Lisa Walker – författare

An unmissable psychological dark academia thriller: Saltburn meets Lucy Clarke's The Hike 'Beautiful scenery, well-plotted secrets and a pace that is conducive to losing your entire day' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Clever and twisty' Jackie Kabler They all share a secret. But only one knows the truth. Who will be the first to break? Tess enters the prestigious and exclusive Ravensthorpe Writing College with dreams of literary greatness, but soon discovers that ambition comes at a cost.Drawn into a tight-knit group with fellow writers Ethan, Theo, and Jaz, Tess’s world is upended when their charismatic tutor is found dead. Believing someone in their circle is responsible, Tess flees the elite literary world and abandons the future she once craved.Three years later, an enigmatic invitation to walk the Camino de Santiago offers Tess a chance to uncover the truth. Reunited with her former friends, including Ethan, now a literary star, Tess realises the past isn’t finished with her. Someone knows what really happened that night, and they’ll do anything to keep it buried.Readers love The Pact:'Couldn't put it down. Mystery was excellent and kept me guessing 'till the last moment'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I loved this intriguingly unique and dark tale. It has everything I need as a reader' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A dark and twisty story of the consequences of toxic ambition that will keep you guessing until the very end' Kayte Nunn'Written with an effervescent, irreverent humour, this mystery thriller is also rich in twists and shocks' Morning Star'This quirky and unpredictable suspense is as twisty as Spain's Camino de Santiago!' Allie Reynolds'The path to Santiago is never straight — and neither is the truth in this gripping, twist-filled murder mystery' Donna M Cameron'Pacy, twisty and layered revenge tale' Joanna Barnard

An unmissable psychological dark academia thriller: Saltburn meets Lucy Clarke's The Hike 'Beautiful scenery, well-plotted secrets and a pace that is conducive to losing your entire day' ★★★★★'Clever and twisty' Jackie Kabler They all share a secret. But only one knows the truth. Who will be the first to break? Tess enters the prestigious and exclusive Ravensthorpe Writing College with dreams of literary greatness, but soon discovers that ambition comes at a cost.Drawn into a tight-knit group with fellow writers Ethan, Theo, and Jaz, Tess’s world is upended when their charismatic tutor is found dead. Believing someone in their circle is responsible, Tess flees the elite literary world and abandons the future she once craved.Three years later, an enigmatic invitation to walk the Camino de Santiago offers Tess a chance to uncover the truth. Reunited with her former friends, including Ethan, now a literary star, Tess realises the past isn’t finished with her. Someone knows what really happened that night, and they’ll do anything to keep it buried.Readers love The Pact:'Couldn't put it down. Mystery was excellent and kept me guessing 'till the last moment'★★★★★'I loved this intriguingly unique and dark tale. It has everything I need as a reader' ★★★★★'A dark and twisty story of the consequences of toxic ambition that will keep you guessing until the very end' Kayte Nunn'Written with an effervescent, irreverent humour, this mystery thriller is also rich in twists and shocks' Morning Star'This quirky and unpredictable suspense is as twisty as Spain's Camino de Santiago!' Allie Reynolds'The path to Santiago is never straight — and neither is the truth in this gripping, twist-filled murder mystery' Donna M Cameron'Pacy, twisty and layered revenge tale' Joanna Barnard

An unmissable psychological dark academia thriller: Saltburn meets Lucy Clarke's The Hike'Beautiful scenery, well-plotted secrets and a pace that is conducive to losing your entire day' ?????'Clever and twisty' Jackie KablerThey all share a secret. But only one knows the truth. Who will be the first to break? Tess enters the prestigious and exclusive Ravensthorpe Writing College with dreams of literary greatness, but soon discovers that ambition comes at a cost.Drawn into a tight-knit group with fellow writers Ethan, Theo, and Jaz, Tess's world is upended when their charismatic tutor is found dead. Believing someone in their circle is responsible, Tess flees the elite literary world and abandons the future she once craved.Three years later, an enigmatic invitation to walk the Camino de Santiago offers Tess a chance to uncover the truth. Reunited with her former friends, including Ethan, now a literary star, Tess realises the past isn't finished with her. Someone knows what really happened that night, and they'll do anything to keep it buried.Readers love The Pact:'Couldn't put it down. Mystery was excellent and kept me guessing 'till the last moment'?????'I loved this intriguingly unique and dark tale. It has everything I need as a reader' ?????'A dark and twisty story of the consequences of toxic ambition that will keep you guessing until the very end' Kayte Nunn'Written with an effervescent, irreverent humour, this mystery thriller is also rich in twists and shocks' Morning Star'This quirky and unpredictable suspense is as twisty as Spain's Camino de Santiago!' Allie Reynolds'The path to Santiago is never straight - and neither is the truth in this gripping, twist-filled murder mystery' Donna M Cameron'Pacy, twisty and layered revenge tale' Joanna Barnard

