Matthew Condon

Matthew
Condon

Matthew Condon is a prize-winning Australian novelist and journalist. He began his journalism career with the Gold Coast Bulletin in 1984 and subsequently worked for leading newspapers and journals including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Sun-Herald, Melbourne’s Sunday Age, The Courier-Mail and The Australian. He has written ten books of fiction, including The Trout Opera and is the author of the bestselling true-crime series about Queensland crime and corruption – Three Crooked Kings, Jacks and Jokers, All Fall Down and Little Fish Are Sweet. His most recent book is The Night Dragon. He is the host of two true crime podcasts – Ghost Gate Road and Dig: Sirens Are Coming.

Matthew Condon is a prize-winning Australian novelist and journalist. He began his journalism career with the Gold Coast Bulletin in 1984 and subsequently worked for leading newspapers and journals including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Sun-Herald, Melbourne’s Sunday Age, The Courier-Mail and The Australian. He has written ten books of fiction, including The Trout Opera and is the author of the bestselling true-crime series about Queensland crime and corruption – Three Crooked Kings, Jacks and Jokers, All Fall Down and Little Fish Are Sweet. His most recent book is The Night Dragon. He is the host of two true crime podcasts – Ghost Gate Road and Dig: Sirens Are Coming.

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