High Wire

Adaptations

  • Troppo (2022, ABC TV / IMDb TV, starring Thomas Jane), adaptation of Crimson Lake
  • Gathering Dark optioned for adaptation by Renegade Entertainment (2022)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
thrilling plot twistscompelling character developmentfast-paced narrative
Recurring Motifs
crime investigationmoral ambiguitythemes of redemption

Legacy

Prominent Australian crime fiction author. Winner of three Ned Kelly Awards, internationally recognized for collaborations with James Patterson. Works adapted for television.