From crime fighters to crime writers - a new batch of female authors brings stories that are closer to home
- Written by Lili Pâquet, Lecturer in Writing, University of New England
In Dervla McTiernan’s book, The Scholar, published earlier this year, women are consistently used as the “fall guys” for men with high aspirations. Two young women are killed when they uncover fraud. Another female colleague is then framed for the murders.
Before writing crime fiction, McTiernan worked as a lawyer for 12 years,...