Candice Fox

Candice Fox (born 1985) is an Australian novelist, best known for her crime fiction.^[2] She has collaborated with James Patterson on several novels.

Candice Fox
Born	1985[1] Bankstown, New South Wales[1]
Occupation	Author
Language	English
Genre	Crime
Years active	2014-
Notable works	Eden, Never Never
Notable awards	Ned Kelly Award (3)

Early life and education

Candice Fox was born in 1985 the western suburbs of Sydney into a large family. She spent a brief period in the Royal Australian Navy before studying and teaching at university level.^[2]

Career

Fox has written many novels, mainly crime fiction.^[3]

In 2015, Fox started collaborating on a series of novels with bestselling author James Patterson.^[2]

Bibliography

Novels

• The Inn (2019) (collaboration with James Patterson)
• 2 Sisters Detective Agency (2021) (collaboration with James Patterson)
• Gathering Dark (2020)
• The Chase (2021)
• Fire With Fire (2023)
• Devil's Kitchen (2024)
• High Wire (2024)

Archer and Bennett

• Hades (2014)
• Eden (2014)
• Fall (2015)

Detective Harriet Blue

• Never Never (collaboration with James Patterson) (2016)
• Fifty Fifty (collaboration with James Patterson) (2017)
• Liar Liar (collaboration with James Patterson) (2018)
• Hush Hush (collaboration with James Patterson) (2019)

Crimson Lake

• Crimson Lake (2017)^[4]
• Redemption Point (2018)^[5]
• Gone By Midnight (2019)^[6]

Novellas

• Black and Blue (collaboration with James Patterson) (2016)

Adaptations

Troppo (2022), an ABC TV/IMDb TV adaptation of Crimson Lake starring Thomas Jane and Nicole Chamoun premiered on 27 February in Australia^[7] and on 20 May 2022 in the United States.^[8]

In March 2022 Gathering Dark was optioned for adaptation by Renegade Entertainment.^[9]

Awards

• 2014: Ned Kelly Award for Best First Novel, for Hades^[10]
• 2015: Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction, for Eden^[11]
• 2016 short-listed, Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction, Fall^[12]
• 2016 shortlisted Davitt Award Best Adult Crime Novel, Fall'^[12]
• 2017 shortlisted Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction, Crimson Lake^[12]
• 2018 shortlisted Davitt Award Best Adult Crime Novel, Crimson Lake^[12]
• 2019 shortlisted Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction, Redemption Point^[12]
• 2019 shortlisted Davitt Award Best Adult Crime Novel, Redemption Point^[12]
• 2020 shortlisted Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction, Gathering Dark^[12]
• 2020 shortlisted Davitt Award Best Adult Crime Novel, Gathering Dark^[12]
• 2022: Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction, for The Chase in 2022.^[13]