Natalie Conyer

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Natalie Conyer was born and grew up in Cape Town, South Africa. Conyer’s debut novel, Present Tense, won the 2020 Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut Crime Fiction. It was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards in both debut and general sections and voted one of the books of the year by The Australian. Its sequel, Shadow City, was released in September 2024 and her third novel, Finding the Bones, in 2026. Conyer’s short stories have won many prizes in the annual Sisters in Crime Scarlet Stiletto competition. They have featured in anthologies and a collection, The Book Club & Other Stories, was published in 2024. She lives in Sydney, Australia.