Author Event ; J.P. Pomare The Gambler

Name: Author Event ; J.P. Pomare The Gambler
Start: 2026-03-04T18:00:00+11:00
End: 2026-03-04T18:00:00+11:00
Location: Stories by the Sea bookshop

About

Please join us for an evening with author J.P. Pomare to celebrate his latest release The Gambler.

J.P. POMARE needs no introduction for those who love crime novels! However, if your are new to this genre what a better place to start. Pomare is an award-winning author whose debut novel, Call Me Evie (2018), won the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best First Novel. In the Clearing (2019) was made into a Disney+ Original Series, The Clearing, while Tell Me Lies (2020) was a #1 Audible bestseller and was shortlisted for the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel and the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction. The Last Guests (2021) was critically acclaimed and made into a Stan Original TV series, Watching You. His fifth book, The Wrong Woman (2022), was a top-ten bestseller and was highly acclaimed, as was Home Before Night (2023). 17 Years Later (2024) was shortlisted for both the 2025 Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction and the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel, and is currently being adapted for the screen. The Gambler is his eighth novel.

J.P. Pomare was born in New Zealand and lives in Melbourne with his wife and daughter. We are so honoured to have him celebrate with us at Stories by the Sea Bookshop, Mt Eliza.

Do not miss the opportunity to hear J.P. Pomare talk about his writing, success and the release of his new book. It really will be a night to learn and celebrate a local Melbourne talent.