# Event Details - **Event Name**: Crime After Closing with Mercedes Mercier and Georgia Harper - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+09:30) - **Event Description**: Aldinga Library is proud to host Georgia Harper and Mercedes Mercier for a thrilling author event celebrating their gripping new releases.About this Event******Doors open 6pm for a 6.30pm start*****Two crime writers. Two gripping new novels. One unforgettable night.Join Georgia Harper and Mercedes Mercier for a double author event celebrating their thrilling new releases, Dove and The Couples Retreat.Together, they’ll share the inspiration behind their latest books, how their real-world experience shapes their fiction, and the art of crafting suspense that keeps readers guessing.Georgia Harper’s Dove is vivid portrait of a community teetering on the edge until an electrifying question forces a social reckoning.Georgia uses her experience working as a psychologist with serious violent offenders and victim survivors of crime to inform the characters and situations in the novel.Dove by Georgia Harper - Penguin Books AustraliaMercedes Mercier’s The Couples Retreat is a twisty, compulsive destination thriller, set on our very own Kangaroo Island!With over a decade working in the criminal justice system Mercedes draws on her first-hand experience with prisons, offenders and the psychology of crime to craft her characters.The Couples Retreat by Mercedes Mercier - Penguin Books AustraliaExpect lively conversation, readings, audience Q&A, and book signings!Copies of Georgia's and Mercedes' novels will be available to purchase courtesy of Dymocks Glenelg.Complementary tea, coffee and nibblesAlcohol available for purchase at the event - EFTPOS onlyFREE I Suitable for adults I Bookings essentialFor more information please call Aldinga Library on 8384 0022About Georgia HarperGeorgia Harper is the author of What I Would Do to You, which won Best Debut Book at the 2025 Davitt Awards and was shortlisted for Best Crime Fiction Debut at the 2025 Danger Awards. Georgia has worked as a psychologist with both serious violent offenders and victim-survivors of crime. She was also the Senior Inspector Prosecutions for RSPCA Queensland. Georgia is an ambassador for the Sunshine Coast Hinterland Writers Festival and for child literacy charity Chapters for Change. She writes on Kabi Kabi land on the Sunshine Coast.About Mercedes MercierMercedes Mercier writes ‘just-one-more-page’ crime with twisting plots and relatable characters. As well as writing books, Mercedes has worked in the criminal justice system for over a decade, giving her unique insight into the world of crime and offenders.After a brush with death, Mercedes threw herself into life. She lived overseas, became a black belt in Karate, skydived, and volunteered with animals.Mercedes lives in Adelaide, in a tree-top home surrounded by kangaroos, koalas, kookaburras and the occasional echidna. Her home is busy, fun and slightly chaotic, with her very patient husband, identical twin daughters and beloved German shepherd dog who rules the roost.Photography and Video Notice• Photos and videos may be taken at this event.• If you don’t want to be photographed or filmed, please let a staff member know at the start.• If you don’t let us know, you and anyone attending with you may appear in photos or videos.• The City of Onkaparinga and partner organisations may use this content for promotion, including in print (like posters or articles) and on social media (like Facebook and Instagram)Accessibility information:• This event is wheelchair and mobility aid accessible• Guide dogs and assistance dogs are welcome• To discuss your unique accessibility needs for this event, please contact us via 8384 0022 or libraries@onkaparinga.sa.gov.au.CancellationsIf you are sick, please do not attend and call the library to cancel your ticket.By booking a ticket, you agree:• To cancel your ticket or let us know as soon as possible if you can no longer attend.• If you often don't show up or cancel late (less than 24 hours’ notice), you might not be able to sign up for future events.This gives others a chance to attend, including those on the waitlist. 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