Candice Fox is a popular novelist from Australia, who is famous for writing mystery, crime fiction, thriller, and suspense books.
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2014
Candice Fox is signing pre-release copies of Eden in Dymocks George St.
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2014
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2014
Candice Fox with other fellow authors receiving an award
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2014
Candice Fox is presenting her novel Hades.
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2016
Candice Fox at the signing event.
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Candice Fox at the signing event.
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Candice Fox met one of her readers.
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2016
Candice Fox is giving a speech about her newly released novel, Never Never.
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2016
Candice Fox and her collaborator James Patterson
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Candice Fox with James Patterson and Bill Clinton.
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Candice Fox at the studio before the talk show.
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Candice Fox and her sweet potato week.
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Candice Fox is out skiing
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Candice Fox (born 1985) is an Australian novelist who won the 2014 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Novel for Hades.
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Audie Winner Award
2019
Candice Fox’s achievement was in getting the Audie Winner Award by Audio Publishers Association in the category Thriller/suspense for her novel, Crimson Lake.
Ned Kelly Awards
Candice Fox was a winner of the Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing in the category Best First Novel in 2014 for her novel "Hades", and in the category Crime Writing in 2015, 2016, and 2017 for her novels "Eden", "Fall", "Crimson Lake".
Candice Fox’s achievement was in getting the Audie Winner Award by Audio Publishers Association in the category Thriller/suspense for her novel, Crimson Lake.
Candice Fox was a winner of the Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing in the category Best First Novel in 2014 for her novel "Hades", and in the category Crime Writing in 2015, 2016, and 2017 for her novels "Eden", "Fall", "Crimson Lake".
(Most homicide detective teams run on trust, loyalty, and ...)
Most homicide detective teams run on trust, loyalty, and the shared desire to put killers behind bars. Frank Bennett's partner, Eden Archer, thrives on darkness and danger. She has a rare talent for catching killers - but her idea of justice has little to do with courtrooms. Now three girls are missing, and Eden is going undercover to a remote farm where the troubled hide and blood falls more often than rain. Frank’s job is to keep an eye on his partner while she's there - but is it for Eden's protection, or to protect others from her? Walking a tightrope between duty and desperation, Frank confronts a threat from Eden’s past. Suddenly, the hunter is the hunted. And a killer’s vicious desires are about to be unleashed…
(Homicide detective Frank Bennett has a new partner - dark...)
Homicide detective Frank Bennett has a new partner - dark, beautiful, coldly efficient Eden Archer. Frank doesn’t know what to make of her, or her brother Eric, who’s also on the police force. Their methods are... unusual. But when a graveyard full of large steel toolboxes filled with body parts is found at the bottom of Sydney harbor, unusual is the least of their worries. For Eden and Eric, the case holds chilling links to a scarred childhood - and the murderer who raised them. For Frank, each clue brings him closer to something he’s not sure he wants to face. But true evil goes beyond the bloody handiwork of a serial killer - and no one is truly innocent...
(Before the blood, before the screaming, before the fall.....)
Before the blood, before the screaming, before the fall... The first victim is discovered on the edge of the park. Young. Female. Beautiful. Or at least she was before her face was destroyed. Homicide detective Frank Bennett suspects that this is the first kill. And it won’t be the last. To stop a serial killer in the making, Frank will have to place his faith in his beautiful, dangerous partner Eden Archer - a cop who moonlights as a killer... Eden knows the temptation of evil. Her intimate knowledge of the relentless forces that drive a killer gives her a unique edge. But with each jogger found brutally murdered in Sydney’s pristine parks, Eden can see where the investigation is headed. And it gives her a feeling she hasn’t felt in a long time. A fear she’s never known.
(The girl is missing... Six minutes in the wrong place at ...)
The girl is missing... Six minutes in the wrong place at the wrong time - that’s all it took to ruin Sydney detective Ted Conkaffey’s life. Accused but not convicted of a brutal abduction, Ted is now a free man - and public enemy number one. Maintaining his innocence, he flees north to keep a low profile amidst the steamy, croc-infested wetlands of Crimson Lake. There, Ted’s lawyer introduces him to eccentric private investigator Amanda Pharrell, herself a convicted murderer. Not entirely convinced Amanda is a cold-blooded killer, Ted agrees to help with her investigation, a case full of deception and obsession, while secretly digging into her troubled past.
(Harry Blue is the top Sex Crimes investigator in her depa...)
Harry Blue is the top Sex Crimes investigator in her department. But even she didn't see this coming: her own brother arrested for the grisly murders of three beautiful young women. "For her own good," she's been sent to a desolate location and assigned to a new "partner." But is he actually meant to be a watchdog? In her strange new home, Harry vanishes to a place where no one would ever think to look for her. Harry Blue is the top Sex Crimes investigator in her department. But even she didn't see this coming: her own brother arrested for the grisly murders of three beautiful young women. "For her own good," she's been sent to a desolate location and assigned to a new "partner." But is he actually meant to be a watchdog?
(When former detective Ted Conkaffey is wrongly accused of...)
When former detective Ted Conkaffey is wrongly accused of abducting a teenage girl, he hopes the Queensland town of Crimson Lake will be the perfect place to disappear. But nowhere is safe from the girl's devastated father. Dale Bingley plans to take brutal revenge - and if Ted can't find the real abductor, he'll be the first casualty. Meanwhile, on the beer-soaked floor of a nearby roadside shack, two young bartenders lie dead. As the homicide investigation unravels, Ted and his unlikely ally private detective Amanda Pharrell are brought in to assist on the case. While Ted fights to clear his own name, their hunt for the killer draws them into a violent dance with evil.
(When former police detective Ted Conkaffey was wrongly ac...)
When former police detective Ted Conkaffey was wrongly accused of abducting Claire Bingley, he hoped the Queensland rainforest town of Crimson Lake would be a good place to disappear. But nowhere is safe from Claire's devastated father. Dale Bingley has a brutal revenge plan all worked out - and if Ted doesn't help find the real abductor, he'll be its first casualty. Meanwhile, in a dark roadside hovel called the Barking Frog Inn, the bodies of two young bartenders lie on the beer-sodden floor. It's Detective Inspector Pip Sweeney's first homicide investigation - complicated by the arrival of private detective Amanda Pharrell to 'assist' on the case. Amanda's conviction for murder a decade ago has left her with some odd behavioral traits, top-to-toe tatts - and a keen eye for killers...
(They left four children safe upstairs. They came back to ...)
They left four children safe upstairs. They came back to three. On the fifth floor of the White Caps Hotel, four young boys are left alone while their parents dine downstairs. But when one of the parents checks on the children at midnight, they discover one of them is missing. The boys swear they stayed in their room. CCTV confirms that none of them left the building. No trace of the child is found. Now the hunt is on to find him before its too late and before the search for a boy becomes a search for a body...
(Bill Robinson, novice owner, and innkeeper. As long as th...)
Bill Robinson, novice owner, and innkeeper. As long as the dozen residents pay their rent, Robinson doesn't ask any questions. Neither does Sheriff Clayton Spears, who lives on the second floor. Then Mitchell Cline arrives, with a deadly new way of doing business. His crew of local killers break laws, deal drugs, and bring violence to the doors of the Inn. That's when Robinson realizes, with the help of journalist Susan Solie, that leaving the city is no escape from the reality of evil - or the responsibility for action. Teaming up with Sheriff Spears and two fearless residents - Army veteran Nick Jones and groundskeeper Effie Johnson - Robinson begins a risky defense. The solitary inhabitants of the Inn will have to learn, before time runs out, that their only choice is between standing together - or dying alone.
(With her life on the life, Harriet has to to do unspeakab...)
With her life on the life, Harriet has to to do unspeakable things and making her a very good cop... gone very bad. In the space of a week, she has committed theft and fraud, resisted arrest, assaulted a police officer, and is considered a dangerous fugitive from the law. It's all because of one man, Regan Banks. He viciously killed the only person in the world who matters to Harriet-and he plans to kill her next. As she recklessly speeds toward the dark side - and finally crosses it - Harriet won't stop until Regan pays for the many lives he has taken. Detective Harriet Blue returns in her biggest thriller yet in the instant New York Times bestseller. With her life on the life, Harriet has to to do unspeakable things and making her a very good cop... gone very bad.
Candice Fox is a bestselling writer and novelist from Australia. She is famous for writing mystery, crime fiction, thriller, and suspense books. She has won the Ned Kelly Award in 2014 for her novel titled Hades in the category of the best debut novel. Author Fox is particularly famous for writing the detective fiction series, Archer & Bennett.
Background
Candice J. Fox was born in 1985 in Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia. She is the middle child of a large, eccentric family from Sydney's western suburbs composed of half-, adopted and pseudo siblings. The daughter of a parole officer and an enthusiastic foster-carer, Candice spent her childhood listening around corners to tales of violence, madness, and evil as her father relayed his work stories to her mother and older brothers.
Education
Fox obtained 2 undergraduate and 2 post-graduate degrees, she is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in the field of terrorism and literary censorship.
Career
At the age of 18, author Fox enrolled herself in the Royal Navy as an officer, but she could not adjust herself to the military lifestyle. As a result, she left the Navy and began pursuing academia. After Fox obtained 2 undergraduate and 2 post-graduate degrees, she taught for a short period at the high school level. As of now, author Fox gives lectures at Notre Dame University, Sydney, on the subject of creative writing. At the same time, she is also pursuing her Ph.D. in the field of terrorism and literary censorship. Fox’s books have been published by the Random House publication in Australia. They are also available in multiple translations throughout the world. The Australian CWA has appreciated her work widely and has awarded her with 2 Ned Kelly prizes for the first two books of her writing career.
The Archer & Bennett series written by Candice Fox is comprised of a total of 3 books, which were released between the years 2014 and 2015. All three books depict the lead characters as homicide detectives named Frank Bennett and Eden Archer. An initial book of this series is entitled ‘Eden’. It was released by the Kensington publishers in the year 2015. At the start of the story, Frank Bennett is introduced as a hardworking homicide detective, while Eden Archer is shown as the beautiful, dark, intriguing, and efficient partner of Frank Bennett. Most police partners work with loyalty, trust, and their desire to put criminals behind bars. But, Eden Archer’s style of working brings nothing but danger and darkness in Bennett’s life. Eden likes to catch the killers but doesn’t believe in making them serve justice in a courthouse.
The new case that arrives at her desk requires her to go undercover and find information about 3 missing girls. An important link between all the three victims is a distant farm where they used to go for playing and hiding. In such an investigation, Frank’s main role is to keep a check on his partner all the time. He feels that more than Eden Archer, her suspects need protection from her. In another case, Frank Bennett learns that someone is keeping a close watch on the activities of a reputed criminal named Hades Archer. He thinks that unmasking this stalker might be a good way to make himself useful while Eden Archer is away. But, for catching the stalker, Frank needs to look into the past life of Hades Archer, an act which can put everyone’s life in danger.
The next installment of this exciting series is called ‘Fall’. Published in 2015, this book features Eden Archer and Frank Bennett as the main protagonists once again.
At the beginning of this book’s story, it is shown that with a little more try, Frank Bennett is able to forget sometimes that his partner from the Homicide Department, Eden Archer, is a moonlighting serial murderer. Thankfully for them, the recent case seems to be a nice distraction for both of them. They learn that someone is very angry at the beautiful people of Sydney, which has turned into many brutal outcomes. A predator lurks on the rain-soaked jogging tracks of the parks in Sydney. This predator preys on the joggers who come out to jog during the night time. As Eden & Frank work with a great determination to solve this case, a different type of danger arises close to family. The new girlfriend of Frank Bennett, named Imogen Stone, has developed a fascination for cold cases.
Quotations:
"I can write anywhere, usually any time – it comes from writing as a kid, like I said, without my own bedroom, my own computer, or a set time to get my thoughts down. I generally write in the morning these days, when I have the most energy, and I have a lovely office at home but I like to play musical chairs – if it’s nice I’ll write out in the yard or under a blanket on the couch."
"Don’t be so angry about rejections. They’re not personal. They feel like they are, but they’re not. Yes, there are a lot of crappy books out there, but publishers don’t have a kind of club where only the cool people get in and are published. You just have to write the right book. It might be your fifth or your tenth or whatever. But you’ll get through. You have the drive, and that’s half the battle. And get an agent. Don’t go into the slush pile. Ever."
"Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is something that really touched my heart. If you want to know how to write a character who hurts, who feels alone, who is seeking themselves, that’s the book. It’s a book about abandonment, being an outsider, being a freak who is misunderstood. The best characters are deeper than they seem at the outset and exploring their depths is a pleasure."
"I like the power and control afforded to me as a writer – I get to create people I’d like to be and experience things that have nothing to do with my real life, consequence-free. I don’t have to sit around wondering what it might be like to escape to the solitude of the tropical north and live like a hermit on the edge of a lake – I can explore that for tens of thousands of pages if I want to. The most frustrating part of this job for me is the editing process, by far. My novels go through five or six edits, and sometimes they’re edited by up to five different people. By that time I’m usually midway through my next book, so my mind and my heart are tangled up in new adventures, and I don’t like to go back."
"Along with collecting children, my mother was a big animal rescuer (and trash picker). She used to love the feeling of bringing home something or someone that had seemingly lost all hope and needed her as its redemption. I wanted to get involved, and my mother was insanely busy with all her responsibilities, so she gave me any birds that would come in because mostly they weren’t worth her trouble. Many of them died. It was an odd parenting decision."
"When I started writing I was trying to emulate the stories I liked, so I wrote gangster stories because I was a huge Martin Scorsese fan. But I didn’t have a good idea of structure, and found vampire stories (which are essentially just romances at times) easier when I was 16 or so and fell into Anne Rice and the like. A lot of those gothic influences linger, certainly most obviously in the Bennett/Archer series. I swung back toward Australian crime when I started reading Peter Temple in my early twenties."
"I have a good instinct for going back and forth between plot lines. I tend to do it in the Bennet Archer series. I’d have a back story, and the front story of the actual investigation and then usually a third character perspective as the third line. It’s how I tend to work. I don’t like to be too linear. What’s unique in this from my other novels is that it’s all from the one perspective (other than the letters to the writer). My agent was a little concerned I was being overly ambitious, but I think as long as it’s managed carefully and the reader can follow, it’s fine to do it."
“It’s comforting to know that no matter how creepy I am as a person, there are thousands upon thousands of crime readers out there who dig what I do because they have a secret little part of themselves that’s exactly the same.”
Membership
Candice Fox is a member of the Australian Crime Writers Association.
Personality
As a cynical and trouble-making teenager, Candice Fox’s crime and gothic fiction writing was an escape from the calamity of her home life. She was constantly in trouble for reading Anne Rice in church and scaring her friends with tales from Australia’s wealth of true crime writers. She started raiding her mother’s true crime collection as a young girl and quickly became addicted to the dark side.
Interests
Writers
Anne Rice
Sport & Clubs
skiing
Connections
Candice is married and lives in Sydney with her family.