Candice Fox

Candice Fox
Born1985[1]
Bankstown, New South Wales[1]
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime
Years active2014-
Notable worksEden, Never Never
Notable awardsNed Kelly Award (3)

Candice Fox (born 1985) is an Australian novelist, best known for her crime fiction.[2] She has collaborated with James Patterson on several novels.

Early life and education

Candice Fox was born in 1985 the western suburbs of Sydney into a large family. She spent a brief period in the Royal Australian Navy before studying and teaching at university level.[2]

Career

Fox has written many novels, mainly crime fiction.[3]

In 2015, Fox started collaborating on a series of novels with bestselling author James Patterson.[2]

Bibliography

Novels

  • The Inn (2019) (collaboration with James Patterson)
  • 2 Sisters Detective Agency (2021) (collaboration with James Patterson)
  • Gathering Dark (2020)
  • The Chase (2021)
  • Fire With Fire (2023)
  • Devil's Kitchen (2024)

Archer and Bennett

  • Hades (2014)
  • Eden (2014)
  • Fall (2015)

Detective Harriet Blue

  • Never Never (collaboration with James Patterson) (2016)
  • Fifty Fifty (collaboration with James Patterson) (2017)
  • Liar Liar (collaboration with James Patterson) (2018)
  • Hush Hush (collaboration with James Patterson) (2019)

Crimson Lake

  • Crimson Lake (2017)[4]
  • Redemption Point (2018)[5]
  • Gone By Midnight (2019)[6]

Novellas

  • Black and Blue (collaboration with James Patterson) (2016)

Adaptations

Troppo (2022), an ABC TV/IMDb TV adaptation of Crimson Lake starring Thomas Jane and Nicole Chamoun premiered on 27 February in Australia[7] and on 20 May 2022 in the United States.[8]

In March 2022 Gathering Dark was optioned for adaptation by Renegade Entertainment.[9]

Awards

  • 2014: Ned Kelly Award for Best First Novel, for Hades[10]
  • 2015: Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction, for Eden[11]
  • 2016 short-listed, Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction, Fall[12]
  • 2016 shortlisted Davitt Award Best Adult Crime Novel, Fall'[12]
  • 2017 shortlisted Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction, Crimson Lake[12]
  • 2018 shortlisted Davitt Award Best Adult Crime Novel, Crimson Lake[12]
  • 2019 shortlisted Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction, Redemption Point[12]
  • 2019 shortlisted Davitt Award Best Adult Crime Novel, Redemption Point[12]
  • 2020 shortlisted Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction, Gathering Dark[12]
  • 2020 shortlisted Davitt Award Best Adult Crime Novel, Gathering Dark[12]
  • 2022: Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction, for The Chase in 2022.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b ""Candice Fox"". Fresh Fiction. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Austlit — Candice Fox". Austlit. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  3. ^ Fidler, Richard Candice Fox: how to raise a crime writer March 9, 2017 Conversations (audio) Retrieved March 15, 2017
  4. ^ "Crimson Lake by Candice Fox". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Redemption Point by Candice Fox". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Gone By Midnight by Candice Fox". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  7. ^ Buaya, Alisha (25 February 2022). "CHEP Network announces Thomas Penn promotion to Melbourne GM". Mediaweek. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  8. ^ "IMDb TV Picks Up Australian Series 'Troppo' Starring & Exec Produced By Thomas Jane". Deadline Hollywood. 5 August 2021.
  9. ^ ""Renegade Entertainment Developing Series Based On Candice Fox's Bestseller 'Gathering Dark'"". Renegade Entertainment. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Previous Winners: Best First Fiction". Australian Crime Writers Association. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Previous Winners: Best Fiction". Australian Crime Writers Association. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h "Austlit - Candice Fox - Awards". Austlit. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  13. ^ "2022 Winners". Australian Crime Writers Association. Retrieved 28 June 2023.


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