Continuing on the theme of fact or fiction, I've been travelling a lot and listening to true crime podcast series inclu...

"I don't think that would happen in real life, it's not believable." I was indignant at the commen...

From the archives I wrote this blog in 2014, soon after I met retired UK Detective Inspector Chris Goul...

What I love most about being an author is getting feedback from my readers on my two crime fiction series - the

Happy New Year to you all, and welcome to my new MP Book News subscribers. I notice some from the UK, the US, Can...

It's summer in Australia, Christmas is around the corner, and for many of us (who aren't working in the hospitality or accommo...

I've spent the past few weeks immersed in Yellowstone in anticipation of the Season 5 launch, which is probably time I should...

Every year for as long as I can remember my husband's parents put together a Christmas hamper for us filled with treasures they've...

In Australia it's been raining. A lot. The impact has been devastating for many communities, and I am among those who have been si...

What do you do when you want to hang out with Australia's best crime writers? You invite them to your home town and orga...

This week is National Missing Persons Week in Australia, which is an opportunity for the media, the c...

When You Find Me (Book 2 in the Rhiannon Series) has been edited for audio release and I'm about to dive in and have a li...

Some of Australia’s most popular female crime writers will converge on the Bega Valley in August for the Sisters in Crime

My very own book wall! I dropped into my local bookstore Collins Merimbula to buy some new books and was over the moon t...

Time. Alice: "How long is forever?" White Rabbit: "Sometimes, just one second." Time is something I ...

"Making school lunch boxes from our favourite book ." Sarah Little, Tathra, Australia...

"Absolutely loved your new book. I haven’t been able to put it down. I read from start to finish this afternoon. I l...

THANKYOU to everyone who makes the effort to leave a review on Amazon or Goodreads. Not only does it make my day, it also helps my...

Australian crime thriller fiction...

Missing people, the stark landscape of the Australian outback and the police system in the mid 90s combine for Melissa Pou...

NEW BOOK COVER REVEAL The moment you've all been waiting for (cue drum roll). The next book in my Rhiannon Series is

Two years ago today (December 21) Mum and I w...

Today is a pretty exciting day - this time seven years ago Write About Me reached #1 in the biggest bookstore in the world, Amazon...

A year ago, four days before Christmas, I was sitting in the NSW Coroner's Court with Mum and our dear friend Liz Davies who we me...

Missing Ursula By Melissa Pouliot...

How books make a house a home is the focus of a film about recove...

The kindness and generosity of total strangers is something to be celebrated and shared. Two women from Toowoomba dedicated over 1...

During National Missing Persons Week 2018 I caught up with the lovely Samantha Moir from Warrior Women Radio, and we covered a lot...

And they were all fabulous! I've just been on holidays and I took my iPad in case I felt the urge to wr...

By Lyndal Reading, The Weekly Times, Country Living, October 25, 2017 FROM seedy Kings Cross of the 1980s to the beach...

For me, a bestselling crime writer based on the stunning Sapphire Coast, where you’ll find some of the best mountain bike tracks...

It was an honour and a privilege to have the Australian Federal Police launch my fifth crime novel, FOUND , in the perfect book la...

WORKSHOP: How to get buzz for your book launch Saturday July 15, Club Sapphire Merimbula A book launch is a...

One of the perks of being an author is an excuse to have a book launch party! And this year I'm thrilled to be having not one, but...

It's that time of the year again - book publishing time! Fifth time around I feel I should have this down to a fine art. It sho...

The role of faith, personal stories and imagination play as starting points in writing puzzles, mysteries and journeys. This was t...

When you don't think you are going to meet that major deadline, and you are drowning in the sheer size of the task, you need to re...