P. D. Martin P. D. Martin i(A88800 works by) (birth name: Phillipa Deanne Martin)
Born: Established: Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
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1 Writing a Self-reflexive Crime Novel Using Real Life and Fictional Adaptations P. D. Martin , 2017 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Authorised Theft Papers : Writing, Scholarship, Collaboration 2017;

'This paper looks at how crime fiction authors borrow not only from real life but from the crime fiction canon and literature when creating new works. Drawing on academic research and other novelists’ methods, it discusses self-reflexivity, self-consciousness, intertextuality, embedded text and mis en abyme within the crime fiction genre and how these features relate to ‘theft’/appropriation; specifically theft from ‘literary fiction, post-modern narrative structures and metaphysical detective novels. As a hybrid paper that includes creative extracts, it also examines the author’s use of these tools, and therefore appropriation, to write a PhD novel, ‘My Killer Secret’.'

Source: Abstract.

1 Life of a Hitman P. D. Martin , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: ACTWrite , November vol. 18 no. 10 2012; (p. 12-13)
1 2 y separately published work icon Coming Home P. D. Martin , Australia : P. D. Martin , 2010 Z1670601 2010 single work novel crime

'Aussie FBI profiler Sophie Anderson returns to Australia to solve her brother's 28-year-old murder.'

Source: P. D. Martin's Coming Home homepage: http://www.pdmartin.com.au/ebook/
Sighted: 23/02/2010

2 2 y separately published work icon Kiss of Death P. D. Martin , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2010 Z1660065 2010 single work novel crime

'Australian FBI profiler Sophie Anderson is on a new case, and this one is strange, even for Sophie. The victim is found dead in a state park with two puncture wounds on her neck. There is no blood on the scene, but she looks to have been drained.

'Is it a straightforward murder investigation, or the result of a ritual performed by LA's secretive population of "vampires"?

'Meanwhile, Sophie's new squeeze is in town, and as usual she's hard at work. Will she be able to balance her obsession with the case with her fragile new relationship? And what does she really feel for Anton Ward, the brooding, darkly handsome leader of the bizarre sect who claim to be vampires?

'Special Agent Sophie Anderson must put the pieces together, and her feelings aside. If she's wrong, the murderer may walk. If she's right it will be a race against time to find the killer before more innocent girls die.' (From the publisher's website.)

3 y separately published work icon The Killing Hands P. D. Martin , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2009 Z1670595 2009 single work novel crime

' FBI profiler Sophie Anderson is an expert at dealing with gruesome murder cases and psychotic serial killers. Her latest case, however, is like nothing she's ever seen before - the victim has had his throat ripped out.

'The body is identified as a member of an Asian criminal organisation, and Sophie and her team suspect they've stumbled upon a gangland hit. But the butchered victim had been missing for fifteen years, presumed dead - so who lured him out of hiding to kill him?

'When Sophie uncovers a number of similar murders with links to organised crime, she realises she has a seasoned killer on her hands who leaves no forensic evidence. But how does he do it?

'Sophie is also grappling with more personal issues. Over-protective parents visiting from Australia, her erratic psychic skills and the growing distraction of her feelings for a fellow cop.

'But Sophie will have to focus on the job - they still have no idea who's behind the murder, or that another is being planned... one that will strike at the heart of the investigating team itself.' (From the publisher's website.)

1 A Taste of True Blood P. D. Martin , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 27 December 2009; (p. 10-11)
1 1 y separately published work icon Fan Mail P. D. Martin , Sydney : Pan Macmillan , 2008 Z1459442 2008 single work novel crime 'Getting into a killer's mind is both a blessing and a curse for FBI profiler Sophie Anderson. The agent suffers through brutal premonitions in order to save lives. Now a resident of Los Angeles, Sophie is working on a case where fiction has become fatal. A popular crime writer is sexually mutilated, strangled and marked with an eerie lipstick kiss just like the crime scene in the dead author's last book.

'As more writers are punished for their dark imaginations, there is a recurring theme a chilling fan letter that arrives before each murder. In order to stop the slaughter, Sophie must delve into the writings of the dead authors. But the sinister mind behind the crimes is determined to create a killer ending.' (Publication summary)
1 5 y separately published work icon The Murderers' Club P. D. Martin , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2006 Z1325164 2006 single work novel crime thriller 'FBI profiler Sophie Anderson is still trying to come to terms with the horrors she experienced six months ago. A Vacation to Arizona is a welcome break. But then bodies start appearing on a University campus, crudely posed and inscribed with a vivid love heart on their chests...' - from back cover
1 Missing P. D. Martin , 2006 single work short story crime
— Appears in: The Australian Women's Weekly , March 2006; (p. 285-286, 288, 290, 292-293)
1 Sophie Anderson P. D. Martin , 2005 series - author novel A series of novels featuring Sophie Anderson, an Australian criminal profiler working in the United States of America.
1 y separately published work icon PD Martin.com.au P. D. Martin , 2005 Z1252710 2005 website
1 3 y separately published work icon Body Count P. D. Martin , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2005 Z1192168 2005 single work novel crime

'Not only are P.D. Martin's initials the same as those of a certain eminent English crime writer but Body Count's heroine and plot, even the genre-specific title and cover design, bring forth a host of associations with the work of other writers in a well-populated sub-category of crime fiction. According to the publicity for Body Count, this debut novel is written "in the tradition of Patricia Cornwell and Nicci French", which no doubt serves as a further prompt to pattern recognition.

'Martin's heroine, Sophie Anderson, is an Australian-born FBI profiler attached to the Behavioural Science Unit in Washington DC, where she becomes involved in the case of a serial killer who murders two women and clearly has no intention of stopping there.' Simon Caterson, The Age, 11.6.2005.

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