Jack Wylie writes crime thrillers set around Sydney Harbour, drawing on a lifetime spent around the water and in corporate boardrooms. He knows both worlds intimately, and uses them to explore the ambition, privilege, corruption and dangerous secrets that lurk beneath the surface of one of the world's most beautiful cities.

His debut novel, Harbour of Lies, introduces Sam Wylder, a former intelligence operative turned private investigator who is drawn into a web of murder, organised crime and corruption reaching from Sydney's waterfront to the corridors of power.

Set against the glittering backdrop of Sydney Harbour, the novel moves between superyachts and waterfront mansions, marinas, ferries and hidden corners of the city most visitors never see. It's a world Jack knows well — one where money, desire and influence can be every bit as dangerous as a gun.

When he's not writing, Jack can often be found rowing, ocean swimming, sketching boats or watching the passing parade from Sydney's wharves and ferries.

Balmain, New South Wales · Australian author · Currently writing the next Sam Wylder