Madeleine Cleary

About The Author

Madeleine Cleary is a writer and podcaster. Her debut novel, The Butterfly Women, inspired by her discovery of a connection to the thieves and prostitutes of colonial Melbourne, was shortlisted for the 2025 Dymocks Book of the Year. Her writing has been shortlisted for The Australian Fiction Prize and featured in The Australian Weekend Magazine. Madeleine is the co-host of The Book Deal Podcast, where she interviews other writers about their pathways to publication.

Madeleine is a former bookseller and served as an Australian diplomat in China, and now lives at the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges with her husband.

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Books by Madeleine Cleary

The Butterfly Women

By Madeleine Cleary

A killer is stalking Melbourne's most notorious streets. Two women are determined to stop him.

Melbourne, 1863.

Behind the wealth and glamour of the booming gold-rush city lies Little Lon—a dangerous world of brothels, secrets, and violence where women disappear without conse...

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