Alex Dook

Australian crime writer. Longlisted 2019 Fogarty Literary Award, Highly Commended 2021 Fogarty Literary Award.

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@ATRightMovies A lot of people don't know this but the Lord of the Rings movies have many details from the Tolkien novels.

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"Probably one of the most exciting books I read in 2025."
Jeff knows his stuff.

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Aust Day 2026: here is my list of the best Aussie based crime of 2025: Garry Disher @fionathehardy @mpbrissenden Tanya Scott @AlexDook Matthew Spencer @JackHeathWriter @DaveWhishWilson @Prakky Angie Faye Martin @TimJAyliffe @gobergmoser @text_publishing https://t.co/V1SVlZu3ew

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Debuts are the lifeblood of crime fiction. Here are my favourite 6 debuts of 2025. #JakobKerr #TanyaScott @AlexDook @GeoffParkes9 Mark Ezra #RonniSalt @TransworldBooks @AllenAndUnwin @echo_publishing @noexitpress @groveatlantic https://t.co/Hi4bcTdIrk

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@AEMO_Energy That is a lot of solar power for 11pm at night

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@kevinbonham Can one assume ON would have a strong senate showing from this?

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@adrianmckinty And both 90 minutes!

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@murdermayheman1 Glad you enjoyed it!

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@adrianmckinty Wildly entertaining ending

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@PatMcCaffrie Lol that photo of him

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Hooley dooley, pretty incredible to be listed alongside @janeharperautho and @GarryDisher !

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Here is a quick round-up of recent Aussie crime novels by @mpbrissenden @gobergmoser & Tanya Scott + a preview of forthcoming releases by @GarryDisher @janeharperautho @AlexDook @SulariGentill etc @text_publishing @MacmillanAus @AllenAndUnwin https://t.co/Bxb33KTcHc

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@kevinbonham The bean counting continues

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@rosenthal_jon Norfolk Island isn't a country either. It's part of Australia.

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@adrianmckinty @RealGDT one of the all time great final shots

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@kevinbonham Perth?

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@iainkryan Do you need to read the first one?

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@vileslug Saw a MAGA hat guy at a local park. I sort of nodded towards him so my wife would see him (like, check out this weirdo), but he thought I was nodding a greeting SO HE NODDED BACK I almost died of shame

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@adrianmckinty I saw this about ten minutes before I was going to take my newborn on a long walk around the block to get him to sleep. Perfect timing that.

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@kirovkate @Flinty_01 @australian I'm not really surprised!

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@MatthewBevan I like it. Mix it up with state specific drinks. Bourbon vs tequila, etc