Alan Carter was born in Sunderland, UK. He immigrated to Australia in 1991 and now lives in splendid semi-rural semi-isolation south of Hobart, Tasmania. He sometimes works as a television documentary director and in his spare time he follows the black line up and down the local swimming pool or drags on his wetsuit and braves the icy waters of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel.
'Either as a stand-alone or sequel, this story richly imagines rural New Zealand with pacey plot twists and great characters.' Abbey's Bookshop '... a compelling package suited to a television series.' Weekend Australian '... an engaging combination of small-town policing, grisly murder investigation and family-life drama ...' The Booklover 'Doom Creek is a fast-paced murder mystery, full of beautiful prose, wry humour and well-defined characters.' Alanna, Better Reading