The Truth App, in audio! 🎧
8 October 2026
Just a quick one today, because I'm having heaps of fun writing You Have To Help Me (Zoe Gale #3) and I'm keen to get back to it. My publisher is probably getting impatient, but she's in Sydney. My kids are much harder to ignore. They live in the same house as me, they're undeterred by my out-of-office autoreply, and they've been devouring my first draft. I've promised them at least one more chapter by tomorrow.
But I do need to make an announcement...
The Truth App (Liars #1) just dropped on Audible!
Surprised? Me too! I obviously knew it was coming at some point—Audible bought the rights last year, and in August I had the difficult job of listening to all the auditions and choosing the best actor to bring the series to life. But I didn't know the first audiobook was actually published until a moment ago, when I was searching for something else and it popped up on the app.
If you're new to my work and haven't heard of this series, it's about Jarli Durras, a kid who invents a lie-detector app. When the app goes viral and exposes everyone's secrets, he finds himself stalked by a shadowy figure known as Viper.
OK, I left Zoe and Niamh trapped in a house with a murderer...
So I really should check in on them. I'll be in touch again soon, probably with an all-caps email telling you that after five years of work, Choppy Water is finally out!
Some dates for your calendar:
October 21, SA: Love, Crime and Wine
October 24, ACT: Light Rail Local Reads
October 29 to 30, SA: Once Upon a Festival
November 4, NSW: Choppy Water launch at Gleebooks with Richard Glover
November 7, ACT: Choppy Water launch at Belconnen Library with @faithe.in.books (details soon)
Stay rad, fellow readers!
-Jack ☕
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