ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Valverde Maclean has travelled widely through many parts of the world and has a particular passion for Australia. He has lived and worked in both the southern and northern regions of Australia. This experience shows in the way he writes of an Australia far from the big cities.
Australian history, particularly the development of the inland, and the ramifications for the economic life of the nation form a backdrop to his early stories.
His first novel “The Disappearance of Merry” was well received by readers who enjoyed the combination of romance and mystery. This was continued in his second novel “Magenta”. His third book “The Letter” combined the present and the past, of life in the big cities and the Australian Bush.
Readers of these books have the pleasure of travelling today’s Australia and discovering, or for some rediscovering, an Australia they had heard of, or remembered.
However it is not only the past, or Australia, but also the present-day changes and challenges to life and culture that are apparent in his writing. He is a keen observer of human behaviour wherever it may occur.
His fourth book “Murder on the Motu” marks a change, with a mysterious death in French Polynesia. However, like his previous stories, it is more than just a detective story as it investigates the personalities of those involved and the beautiful setting of the islands of the South Pacific.
Valverde Maclean now lives in a small village in the beautiful Sunshine Coast Hinterland of Australia.
Valentine’s Day for Lovers of Books
It was a hot day in Mapleton as invited authors talked with members of the Community Library. I spoke of the advantages, and frustrations, of writing books today. I also spoke of how our backgrounds and family history can, sometimes unknown to us, can influence our actions and affect tf the coming generations, a theme of my latest novel “The Letter”.
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Bull dust to Books
In a talk to the Probus club of the North Blackall Range Valverde Maclean spoke of his experience in the cattle industry in the Northern Territory of Australia.
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Media enquiries and past interviews
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