Background
Wendy James was born in 1966 in Sydney, Australia. She is the eldest sister of author Rebecca James.
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Wendy James
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James received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney an Master of Arts degree from the University of Technology, Sydney and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of New England (Australia), Armidale.
Career
Wendy works as an editor at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation and writes some of the sharpest and most topical domestic noir novels in the country. She currently lives in Newcastle, New South Wales.
Achievements
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Wendy James is the celebrated author of eight novels, including the bestselling The Mistake and the compelling The Golden Child, which was shortlisted for the 2017 Ned Kelly Award for crime. Her debut novel, Out of the Silence, won the 2006 Ned Kelly Award for first crime novel, and was shortlisted for the Nita May Dobbie award for women's writing.
