Geoffrey McGeachin (born 1949 in

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) is an Australian photographer and author of crime fiction. He spent a period of time in the US in the 1970s as a commercial photographer, before returning to Melbourne where he now lives.Penguin Books
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on multiple occasions; the others being

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Awards

* 2011,

for Crime Writing, Best Novel: winner for ''The Diggers Rest Hotel'' * 2013,

for Crime Writing, Best Novel: winner for ''Blackwattle Creek'' Note: references are provided on the individual Award pages.

Bibliography

Novels

Standalone works *''Fat, Fifty and F**ked!'' (2004) Alby Murdoch series A humorous spy thriller series, focusing on Australian special agent Alby Murdoch. *''D-E-D Dead!'' (2005) *''Sensitive New Age Spy'' (2007) *''Dead and Kicking'' (2009) Charlie Berlin series Focuses on police officer and WWII veteran Charlie Berlin. Each book is set a decade apart, with the first novel being set in 1947, and the third in 1967. *''

The Diggers Rest Hotel ''The Diggers Rest Hotel'' (2010) is a crime novel by Australian author Geoffrey McGeachin. It is the first in the author's Charlie Berlin mystery series and won the 2011 Ned Kelly Award. Plot summary Charlie Berlin, a bomber pilot during WW ...

'' (2010) *'' Blackwattle Creek'' (2012) *''St Kilda Blues'' (2014)

References

External links

Author's website
1949 births Living people 21st-century Australian novelists Australian crime writers Australian male novelists Australian poets Ned Kelly Award winners Australian male poets 21st-century Australian male writers {{Australia-writer-stub