Peter Temple has worked extensively as a journalist and editor for newspapers and magazines in several countries. He has won the Miles Franklin award as well as five Ned Kelly Awards for his novels, and has won the world's most prestigious crime writing prize, the Duncan Lawrie Dagger. His books are published in more than twenty countries.
Marco Chiappi trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, London. He has performed with the Melbourne Theatre Company, Playbox, Sydney Theatre Company, Bell Shakespeare Company and various commercial managements. Marco has appeared in two films by Nadia Tass – Mr Reliable and Amy – as well as various television dramas. In 1996 he was awarded the Green Room Association's Best Actor Award for his performances in Patrick Marber's Dealer's Choice and Michael Gurr's Jerusalem.