About
S.D. Hinton
Australian crime fiction author. Her debut, The Brothers, was published by HarperCollins Australia in 2022; her second novel, Inlet Bridge, arrives in November 2026 through Transit Lounge.
Represented by Sarah McKenzie
The road to writing
From the operating theatre to the page
Born in Melbourne, S.D. Hinton spent years as an anaesthetic nurse in the public health system before moving into health education. The habits of that world — precision, calm under pressure, an eye for what people do when the stakes are highest — now shape her crime fiction. She lives in Western Victoria, where she writes full time.
A travelled world
Writing a long way from home
Hinton has travelled widely, including a year spent living in Istanbul — writing, and learning Turkish. The distance sharpened her sense of the Australian coast she writes about: small towns, big weather, and the secrets both can hold.
Writing through dyslexia
A novelist who was told books weren't for her
Hinton is dyslexic, and wrote her way to a major publishing deal regardless. She has spoken about the diagnosis and her writing life with her publisher, HarperCollins Australia — and about why the long way around can make a sharper storyteller.
Influences: Peter Temple, Dennis Lehane, Garry Disher and Candice Fox.
Events
Events & Appearances
Details of upcoming events, festival appearances and signings on the road to Inlet Bridge will be announced here.
Contact
Get in touch
S.D. Hinton is represented by Sarah McKenzie. For rights, media and publicity enquiries, please contact her representation. For book news and updates, follow along on Instagram.