Born in Melbourne and brought up in Sydney, Alison Booth spent over two decades studying, living and working in the UK before returning to Australia some fifteen years ago.

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Death at Booroomba is the eighth novel by A L Booth. Her debut novel, Stillwater Creek, was Highly Commended in the 2011 ACT Book of the Year Award, A Perfect Marriage was Highly Commended in the 2019 ACT Writing and Publishing Awards, and The Philosopher's Daughters was Highly Commended in the 2022 ACT Notables Awards. She began her fiction writing career with short stories, published in the UK, the US and Australia. An award-winning academic at the Australian National University, she is also a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and has published extensively in scientific journals. She lives with her husband in North Canberra.

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Alison loves hearing from readers, so do drop her a note on the Contact page if you would like to get in touch.

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