About this Event
Michael Robotham’s Tell Me Something True is a deeply personal story of love, loss, M**der and the secrets buried in a small Australian town.
Hear Michael Robotham unpack the story behind the story, from the Australian town that inspired it to the characters and heartbreak that stayed with him for decades.
An evening with one of Australia’s most acclaimed crime writers, and a rare chance to hear the story he has been waiting 40 years to tell.
Whether you're a devoted fan or new to his work, this event promises to be a highlight for crime fiction enthusiasts.
DETAILS
Date: Wednesday 11 November
Time: 6-7.30pm
Nibbles available from 5.15pm, book purchases and signing available after talk.
Location: River Oak Room, Level 3, Yarrila Place
Fee: $10 | Bookings Required
If you can no longer attend, please cancel your booking so your place can be offered to someone else.
ABOUT THE BOOK
I look along the road and notice how many people are standing outside their houses or watching from doorways and windows. Staring. Studying.
‘Do you think this town will ever forgive me?’ I ask.
‘Not in a million years.’
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Two brothers.
One impossible girl.
An unspeakable tragedy.
The astonishing, emotional epic from Michael Robotham: a mystery, a coming-of-age tale and a love story wrapped into one, set against the simmering tensions of a small Australian town.
Michael Robotham’s long-awaited Australian novel that has been 40 years in the writing.
“I began writing Tell Me Something Ture in my early twenties, living in Long and homesick for Australia. It is a story of love and loss and heartbreak and M**der, set in a small Australian country town, similar to the one I grew up in.”
“I have never been more excited or nervous about unveiling a novel because I have never put more of myself onto the page. I love the characters. I love the setting. I love the heartache it brings me. I hope readers feel the same way.” – Michael Robotham
Borrow Tell Me Something True Now: Borrow Now
to explore Michael Robotham’s other novels, available in print, audio and eBook from Coffs Harbour Libraries.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Before becoming a novelist, Michael Robotham was a feature writer and investigative reporter working in Britain, Australia and America, and with clinical and forensic psychologists as they helped police investigate complex, psychologically driven crimes.
Michael’s debut thriller, The Suspect, which introduced clinical
psychologist Joe O'Loughlin, sold more than a million copies around the world and is a major TV series starring Aidan Turner on ABC TV. Michael's standalone thriller The Secrets She Keeps was adapted for TV by Network 10 and the BBC.
Michael is the only Australian to twice win the UK's prestigious Gold Dagger Award for best crime novel, for Life Or Death and Good Girl, Bad Girl as well as the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award for When She Was Good. Lying Beside You was shortlisted for the Australian Crime Writers Association's Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction 2023. Storm Child, was a No. 1 national bestseller in Australia. It was shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction 2025.
Event venue & nearby stays
Harry Bailey Memorial Library, Yarrila Place, 27 Gordon Street, Coffs Harbour, Australia
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