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Next date: Saturday, 02 November 2024 | 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Join Michael Adams and Mark Dapin as they discuss their respective titles They'll never hold me: The life and crimes of Kevin John Simmonds, Australia's most daring fugitive and Carnage: a succulent Chinese meal, Mr Rent-A-Kill and the Australian Manson murders. Michael and Mark explore Australia’s criminal past and uncover through extensive research the stories hidden behind some of the larger-than-life names associated with the criminal world.
Books will be available for sale and signing
Michael Adams has worked as a magazine journalist and editor, and a television scriptwriter, producer and presenter. He is the author of 15 books, including Hanging Ned Kelly, and is the creator and host of the podcast Forgotten Australia.
Mark Dapin is an acclaimed journalist, author, screenwriter and historian. Mark holds a doctorate in military history. He has written three books of true crime: Public Enemies (shortlisted for a Ned Kelly Award), Prison Break and Carnage. He worked as consultant producer on Network Seven TV show Armed and Dangerous, and as screenwriter on Stan’s Wolf Creek 2.
Presented by History Illuminated
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