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About Kat Clay

Kat Clay is a crime and horror author from Melbourne, Australia. In 2017, she was longlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger award for her unpublished novel, Victorianoir. Her short story 'Lady Loveday Investigates' won three prizes at the 2018 Scarlet Stiletto Awards, including the Kerry Greenwood Prize for Best Malice Domestic. … Find out more about About Kat Clay

Book cover of the Tenth Cut anthology of Scarlet Stiletto winners

Scarlet Stiletto: The Tenth Cut

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Double Exposure

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And Then… the Great Big Book of Awesome Adventure Tales Vol 1

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How to write a noir insult

“If you have to be a nitwit at least don’t go around with a megaphone.” Dashiell Hammett, The Glass Key Who doesn’t love the zingy dialogue of classic film noir and hard-boiled novels? Noir is … Read more about How to write a noir insult

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How to write a noir insult

How do you write dialogue that punches hard and entertains the reader? Well, it’s not as hard as you think – it only takes a little lateral thinking to write a great noir insult.

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