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Candice Fox
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<h2 id="early-life-and-education">Early life and education</h2> <p>Candice Fox was born in 1985 the western suburbs of <a href="/facts/Sydney/8TegRcwB">Sydney</a> into a large family. She spent a brief period in the <a href="/facts/Royal_Australian_Navy/AkYhdo4B">Royal Australian Navy</a> before studying and teaching at university level.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="career">Career</h2> <p>Fox has written many novels, mainly crime fiction.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p><p>In 2015, Fox started collaborating on a series of novels with bestselling author <a href="/facts/James_Patterson/t06B9Nzp">James Patterson</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="bibliography">Bibliography</h2> <h3>Novels</h3> <ul><li><i>The Inn</i> (2019) (collaboration with <a href="/facts/James_Patterson/t06B9Nzp">James Patterson</a>)</li> <li><i>2 Sisters Detective Agency</i> (2021) (collaboration with James Patterson)</li> <li><i>Gathering Dark</i> (2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Chase_(Fox_novel)/eB6FRPfm">The Chase</a></i> (2021)</li> <li><i>Fire With Fire</i> (2023)</li> <li><i>Devil's Kitchen</i> (2024)</li> <li>High Wire (2024)</li></ul> <h4>Archer and Bennett</h4> <ul><li><i>Hades</i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Eden_(Candice_Fox_novel)/qkUU0rhw">Eden</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i>Fall</i> (2015)</li></ul> <h4>Detective Harriet Blue</h4> <ul><li><i>Never Never</i> (collaboration with James Patterson) (2016)</li> <li><i>Fifty Fifty</i> (collaboration with James Patterson) (2017)</li> <li><i>Liar Liar</i> (collaboration with James Patterson) (2018)</li> <li><i>Hush Hush</i> (collaboration with James Patterson) (2019)</li></ul> <h4>Crimson Lake</h4> <ul><li><i>Crimson Lake</i> (2017)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></li> <li><i>Redemption Point</i> (2018)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li> <li><i>Gone By Midnight</i> (2019)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></li></ul> <h3>Novellas</h3> <ul><li><i>Black and Blue</i> (collaboration with James Patterson) (2016)</li></ul> <h2 id="adaptations">Adaptations</h2> <p><a href="/facts/Troppo_(TV_series)/CI06GvcI"><i>Troppo</i></a> (2022), an <a href="/facts/ABC_TV_(Australian_TV_channel)/LohxUkLh">ABC TV</a>/<a href="/facts/IMDb_TV/NMB3ALNa">IMDb TV</a> adaptation of <i>Crimson Lake</i> starring <a href="/facts/Thomas_Jane/PgY7qmqp">Thomas Jane</a> and <a href="/facts/Nicole_Chamoun/NUpyMsAv">Nicole Chamoun</a> premiered on 27 February in Australia<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> and on 20 May 2022 in the United States.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p><p>In March 2022 <i>Gathering Dark</i> was optioned for adaptation by Renegade Entertainment.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="awards">Awards</h2> <ul><li>2014: <a href="/facts/Ned_Kelly_Award/7R5hGVlU">Ned Kelly Award</a> for Best First Novel, for <i>Hades</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></li> <li>2015: Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction, for <i><a href="/facts/Eden_(Candice_Fox_novel)/qkUU0rhw">Eden</a></i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></li> <li>2016 short-listed, Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction, <i>Fall</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></li> <li>2016 shortlisted <a href="/facts/Davitt_Award/AWC3peAr">Davitt Award</a> Best Adult Crime Novel, <i>Fall'<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></i></li> <li>2017 shortlisted Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction, <i>Crimson Lake</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></li> <li>2018 shortlisted Davitt Award Best Adult Crime Novel, <i>Crimson Lake</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></li> <li>2019 shortlisted Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction, <i>Redemption Point</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></li> <li>2019 shortlisted Davitt Award Best Adult Crime Novel, <i>Redemption Point</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></li> <li>2020 shortlisted Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction, <i>Gathering Dark</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></li> <li>2020 shortlisted Davitt Award Best Adult Crime Novel, <i>Gathering Dark</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a></li> <li>2022: Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction, for <i>The Chase</i> in 2022.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.writerscentre.com.au/candice-fox-has-a-dark-side-and-a-slightly-darker-other-side/">Interview - "Author Candice Fox has a dark side" <i>Australian Writers Centre</i></a></li> <li><a href="https://backseatclarity.wordpress.com/2014/02/13/meet-candice-fox//">Interview - "Meet Candice Fox, Author Of Hades" <i>Backseat Clarity</i></a></li> <li><a href="http://candicefoxauthor.com/">Official website</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Austlit — Candice Fox". Austlit. Retrieved 17 October 2024. <a href="https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A151213" target="_blank">https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A151213</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Austlit — Candice Fox". Austlit. Retrieved 17 October 2024. <a href="https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A151213" target="_blank">https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A151213</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Fidler, Richard Candice Fox: how to raise a crime writer March 9, 2017 Conversations (audio) Retrieved March 15, 2017 <a href="/wiki/Richard_Fidler" target="_blank">/wiki/Richard_Fidler</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Austlit — Candice Fox". Austlit. 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