Pre-order this brand new psychological suspense novel They thought their secrets died with her on the mountain. Two years after the accident that destroyed her friendship group, Cleo is still picking up the pieces.When Scarlett – now a glossy influencer – invites her on a ski tour to a remote Swedish Arctic cabin, she reluctantly agrees.But this is no reunion. Snowed in and isolated, the secrets they've spent two years burying are finally clawing their way back to the surface.And someone has been waiting for this moment.

An unmissable psychological dark academia thriller: Saltburn meets Lucy Clarke's The Hike'Beautiful scenery, well-plotted secrets and a pace that is conducive to losing your entire day' ?????'Clever and twisty' Jackie KablerThey all share a secret. But only one knows the truth. Who will be the first to break? Tess enters the prestigious and exclusive Ravensthorpe Writing College with dreams of literary greatness, but soon discovers that ambition comes at a cost.Drawn into a tight-knit group with fellow writers Ethan, Theo, and Jaz, Tess s world is upended when their charismatic tutor is found dead. Believing someone in their circle is responsible, Tess flees the elite literary world and abandons the future she once craved.Three years later, an enigmatic invitation to walk the Camino de Santiago offers Tess a chance to uncover the truth. Reunited with her former friends, including Ethan, now a literary star, Tess realises the past isn t finished with her. Someone knows what really happened that night, and they ll do anything to keep it buried.Readers love The Pact:'Couldn't put it down. Mystery was excellent and kept me guessing 'till the last moment'?????'I loved this intriguingly unique and dark tale. It has everything I need as a reader' ?????'A dark and twisty story of the consequences of toxic ambition that will keep you guessing until the very end' Kayte Nunn'Written with an effervescent, irreverent humour, this mystery thriller is also rich in twists and shocks' Morning Star'This quirky and unpredictable suspense is as twisty as Spain's Camino de Santiago!' Allie Reynolds'The path to Santiago is never straight and neither is the truth in this gripping, twist-filled murder mystery' Donna M Cameron'Pacy, twisty and layered revenge tale' Joanna Barnard

A classic fish-out-of-water romantic comedy - can a city-slicker fall for a wildlife ranger? Can a city bird change her feathers? PR whizz Cassandra Daley isn't afraid of using all the dirty tricks of the trade to spin a story her way. A glitzy city-slicker, she has never given much thought to wildlife until she loses a PR war with a potoroo. Sacked and disgraced, she flees the city for an anonymous bolt hole. But small-town Beechville has other plans for her. Feral pigs, a snake in the dunny, a philosopher frog and a town with a secret - could things get worse? Add one man who has the sexiest way with maps she's ever seen and Cassandra's really in trouble. Her best friend Jessica thinks she's been brainwashed by some kind of rural cult, and Jessica could be right. Can Cassandra reinvent herself or will she always be a liar bird?

Looks can be deceiving, and in a society where one's status and access to opportunity are largely attendant on physical appearance, the issue of how difference is constructed and interpreted, embraced or effaced, is of tremendous import.Lisa Walker examines this issue with a focus on the questions of what it means to look like a lesbian, and what it means to be a lesbian but not to look like one. She analyzes the historical production of the lesbian body as marked, and studies how lesbians have used the frequent analogy between racial difference and sexual orientation to craft, emphasize, or deny physical difference. In particular, she explores the implications of a predominantly visible model of sexual identity for the feminine lesbian, who is both marked and unmarked, desired and disavowed.Walker's textual analysis cuts across a variety of genres, including modernist fiction such as The Well of Loneliness and Wide Sargasso Sea, pulp fiction of the Harlem Renaissance, the 1950s and the 1960s, post-modern literature as Michelle Cliff's Abeng, and queer theory.In the book's final chapter, "How to Recognize a Lesbian," Walker argues that strategies of visibility are at times deconstructed, at times reinscribed within contemporary lesbian-feminist theory.

