L A Larkin
L A Larkin divides her time between writing environmental thrillers and her work for one of Australia’s leading climate change consultancies.
Passionate about fiction, Louisa studied Literature at the University of London, graduating with honours. While travelling the world, she fell in love with Sydney and emigrated to Australia in 1998. She also fell in love with her Australian husband, Michael, at a Bondi writers’ group.
After a successful career in magazine publishing, where she became Publisher, Louisa returned to university to study corporate responsibility, sustainability and strategic public relations at the University of Sydney. She was awarded a merit scholarship for academic excellence.
Louisa’s corporate career, international travel and knowledge of environmental issues provide the inspiration for her action-packed plots. To research her first thriller, The Genesis Flaw, Louisa drew on her time in Zimbabwe, consulted with world renowned geneticists, volunteered for a global environmental charity and even attended a hackers’ conference. Her extensive travels have taken her through East Africa, Europe, North America, the Middle East, New Zealand and around Australia.
Louisa recently returned from Antarctica, which is the setting of her next thriller, Thirst, a climate change catastrophe.
Pier 9/Murdoch Books will publish The Genesis Flaw in Australia in 2010 and Thirst in 2011.