

The thrilling sequel to A Clue for Clara.Ĭlara wants to be a famous detective with her own TV show. After an embarrassing talent night, Rita sees revenge on Clara as a chance to restore her reputation.

They need revenge.Įnter Rita – a duck with the soul of a poet. A scruffy chicken called Clara has been telling lies about them. Lian's books: Rita's Revenge (2022) * Winner of the State Library of NSW’s Russell Prize for Humour Writing for Young People* New releases in 2023 are Spellhound, a whimsical fantasy for 7-11 year olds, and When the Lights Went Out, a picture book illustrated by Jonathan Bentley.

Her books have been translated into eleven languages and won many awards, including two Aurealis Awards for Best Australian Children’s Fantasy, a NSW Premier’s Literary Award, a Tasmanian Literary Award, and a Sisters-in-Crime Davitt Award for Best Children’s Crime Novel. Lian’s books include the best-selling Keepers trilogy, the Hidden series, the Rogues trilogy, A Clue for Clara, Rita’s Revenge, and picture book Ella and the Ocean (illustrated by Jonathan Bentley). It took her a while to realise that all this was preparation for becoming a writer. She once spent a week in the jungles of Papua New Guinea, hunting for a Japanese soldier left over from the Second World War. She has been dynamited while scuba diving and arrested while busking. Lian Tanner has worked as a teacher, a tourist bus driver, a juggler, an editor and a professional actor.
