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Jeremy Lachlan was born and raised in Griffith, country NSW, Australia. He completed his Honours degree in creative writing at the University of Canberra in 2004, and now calls Sydney home. His debut novel, Jane Doe and The Cradle of All Worlds, was the 2019 Australian Book Industry Award winner for Book of the Year for Older Children, and he once took home $100 in a karaoke competition, of which he's equally proud. He came up with the idea for Jane Doe while lost in the Cairo Museum.
'Jane has escaped from the labyrinthine Manor into the harsh desert Otherworld where she'd once hoped to meet her mother. But as Jane's adventures unfold, it's become clear that she's not a real person with parents. Instead, she's the third key, a secret weapon made by the gods themselves. In this blazingly hot Otherworld, everything is hostile: the climate, the fauna, and even her allies. The only people she believes she can trust are her crush, Violet; former bad guy Hickory; and the Leatherhead monster she's befriended. But even her friends have their own agendas. Jane wants to destroy the evil villain and save the Manor, but can she rely on her sidekicks? A lengthy, climactic action sequence hits every beat. Double-crosses! Triple-crosses! A daring flight in a location definitely not intended for an airplane! A massive rolling boulder! Sandstorms and scorpions! Amid all the death and betrayal, Jane's timid, sweet flirtation with Violet comes off as positively darling. An explosive, fast-paced, snarky, high-stakes quest through an ancient haunted house.' - Kirkus
