Marshall Browne

Australian writer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAustralian writer
PlacesAustralia
wasWriter Novelist
Work fieldLiterature
Gender
Male
Birth27 November 1935
Death14 February 2014 (aged 78 years)
The details

Biography

Marshall Browne (27 November 1935 – 14 February 2014) was an Australian crime fiction writer.
A former merchant banker, he lived in Hong Kong, London, and Bhutan. He later lived in Melbourne. He served as a commando in the Australian forces, and as a paratrooper in the British forces.
He died in Melbourne on 14 February 2014.

Awards and nominations

  • Glen Eira Literary Awards, 'My Brother Jack' Short Story Award, 1999: joint winner for Point of Departure, Point of Return
  • Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best First Novel Award, 2000: winner for The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders
  • The Los Angeles Times Book Prize, 2002: shortlisted for The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders
  • Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2006: shortlisted for Rendezvous at Kamakura Inn

Interviews

  • Jason Steger for "The West Australian"

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