Emma Styles (International) assertion Emma Styles i(24675524 works by)
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

'Emma Styles writes contemporary Australian noir about young women taking on the patriarchy. She grew up on Whadjuk Noongar country in Perth, Western Australia and now lives in London where she was born. Emma has an MA in crime fiction from the University of East Anglia'

Most Referenced Works

Notes

  • Emma Styles' works with Australian subjects and settings are included in AustLit.

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon No Country for Girls London : Sphere , 2022 24675545 2022 single work novel crime

''It's not exactly how I imagined the week starting. An accessory to murder. On the run in the victim's vehicle . . .'

'Charlie and Nao are strangers from different sides of the tracks. They should never have met, but one devastating incident binds them together forever.

'A man is dead and now they are unwilling accomplices in his murder there's only one thing to do: hit the road in the victim's twin cab ute, with a bag of stolen gold stashed under the passenger seat.

'Suddenly outlaws, Nao and Charlie must make their way across Australia's remote outback using only their wits to survive. They'll do whatever it takes to evade capture and escape with their lives . .

'.Thelma & Louise for a new generation, No Country for Girls is a gritty, twisty road-trip thriller that follows two young women on the run across the harsh, unforgiving landscape of Australia.'  (Publication summary)

2023 shortlisted Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing Best First Novel
2023 shortlisted Davitt Award Best Debut
2023 shortlisted Davitt Award Best Adult Crime Novel
2023 winner Wilbur Smith Adventure Prize Best Published Novel
2023 shortlisted Crime Writers' Association (UK) John Creasey Award
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