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Leigh Straw
Leigh Straw is Arts Coordinator and Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Notre Dame in Perth. She's passionate about Australian history and enjoys sharing compelling Aus...view moreLeigh Straw is Arts Coordinator and Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Notre Dame in Perth. She's passionate about Australian history and enjoys sharing compelling Australian stories with up to 500 students every year. Her interest in Australian crime history developed from when she lived in the Darlinghurst and Surry Hills areas of Sydney. Over the last ten years she's written both fiction and popular non-fiction work. The Worst Woman in Sydney, about Kate Leigh, was published in 2016 by NewSouth. It was shortlisted for an ABIA. Lillian Armfield: Australia's first woman detective was published by Hachette in 2018.view less
Books by Leigh Straw
The Worst Woman in Sydney: The Life and Crimes of Kate Leigh The Petticoat Parade: Madam Monnier and the Roe Street Brothels Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Angel Of Death: Dulcie Markham, Australia's most beautiful bad woman Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Ballroom Murder Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings