My colleagues at the University of Melbourne, particularly Nicolette Freeman, Annabelle Murphy, Meaghan Rodriguez, Sandra Sciberras and Zachary Dunbar, were brilliantly accommodating when I took off a whole semester to write the first draft of this book. The freedom of having nothing to do except write for four months was divine.
Luke Devenish
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About the Author
Luke Devenish has written plays and historical fiction, and worked as a writer, editor and script producer for long-running Australian television dramas. His previous three novels, The Secret Heiress, Den of Wolves, and Nest of Vipers, have been translated into multiple languages. A lecturer in screenwriting at the University of Melbourne’s Victorian College of the Arts, Luke is as fervent about teaching as he is about writing, and is enjoyed for his lively, genre-loving classes. Luke lives with his partner and pets in historic Castlemaine, Central Victoria.
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THE HEART OF THE RITZ
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