Meet the Author: Amanda Hampson - North Lakes

Next date: Tuesday, 23 June 2026 | 06:30 PM to 07:30 PM

Join us for a special In Conversation event with Amanda Hampson, author of the acclaimed Tea Ladies mystery series. 

In her new book, 1960s Sydney a young man is shot dead. His glamorous fiancée, a rising fashion model disappears. The police think they have found their culprit.

But Hazel, Betty, Irene and Merl know better!

The Model Murder is the fourth in bestselling author Amanda Hampson’s much-loved Tea Ladies cosy crime series. A smart, warm-hearted and sharply observed crime novel that proves sleuthing isn’t just for hard-boiled detectives.

The Model Murder plunges us into the fizz and tension of 1960s Sydney; a world of fashion houses, theatre groups, back-street bookmakers and dangerous secrets. When the Tea Ladies begin quietly asking questions about the laneway murder, they uncover a tangled web of lies involving missing money, organised crime — and a truth someone is willing to kill to keep buried.

Free. Bookings required. For adults. Amanda appears courtesy of Penguin Random House. She will be available for book signing at the event. Book sales at the event courtesy of QBD The Bookshop.  

About the author

Melbourne-based author Amanda Hampson has been writing professionally for more than 30 years and is the best-selling author of 10 novels: The Olive Sisters, Two for the Road, The French Perfumer, The Yellow Villa, Sixty Summers, Lovebirds, The Tea Ladies, The Cryptic Clue, The Deadly Dispute and her forthcoming release The Model Murder.

A runaway bestseller, The Tea Ladies won the 2024 Danger Awards for Best Crime Fiction and was shortlisted for 2024 Davitt Awards - Best Adult Crime and 2024 Ned Kelly Awards – Best Fiction.

Image credit: Julian Dolman.

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North Lakes Library, 10 The Corso, North Lakes, 4509, View map