”Diamonds, furs & murder”

2026-05-21

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It's not always easy to have your first crime fiction novel published - but Tara Oldfield has succeeded! Her first book Diamonds, Furs & Murder: The Many Crimes of Mona Hayes has been published by Ginninderra Press and no doubt she's planning her next one. Tara is a PR and communications professional who currently works at the State Archives. She's written for Traces Magazine and Ancestor publications and in 2004 won a Mander Jones Awards for her short historical fiction, Bitter Salts....

It's not always easy to have your first crime fiction novel published - but Tara Oldfield has succeeded! Her first book Diamonds, Furs & Murder: The Many Crimes of Mona Hayes has been published by Ginninderra Press and no doubt she's planning her next one.

Tara is a PR and communications professional who currently works at the State Archives. She's written for Traces Magazine and Ancestor publications and in 2004 won a Mander Jones Awards for her short historical fiction, Bitter Salts. When she's not writing, watching or listening to crime stories - she's singing!

Contains Snappy @2021 performed Jonathan Boyle with music written by Jonathan Boyle, courtesy of Premium Beat.

Post-production by Rob Johnson from On Replay www.onreplay.com.au and acknowledgement to Stephen Peters for his assistance and support.

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