Crime and catastrophe and racing is his beat. Writing and speaking is his craft. Since starting on a country newspaper in 1975, Andrew Rule has worked on three metropolitan newspapers and in radio and television. He has written, co-written, edited and published many books, including the Underbelly true crime series and the Chopper series, which inspired the successful feature film. He has also written highly-praised biographies of Kerry Stokes and champion racehorse Winx and the current best-selling sports book Chance. He is a crime columnist with the Herald Sun, has covered everything from the Bali Bombing to the Christchurch earthquake to the Fukushima disaster and the Olympics. He is a regular radio and television guest and hosts one of the nation’s most popular weekly true crime podcasts, Life & Crimes. Can work solo or in a team with John ‘Sly of the Underworld’ Silvester or in Q & A format with true crime podcaster Emily Webb.
Testimonials
“The event was wonderful! Andrew was engaging and quite funny, and he and Emily together were a perfect pair. Also, Andrew was punctual and really great with our local bookseller.
A wonderful speaker to engage for library audiences.”