Murder and Mayhem: Get inside the dark minds of the world’s top crime and thriller writers.

Bronwyn Parry is an Australian author who has published 10 books, including "As Darkness Falls" and her most recent "Storm Clouds" which has been shortlisted for the 2016 Sisters in Crime Davitt award. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www.MurderCourse.com

Liane Moriarty is the only Australian author whose novel debuted at number 1 on the New York Times bestseller list with her wildly successful novel Big Little Lies. The same novel has been optioned for a film featuring the likes of Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Alexander Skarsgard. She has recently released another novel Truly, Madly, Guilty. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www.MurderCourse.com

Drew Chapman is the American crime author of The King of Fear and The Ascendant. He has also been a screenwriter for Disney, Fox, Universal, Warner Brothers and Sony and has co-executive produced the second season of the spy show Legends. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www.MurderCourse.com

Greg Barron is author of novels Rotten Gods, Savage Tide and Lethal Sky, as well as a digital novelette Voodoo Dawn. He says he grew up reading Alistair MacLean, Tom Clancy, Robert Ludlum, Wilbur Smith and John Le Carre. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www.MurderCourse.com

Michael MacConnell is an author who has had his books published in Australia, Germany, New Zealand and the UK. He is renowned for his thriller novels Splinter and Maelstrom. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www.MurderCourse.com

Katherine Howell is a crime fiction author best known for her series featuring police detective Ella Marconi. Her novels include Web of Deceit, Silent Fear and Cold Justice. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www.MurderCourse.com

Sydney Bauer worked in TV before moving on to become author of books The 3rd Victim, Move to Strike and Matter of Trust. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www.MurderCourse.com

Jaye Ford is a former journalist who worked in print, radio and television for 12 years. Now she writes crime and thriller books including Already Dead and Beyond Fear. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www.MurderCourse.com

John Connolly is a crime writer famous for his series of novels with private detective Charlie Parker, including The Killing Kind and Every Dead Thing. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www.MurderCourse.com

YA (Yvette) Erskine spent 11 years in the Tasmanian Police service. She is now a crime fiction author with notable novels The Betrayal and The Brotherhood. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www MurderCourse.com

PD Martin is an Australian crime writer. Her latest book, Kiss of Death, features Aussie FBI profiler Sophie Anderson. Her first published novel was Body Count – the first in a series of books featuring Sophie Anderson. She has since published four more books in the series – The Murderers’ Club, Fan Mail, The Killing Hands, and the latest, Kiss of Death. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www MurderCourse.com

Dr Leah Giarratano has been a clinical psychologist for many years. Her first three novels focus on the character Jill Jackson. The first is Vodka Doesn’t Freeze, the second Voodoo Doll. We spoke to her after she released the third in the series Black Ice. She has since released a young adult fantasy series called Disharmony. In this interview, we discuss how her crime writing has been influenced by her work in hospitals, the defence force and the corrections system, working with both offenders and victims. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www MurderCourse.com

LA (Louisa) Larkin is a is famous for her thrillers The Genesis Flaw, Thirst and her latest novel Devour. She has been likened to Matthew Reilly and Michael Crichton and is a presenter at the Australian Writers’ Centre. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www MurderCourse.com

Zane Lovitt is a documentary filmmaker turned crime writer. His debut novel, The Midnight Promise, won the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction, and led to Zane being named one of the Best Young Novelists of 2013 by the Sydney Morning Herald. He released Black Teeth in 2016. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www MurderCourse.com

Mark Abernethy is an Australian crime and thriller writer, famous for his thriller novels Second Strike, Double Back and Counter Attack. He is also a journalist and a ghostwriter. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www MurderCourse.com

Ellie Marney is author of the Every series (Every Breath, Every Word, Every Move), a highly-awarded crime trilogy for Young Adults now published in Australia and overseas. Every Breath was one of only two Australian novels on the 2015 list of most borrowed YA library books nationwide. The second novel in the series, Every Word, won the 2015 Sisters in Crime Davitt Award for Best Young Adult Novel. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www MurderCourse.com

Liz Porter is the author of Cold Case Files, an account of how cold cases from Australia, the UK and the US have been solved using new science and techniques. She is also the author of Written on the Skin, which was the joint winner of the 2007 Ned Kelly award for best true crime book. Liz began her career as a journalist in Hong Kong, later working in Sydney, London and Stuttgart before returning to Melbourne to work as a feature writer for the Age. Her books focus on true crime stories and the science involved in solving them. Cold Case Files looks into the mystery of a 12-year-old murder, how DNA was extracted from a 1973 crime scene, and the mysterious death of an eight-year-old Egyptian mummy. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www MurderCourse.com

Sonya Voumard is an Australian journalist who has published a novel Political Animals and a nonfiction book The Media and the Massacre, an account of incidences related to the horrific Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www MurderCourse.com

David Rollins is an action-thriller author based in Sydney. After a career in advertising, he made the switch to writing and has since produced thrillers such as his Vin Cooper series, which included Stand Off, War Lord and Ghost Watch. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www MurderCourse.com

