Michael Brissenden

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About The Author

Michael Brissenden was a journalist and foreign correspondent with the ABC for 35 years. He was posted to Moscow, Brussels and Washington, and worked in Canberra for many years in various roles, including as the political editor for ABC-TV's 7.30 and as a reporter with the ABC's investigative television documentary program Four Corners. Michael has published four books, including his highly successful 2024 release Smoke and the number one bestseller Dust, published in 2025. 

Books by Michael Brissenden

Smoke
By Michael Brissenden
'The best crime book I've read this year. Kept me guessing right to the end. The setting is brilliant, the characters compelling, the writing elegant, the plot bewitching, the tension palpable. A winner.'

Chris Hammer

'A great book and an engrossing read that I just could not put do...
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Dust
By Michael Brissenden

Dry land, buried secrets, a killer in the wind... A blistering new crime novel from the bestselling author of Smoke.

Lake Heddon, a once-thriving community, now lies in the shadow of a nearly dry lake. The town, like the water, is evaporating and...

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