The Second Son: Volume 1

Loraine Peck started her career as a portrait painter and magician’s assistant in Sydney. After being sawn-in-half one too many times, she switched to dealing blackjack on the Gold Coast. Bartending and slinging lobsters in the US led to a sales job in the movie industry, before she was propelled into a career in marketing in Australia, the Middle East, Asia and the US. Consumed by a desire to write crime thrillers, she decided to stop everything and do a writing course – to learn how to write the kind of book she loves to read. The Second Son is her first novel. Loraine and her husband spend their time between Sydney and the Gold Coast.

Miranda Nation is an award-winning filmmaker. Originally training as an actor, Miranda shifted her focus to writing and directing, with a strong interest in social justice and a desire to create complex contemporary roles for women.

Well-loved Australian actor and voice artist, Grant Piro, has performed on stages around the country and is well known for his screen roles as well, including Schnepel in Escape from Pretoria (2020), Ali Baba in Sherazade: The Untold Stories(2017) and Senator Mackie in Jack Irish (2016).