Marele Day is an Australian author known for mystery novels like The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender and The Lambs of God. She has won the Shamus Award for her first Claudia Valentine novel and the Ned Kelly Award for her non-fiction book, How to Write Crime. She has also written The Sea Bed, about a Buddhist monk who leaves his monastery to carry out a fellow monk’s dying wish. Other books include Mrs Cook: The Real and Imagined Life of the Captain’s Wife and Shirley’s Song. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www MurderCourse.com

Barry Maitland is an award winning Australian author of crime fiction. He has published 15 books, including Crucifixion Creek and The Raven’s Eye. He is author of the acclaimed Brock and Kolla series of crime mystery novels set in London, as well as the Australian mystery thriller Bright Air and the new Belltree Trilogy. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www MurderCourse.com

Lisa Lutz is an American author, well known for her successful Spellman series, six novels about a family of private detectives. She is also author of the thriller The Passenger. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www MurderCourse.com

Michael Robotham is the author of international bestselling psychological thrillers that have been translated into 22 languages and published in over 50 countries. He is famous for Life or Death, Shatter, The Suspect and Say You’re Sorry. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www.MurderCourse.com

Tom Rob Smith is a British thriller author and screenplay writer, Tom’s debut novel, Child 44, was nominated for several awards including being listed for the Man Booker Prize, it was then produced into a film starring Tom Hardy. He has also written The Farm and Agent 6. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www MurderCourse.com

In 2010 Caroline published her first novel, Ghost Child. Since then she has written 11 books including her most recent a thriller called The One Who Got Away. We spoke to caroline after she published Place Like Home, a thriller set in the beachside suburb of Bondi. Early one morning a young Tanzanian man walks into a shopping centre. Strapped to his neck is a bomb and within minutes, he is locked in a shop with four hostages. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www MurderCourse.com

Scott Frost is a screen writer and novelist with some incredibly successful television programs and books to his credit. Before turning to writing he worked for several years as a photographer. His television credits include shows such as Twin Peaks, The X-Files, Babylon Five and Andromeda. He has also written five books. His first novel, Run the Risk, was nominated for an Edgar Award or best first novel. He also wrote the official tie-in book for Twin Peaks – The Autobiography of FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper: My Life, My Tapes. He has written three other crime novels, Never Fear, Point of No Return and Don’t Look Back. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www MurderCourse.com

Linwood Barclay is a #1 internationally bestselling author of 13 novels including Trust Your Eyes, A Tap on the Window and No Safe House. The story in Trust Your Eyes resulted in a bidding war between film giants Universal and Warner. His most recent books are Broken Promise and Far From True.  The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www MurderCourse.com

Gabrielle Lord has written 16 books as well as a 12-volume thriller series for young adults. She started writing seriously at the age of 30. She says that her first two manuscripts ending up as compost but her third, Fortress, was picked up interationally and made into a feature film starring Rachel Ward. Her fifth novel Whipping Boy was made into a telemovie starring Sigrid Thornton. Her latest book is Dishonour. In this interview, I chat to Gabrielle after she wrote Shattered, the fourth book in her popular Gemma Lincoln series,preceded by Spiking the Girl, Baby Did a Bad Thing and Feeding the Demons. Gabrielle delves into the physical, the psychological and the forensic with an intimate knowledge and eye for detail. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www MurderCourse.com

Publishing phenomenon Matthew Reilly is known for his action/thriller novels. His first book, Contest, was self-published in 1996. After being knocked back by every major publisher in Sydney, he produced 1,000 copies of Contest himself, and eventually won a publishing deal with Pan Macmillan. The rest is history and a self-publishing fairytale that ends up with Matthew being becoming an international best seller. His first book with Pan Macmillan was Ice Station, followed by Contest, Temple and many more. He has sold over 7.5 million copies of his novels worldwide. He is the author of over a dozen novels and novellas. More recent ones include The Tournament, The Great Zoo of China and Troll Mountain. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www.MurderCourse.com

Candice Fox is the bestselling and award-winning crime and thriller writer behind the novels Hades, Eden, and Fall. They are international bestsellers translated into multiple languages. Candice also wrote a novel with iconic crime and thriller author James Patterson, Never Never, “a brutal, action-packed and really hard-edged novel about a crime set in a FIFO mine in the outback”. She is the daughter of a parole officer at one of Sydney’s biggest prisons and an enthusiastic foster-carer. She spent her childhood listening around corners to tales of violence, madness and evil as her father relayed his work stories to her mother and older brothers. As a cynical and trouble-making teenager, her crime and gothic fiction writing was an escape from the calamity of her home life. For even more for an insight into Candice's mind, check out her course. Yes, it's about murder! www.MurderCourse.com

Are you ready for a Month of Murder and Mayhem? You're about to spend 31 days with the worlds best crime and thriller authors. If you're interested in the crime and thriller genre then this is a don't-miss podcast series that will keep you on the edge of your seat. You'll discover how the best crime and thriller authors come up with their dastardly plots and get an insight into how their minds work. The Murder and Mayhem podcast is brought to you by the course "How to Write About Murder". www.MurderCourse.com