The Lawyer with the Interesting Briefcase

There is a man in Hobart named George Denakis. He is in his mid-seventies. He has been practising property law in Tasmania for most of his adult life. He wears a newsboy cap and is weathered. He is not, at first glance, a remarkable man. At second glance, he is one of the most interestingContinue reading “The Lawyer with the Interesting Briefcase”

Every Good Mystery Needs a Villain

This One Has Been Dead for Eighty Years. Arthur Carruthers was born in 1890 to one of Bitterport’s most prominent families. His father Percy was the local magistrate, a man of law and order, who had watched his wife die in childbirth. Arthur grew up in the shadow of that punishing grief. He watched hisContinue reading “Every Good Mystery Needs a Villain”

The Town That Time Forgot

History of Bitterport, Tasmania Every mystery needs a setting that earns its place. Not just a backdrop, but a world with its own heartbeat — its own wounds, its own long memory. Bitterport is that world. It is a fictional town, and you won’t find it on a map of Tasmania. But it is builtContinue reading “The Town That Time Forgot”

Welcome to the Dark Side

Meet Raven Corbin Hello, mystery lovers. Pull up a chair. The fire is lit, the candles are burning, and somewhere outside, the Tasmanian wind is howling through the trees. You’re in exactly the right place. My name is Raven Corbin, and I write atmospheric Gothic mysteries — stories set in places where the past refusesContinue reading “Welcome to the Dark Side”

Who is Elvira Brown?

That is a question Aiden Bellingan is desperate to find the answer to. When British hotelier, Aiden Bellingan inherits a rundown mansion in Bitterport, his plan is to renovate it into a boutique hotel. Given the derelict state Millmerran House is in, he’s expecting some challenges. He’s not expecting one of those challenges to beContinue reading “Who is Elvira Brown?”