Mary Fortune, Australia’s first woman crime writer

Speakers: Lucy Sussex in conversation with Jane Sullivan

Lucy Sussex, author of Blockbuster about Fergus Hume, the biggest selling crime fiction writer of the 19th century, has now published, in collaboration with Megan Brown, the story of Mary Fortune, a pioneering crime writer from 19th century Victoria. Join Lucy in conversation with Jane Sullivan, literary columnist and crime fiction author, to learn more about the outrageous fortunes of crime – writer Mary and her criminal son George. Outrageous Fortunes (Black Inc.), and some of Fortune’s detective stories, Nothing but Murders (Verse Chorus Press) will be available for purchase and signing.

Presented by: Rare Books Melbourne in partnership with the Melbourne Athenaeum Library
at the Melbourne Athenaeum Library, Level 1, 188 Collins Street