I’m working on Tara Sharp 3 at the moment and thought I’d give you a little taster …

‘You had a bad dream about me dying covered in blank sticky notes?’ I asked.

Mr Hara nodded.

I gave him a more thorough appraisal. ‘You been mainlining saki  or something?’

So many things are happening in the story and new characters are emerging. Tara is currently in Brisbane and has so far met a bikie, a publicist, a hip hop star and medium. Baddies abound and as usual she’s got herself in the middle of some serious shite. Then,  of course, there is Edouardo – does she finally get to …

Muwahahaha!

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I’ve had a lot of emails recently asking about the next books (thank you all!), so I’ve decided to update you all on where things are at.

I’m currently writing Too Sharp! which, at this stage, is due out in October 2012. Sharp Edge will be out a year later (2013). The gap between books 3 and 4 is due to a number of things, including my commitments to my YA books (www.burnbright.com.au).

Right now I’m in the throes of talking to a lot of people in the Australian music industry (thanks to Ian Amos for the contacts!) so that Tara know what she’s doing when she takes a job for a small time promoter. Book 3 will be set partly in Brisbane and partly in Perth.

The other exciting development is that my sister, Nicci, and I are putting together the Tara Sharp Driving Tour of Perth. This audio/visual tour will take you to all of Tara’s haunts, and some places she’d rather not go! So next time you’re on holiday there, you can check them out. Not only will it bring you closer to Tara, but you’ll get to see the real city.

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Sisters in Crime have announced that the voting for the annual Davitt Readers Choice awards is open. So if you’re a member of Sisters in Crime and a fan of Tara Sharp then you know what to do!

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We’d like to welcome Janette Dalgliesh to the Tara Sharp website team. She’ll be writing a regular crimey column for us in the near future.

Janette’s Bio: Janette Dalgliesh has been a puppeteer, director, producer, restaurant manager, driver, waitress, finance officer, market researcher, trainer and union organiser. She first put pen to paper to write scripts for an ABC-TV children’s television production in the 1980s, and she’s been exploring different forms ever since. Currently, she’s working on three novels—an urban fantasy, a theatrical space series and a paranormal romance—and writing short stories and the occasional poem. You can find Janette at www.janettedalgliesh.com

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The short synopses for the next two Tara Sharp books are up in the books section. Too Sharp explores the Brisbane and Perth music scenes, while Sharp Edge dabbles in fashion. Lots of places for Tara to get into trouble, and things certainly heat up between her and her least favourite gang lord.

Now what I want to know is …. shall I have another go at the real time whodunnits? Or would you prefer a Tara Sharp short story while you’re waiting for the next novel? Let me know how best you’d like to hang out with Tara over the next few months.

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