Gabrielle Lord

About the Author

She survived being ‘razed’ by the nuns, and was able to somehow acquire an education despite this. And after working in many fields: sales, brick-cleaning, peach-picking and packing, teaching, and in the Public Service as an employment officer, began seriously writing when she was thirty. Gabrielle’s first two manuscripts wound up composting the tomatoes in her market garden, another of her attempts to make a living for herself. However the third one, called “Fortress”, was picked up internationally and made into a feature length film that starred Rachel Ward. One of her later novels, called “Whipping Boy”, was made into a telemovie and starred Sigrid Thornton. The film rights money, which coincided with her daughter leaving school, allowed her to quit her job. Instead of waking at 4:30 AM. Gabrielle Lord is the author of over 156 books across 6 series. Their most famous work is the Publication Order of Akashic Noir Books series, which has garnered millions of readers worldwide. With such a prolific career, Gabrielle Lord has established themselves as one of the most influential authors in contemporary fiction.