International Bestselling Author
NIKKI LEE TAYLOR
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I'm SO excited to be In Conversation with the incredible Carol Duncan as part of this year's Newcastle Writers Festival.
Consider this your personal invitation to come along, say Hi, and hear all about The Alibi - for FREE!
Press Book House
462 Hunter Street, Newcastle
Saturday, 5 April at 2pm
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The Alibi
How far would you go to save
what you love?
He’s handsome, charming, and the city’s beloved Lord Mayor. He’s also a cheating husband. But is he a killer?
When a surfer discovers the gruesome remains of council staffer Lauren Ellis in sand dunes just metres from Lord Mayor Andrew Ashley’s beachside home, rumours of his close relationship with the victim quickly begin to circulate.
Andrew’s secret affair with local newspaper reporter Elle Nolan is proof he can be an unfaithful husband – but is he also guilty of murder?
As the search for answers continues, Andrew refuses to tell police where he was the night of Lauren’s death.
When Andrew reaches out to Elle from police lock-up begging her to provide an alibi for the night in question, she quickly realises that instead of just reporting the story, she’s about to become irrevocably entangled in it.
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What a fun and twisty thriller! I have enjoyed other books of Taylor’s in the past, as she is exceptional at creating crazy convoluted plots, but writing in her native Australian voice made this the strongest of the ones I have read
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About The Alibi
The Alibi is my murderous love letter to Newcastle, NSW—a gripping thriller that delves into the timeless struggle of knowing when to hold on and when to let go of the things we love most. Of course, in this case, that struggle comes with murder, betrayal, and a dead body.
The idea for The Alibi was sparked by a real-life mystery. My former partner was the last known person to see missing man Steven Fenwick on Stockton Beach, inevitably becoming part of the investigation. While the novel is not based on that case, it begins in a similar place—with a body found on Stockton Beach—and poses an unsettling question - what would you do if the person you love was accused of murder and asked you to be their alibi? What if they were the last person to see the victim alive—and you had no idea where they really were that night?
Trav assisting SES crews at the entrance to Stockton Beach.
Newcastle readers will have the chance to meet Taylor at the upcoming Newcastle Writers Festival, where she will be In Conversation with Carol Duncan at The Press Book House on Saturday, 5 April at 11.30am.
About Nikki
Nikki Lee Taylor is an Australian author.
She was recently awarded the Sisters in Crime Scarlet Stiletto Award for Crime Fiction and has written three independent titles including The Secrets We Keep which reached Bestseller status in Australia and the UK.
Her other titles are The Truth We Tell and The Alibi.
Nikki is a former news journalist, coffee addict, and regularly competes in canine scent work trials with her dog Saxon.
She lives in Newcastle, NSW.
