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Michael Robotham's latest novel sat in his bottom drawer for 35 years

ABC News
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BooksAuthorNovelFictionCrime Fiction

Michael Robotham was a 22-year-old journalist working for a Sydney newspaper when he began writing his first novel in the early 1980s.

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Michael Robotham is a two-time winner of the CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel.
Michael Robotham is a two-time winner of the CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel.

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