Talking Aussie Books with Kirsty Manning

Kirsty Manning is a Melbourne based author who grew up in Northern NSW and who now has seven novels to her name. Her first novel 'The Midsummer Garden' was published back in 2017, followed by the 'The Jade Lily', then 'The Lost Jewels', 'The French Gift' and 'The Hidden Book'. In 2022, Kirsty’s writing took a slightly different direction when she launched a new crime series. 'The Paris Mystery' - set in pre-WW2 Paris was the first book in this new series and features Australian journalist Charlotte (or Charlie) James whose work for The Times newspaper in Paris gets her caught up in crime reporting and trying to solve those same crimes. The second book, ‘Murder in Paris’ has just been released by Allen & Unwin. A glamorous novel whose events are set off by a glitzy gala and the Texan heiress who goes missing shortly thereafter. The perfect case for the infallible Charlie James. I was delighted to welcome Kirsty to the podcast recently to chat all about it.