Sidharta Books & Print

Frank Burkett lives in tropical Queensland, which is the setting of his second novel, The O'Connor Protocol. His previous novel, View from the Clock Tower, was shortlisted in 2006 for the British Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger award. Although raised in Queensland, Frank has travelled extensively, including three years in the United Kingdom where he studied at The University of London for a Diploma in Dramatic Art. He spent three years in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) where he worked in the field of land conservation. In 1980, back home, he completed a journalism major at The University of Queensland. Following a successful career in news media, Frank wrote and published The Tropical Son, a biography of country music singer Graeme Connors. Frank is now retired and currently working on his third book in which, once again, sugar cane, rainforests and coral reefs provide an exotic setting.