Author of twelve novels, including the winner of the 1996 West Australian Premier’s Award for Fiction CITY OF LIGHT, and the 2016 Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction 'BEFORE IT BREAKS', and six other non-fiction titles, Dave Warner originally gained national recognition as a musician-songwriter. His albums include the gold album MUG’S GAME and in 1992 he was the inaugural inductee into the West Australian Rock’n’Roll of Renown.