Anna Romer Anna Romer i(A83621 works by)
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2 1 y separately published work icon Under the Midnight Sky Anna Romer , Cammeray : Simon and Schuster Australia , 2019 15609669 2019 single work novel crime

'When an injured teenager goes missing at a remote bushland campground, local journalist Abby Bardot is determined to expose the area’s dark history. The girl bears a striking resemblance to the victims of three brutal murders that occurred twenty years ago and Abby fears the killer is still on the loose.

'But the newspaper Abby works for wants to suppress the story for fear it will scare off tourists to the struggling township. Haunted by her own turbulent memories, Abby is desperate to learn the truth and enlists the help of Tom Gabriel, a reclusive crime writer. At first resentful of Abby’s intrusion, Tom’s reluctance vanishes when they discover a hidden attic room in his house that shows evidence of imprisonment from half a century before.

'As Abby and Tom sift through the attic room and discover its tragic history, they become convinced it holds the key to solving the bushland murders and finding the missing girl alive.

'But their quest has drawn out a killer, someone with a shocking secret who will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 1 y separately published work icon Beyond the Orchard Anna Romer , Cammeray : Simon and Schuster Australia , 2016 9769536 2016 single work novel mystery

'A haunting story of yearning, love and betrayal from the bestselling author of Thornwood House

'Lucy Briar has arrived home in turmoil after years overseas. She’s met her fiancé in London and has her life mapped out, but something is holding her back.

'Hoping to ground herself and find answers, Lucy settles into once familiar routines. But old tortured feelings flood Lucy’s existence when her beloved father, Ron, is hospitalised and Morgan – the man who drove her away all those years ago – seeks her out.

'Worse, Ron implores Lucy to visit Bitterwood Estate, the crumbling historic family guesthouse now left to him. He needs Lucy to find something– an old photograph album, the very thing that drove Ron and his father apart.' (Publication summary)

1 Australian Gothic Anna Romer , 2016 single work essay
— Appears in: Good Reading , November 2016; (p. 26-28)
'Brooding wild landscapes, spooky old houses haunted by dark secrets, mysterious old trinkets that hold the key to a grim and curious past. These are some of Australian author Anna Romer’s favourite things.' (Introduction)
5 2 y separately published work icon Lyrebird Hill Anna Romer , Cammeray : Simon and Schuster Australia , 2014 7711435 2014 single work novel thriller

'When all that you know comes crashing down, do you run? Or face the truth?

'Ruby Cardel has the semblance of a normal life – a loving boyfriend, a fulfilling career – but in one terrible moment, her life unravels. The discovery that the death of her sister, Jamie, was not an accident makes her question all she’s known about herself and her past.

'Travelling back home to Lyrebird Hill, Ruby begins to remember the year that has been forever blocked in her memory . . . Snatches of her childhood with beautiful Jamie, and Ruby’s only friendship with the boy from the next property, a troubled foster kid.' (Publication summary)

5 2 y separately published work icon Thornwood House Anna Romer , Cammeray : Simon and Schuster Australia , 2013 Z1914132 2013 single work novel mystery

'When you’re all that stands between the murderous past and the fate of those you love, how far would you go to save them?

'When Audrey Kepler inherits an abandoned homestead in rural Queensland, she jumps at the chance to escape her loveless existence in the city and make a fresh start.

'In a dusty back room of the old house, she discovers the crumbling photo of a handsome World War Two medic – Samuel Riordan, the homestead’s former occupant – and soon finds herself becoming obsessed with him.

'But as Audrey digs deeper into Samuel’s story, she discovers he was accused of bashing to death a young woman on his return from the war in 1946. When she learns about other unexplained deaths in recent years – one of them a young woman with injuries echoing those of the first victim – she begins to suspect that the killer is still very much alive.

'And now Audrey, thanks to her need to uncover the past, has provided him with good reason to want to kill again.

'An enthralling, haunting tale of obsession, love and courage.' (Publisher's blurb)

1 Rebirth Anna Romer , 2004 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , June-July no. 73 2004;
1 Pack Your Toolbox! Anna Romer , 2004 single work column
— Appears in: Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , May no. 137 2004; (p. 13)
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