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Gary Corby
Born1963 (1963)
Sydney, Australia
Occupationnovelist
NationalityAustralian
Period2008 - present
Genrehistorical mystery
Notable worksThe Athenian Mysteries
Website
garycorby.com

Gary Corby is an Australian author of historical mysteries set in the world of Classical Greece.

His novels feature historical figures from the time as recurring characters, notably Socrates, Pericles, and the priestess Diotima of Mantinea. The series hero is a fictional detective/agent named Nicolaos; the heroine is Diotima.

Published works

The Athenian Mysteries

  1. The Pericles Commission (2010)
  2. The Ionia Sanction (2011)
  3. Sacred Games (2013)
  4. The Marathon Conspiracy (2014)
  5. Death ex Machina (2015)[1]
  6. The Singer from Memphis (May 2016)

Awards and nominations

  • Nominated for the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Novel in 2010, for The Pericles Commission.[2]
  • Winner of the 2008 Arthur Conan Doyle Prize for new fiction in the historical mystery category for the short story The Pasion Contract.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Death Ex Machina by Gary Corby". Random House. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. ^ [1] Ned Kelly Awards 2011 nominations
  3. ^ [2] Arthur Conan Doyle Prize for new fiction 2008 winner list
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