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Fleur McDonald

Fleur McDonald

"The characters told me to do it! They were swirling around, just waiting to come out and once I started writing Red Dust, I couldn't stop."

Fleur McDonald is one of Australia's leading rural literature authors, with her books becoming best sellers almost as quickly as they hit the shelves. She has solidified her position as one of the country's favourite storytellers.

Fleur draws inspiration from having lived and worked for much of her life on a farm – including early life on her parent's property in regional SA, and more recently on her 8000 acre property in regional WA.

Fleur's much-loved Detective Dave Burrows has his first feature novel with Fool's Gold being released in April of 2018; and her twelfth novel, Where The River Runs, will be available in November 2018.

Noisy Nights, the first of two children's books was published by New Frontier Publishers in August 2016 and the second, What does a horse Say? has recently been released in August 2018.

She lives in Esperance, WA with her two children, Rochelle and Hayden, a Jack Russell terrier, Rocket.

What genres does Fleur McDonald write?

Fleur McDonald writes primarily Australian rural fiction and rural crime. She also publishes contemporary standalone novels and a small number of children's picture books.

What is the Detective Dave Burrows series and which books are part of it?

The Detective Dave Burrows series follows a rural police detective solving crimes in regional Australia. Notable Dave Burrows titles include Suddenly One Summer, Fool's Gold, Where the River Runs, Starting From Now, Red Dirt Country, Something to Hide, Rising Dust, Deception Creek and Into the Night. Readers often follow the books in publication order to track character development.

Where should I start if I am new to her work?

If you prefer rural family and community stories, start with Red Dust. If you want crime and police procedural, start with one of the Detective Dave Burrows novels such as Fool's Gold or Suddenly One Summer. For a more recent standalone crime series, try The Prospect.

Has Fleur McDonald written books for children?

Yes. She has published children's titles including Noisy Nights (2016) and What Does a Horse Say? (2018).

Has she launched any crime series apart from Detective Dave Burrows?

Yes. She has launched a separate crime series beginning with The Prospect, with The Missing published subsequently as a related thriller.

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