Looks can be deceiving, and in a society where one's status and access to opportunity are largely attendant on physical appearance, the issue of how difference is constructed and interpreted, embraced or effaced, is of tremendous import.Lisa Walker examines this issue with a focus on the questions of what it means to look like a lesbian, and what it means to be a lesbian but not to look like one. She analyzes the historical production of the lesbian body as marked, and studies how lesbians have used the frequent analogy between racial difference and sexual orientation to craft, emphasize, or deny physical difference. In particular, she explores the implications of a predominantly visible model of sexual identity for the feminine lesbian, who is both marked and unmarked, desired and disavowed.Walker's textual analysis cuts across a variety of genres, including modernist fiction such as The Well of Loneliness and Wide Sargasso Sea, pulp fiction of the Harlem Renaissance, the 1950s and the 1960s, post-modern literature as Michelle Cliff's Abeng, and queer theory.In the book's final chapter, "How to Recognize a Lesbian," Walker argues that strategies of visibility are at times deconstructed, at times reinscribed within contemporary lesbian-feminist theory.

A delightfully funny and inspiring novel about a very modern pilgrimage, and one woman''s chance to rediscover what she''s lost.''I watch the highway go by and ponder my situation. I am on the run from my husband’s divorce lawyer, my mojo is still missing in action and my demon ex-lover is lurking . . . But, all things considered, my pilgrimage is going well . . .''Arkie used to be a trendspotter, running a successful business advising companies on ‘the next big thing’. Until she lost her marriage and her mojo along with it. Her eccentric new friend Haruko suggests a pilgrimage in Japan. But funds are tight, so instead Arkie’s going on a very Australian trip, to all the ‘Big Things’. With Haruko as her guide, magic is everywhere. A Buddha appears next to the Big Redback, the Big Macadamia rises from the jungle like a lost temple and inside the Big Shell she can hear a tinkling voice, reminding her of the child she never had. As her improbable adventure unfolds, realisation dawns: could it be that, despite her celebrated foresight, Arkie’s been missing what was right before her eyes?

Summer Wright organises her life down to the minute. And when boyfriend Adrian proposes marriage – on schedule – she will reach the peak of The Cone of Certainty. At least, that’s the plan – until adventure-show queen Cougar Gale intervenes. Suddenly Summer is impersonating Cougar in Antarctica: learning climate science on the fly, building an igloo, improvising scripts based on Dynasty, and above all trying not to be revealed as an impostor. But Summer finds it particularly hard to fool climate scientist Lucas Nilsson. Can Summer use her extreme project management skills to get Project Adrian back on track and make a success of “Cougar on Ice”? And what is The Krill Question anyway?

In a remote corner of the American West, the law wears purple.Riley Brooks is a licensed Protector—authorized to hunt the hunters. When poachers cross the line, she doesn't just report them. She ends them. Cold, precise, and carrying the weight of every tag she's ever placed, Riley heads into the Bitterroot Mountains of Montana to take down Derek Harlan, a notorious trophy hunter who has operated with impunity for years.But this job is different. Harlan's crew is larger, better armed, and far more dangerous than she expected. Isolated in the wilderness with only her rifle, her training, and the purple vest that marks her as both protector and target, Riley must navigate a deadly game of cat and mouse where one wrong move could cost her everything.Back home in Oregon waits Lian— the woman who knows every scar Riley carries and loves her anyway. Their love is the only thing that keeps Riley human in a job that demands she become something colder. As the mission spirals into violence and the lines between justice and survival blur, Riley is forced to confront the true cost of the life she's chosen… and whether she can still come home to the woman who makes it worth living.Wearing Purple is a gripping romantic suspense novel about duty, desire, and the thin line between the law and vengeance. Perfect for fans of strong sapphic heroines, atmospheric wilderness thrillers, and love stories that burn slow and deep.