Diane Robinson
As a child Diane Robinson dreamed of being the next Enid Blyton. Her dolls had adventures, not dress ups! Somehow Diane wound up as a Chartered Accountant. Her first novel features an auditor named M.Claire Connor who uncovers fraud and works out 'whodunnit'. 'HIve of Lies' may not be a strictly accurate portrayal of the dangers of working in accounting, but it was fun to write. Researching the background of the honey industry was fascinating. Bees are amazing. Another auditor has described Hive of Lies as a rollicking good read. Why not give it a go? You may never looks at accountants the same way again.
Genre:
- Crime
Skills:
- Novelist
- Public Speaking
Branch:
Auckland
Location:
Publications:
Hive of Lies
Published 2021
Nikolai's Quest
Rose and Fern Publishing Oct 2022 ISBN 9780473633158
Finalist Ngaio Marsh Book Awards 2024
Russia 1996
11-year-old Nikolai and his 9-year-old sister, Anna, have lived most of their lives in an orphanage, built inside a 300-year-old former monastery. Their city has changed its name from Leningrad back to St. Petersburg. The teachers and other staff at the orphanage are always grumbling about ‘too much change.’ Some children are being adopted by people from New Zealand. Adoption seems like a good escape. Then, just when Nikolai and Anna are on the brink of being chosen, a stranger tells Anna that she looks like her mother, but then disappears. Could it be that their birth parents are not really dead after all? Nikolai and Anna can’t solve the puzzle alone, but who can they really trust to help them?