Derek Pedley
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Email: derekpedley@bigpond.com Journalism: Night Producer and true crime reviewer at The Advertiser newspaper in Adelaide.
TV: Script consultant on Postcard Bandit, a Nine Films telemovie adaptation of No Fixed Address. Premiered on the Nine Network on June 1, 2003. Attracted 1.6 million TV viewers and released on DVD and video on March 23, 2005. TV rights sold in 13 countries. Released on DVD in the United States in August 2007.
Books: No Fixed Address - The Hunt For Brenden James Abbott was published in April, 1999. Reprinted four times and remains in print. Brenden Abbott's authorised biography, Australian Outlaw - The True Story of Postcard Bandit Brenden Abbott, was published by Sly Ink in August, 2006 and has been reprinted twice. It was republished in the United Kingdom and distributed worldwide by John Blake Publishing in August 2007.
August 2011: Completed the first draft of Murderous Mistress - The Contract Killing of Carolyn Matthews. Publisher TBA
Published writer: Yes
Freelance: Yes |
