Dead Red

Crime novel for late primary and early high school-age readers in the Crime Waves series. Angelo Martinelli, junior private eye, smells a rat when old Mrs Tuck is fired from running the school canteen following a string of nasty culinary incidents. Author teaches professional writing at Flinders University and creative writing at TAFE. She reviews for ‘Australian Book Review’ and is a judge of the National Festival Awards for Children’s Literature. Previous titles include ‘Nips XI’.