6:00pm – 7:00pm

Settle in for an evening with Bryan Brown, one of Australia’s most beloved screen icons, as he yarns about his remarkable film career and discusses his gripping crime novel The Hidden, a sharp, atmospheric story that proves his storytelling power extends far beyond the screen. In this rocketing mystery, a shipment of coke, a crime squad investigation and a drug overdose keep small-town sergeant William Jarrett pretty busy. And now someone’s preying on the local women… and roosters keep turning up buried. What secrets are being hidden?

Please note:

• Doors at 5:30pm

• Seating is unallocated

• There will be a licensed pop-up bar onsite, only alcohol purchased from the bar at the event may be consumed at the event site. You must be aged 18 years or over to purchase and/or consume alcohol on the event site and you must provide photographic identification documents to purchase

• Bookseller BOOKFACE will be onsite to sell books, which can be signed by the authors after the event.

Bryan Brown

Iconic Australian actor Bryan Brown has been telling stories with his distinctive Australian voice on TV and in film for a long time, but this time he’s writing crime in his first book. He was an international success in the early eighties with critical acclaim from his varied performances.

Moderator: Candice Fox

Candice Fox is the author of eleven crime novels and the winner of three prestigious Ned Kelly Awards. She has also co-written seven New York Times bestsellers with James Patterson, the world’s bestselling thriller writer. Candice’s novels Crimson Lake and Redemption Point were adapted into a major ABC TV series called Troppo.