Jack Heath is the author of REPLICA and many other sci-fi thrillers for young adults. He started writing THE LAB when he was 13 and had a publishing contract for it at 18. The book has since been adapted into a screenplay.
He has been shortlisted for a Kids Own Australian Literature Award (KOALA), a Young Australians Best Book Award (YABBA), two Aurealis Awards, the Nottinghamshire Brilliant Book Award, the National Year of Reading "Our Story" Collection and the Young Australian of the Year Award.
In the course of his research, Jack has gone scuba diving with sharks, traveled through Texas, Russia, and Cambodia, trained with firearms, toured prisons and interviewed guards, examined body parts at the morgue, read only books by women for a year, been a stunt driver, played bass in a rock band and performed street magic for an afternoon. He is also on the board of the ACT Writers Centre.
Jack lives in Canberra, Australia with his wife and their son.
He has been shortlisted for a Kids Own Australian Literature Award (KOALA), a Young Australians Best Book Award (YABBA), two Aurealis Awards, the Nottinghamshire Brilliant Book Award, the National Year of Reading "Our Story" Collection and the Young Australian of the Year Award.
In the course of his research, Jack has gone scuba diving with sharks, traveled through Texas, Russia, and Cambodia, trained with firearms, toured prisons and interviewed guards, examined body parts at the morgue, read only books by women for a year, been a stunt driver, played bass in a rock band and performed street magic for an afternoon. He is also on the board of the ACT Writers Centre.
Jack lives in Canberra, Australia with his wife and their son.
Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult Fantasy, Children's Fiction
New and upcoming books
Series
Countdown to Disaster
1. 300 Minutes of Danger (2020)
2. 400 Minutes of Danger (2016)
3. 500 Minutes Of Danger (2017)
200 Minutes of Danger (2020)
10 Minutes of Danger (2022)
1. 300 Minutes of Danger (2020)
2. 400 Minutes of Danger (2016)
3. 500 Minutes Of Danger (2017)
200 Minutes of Danger (2020)
10 Minutes of Danger (2022)
Liars
1. The Truth App (2018)
2. No Survivors (2018)
3. The Set-Up (2019)
4. Lockdown (2019)
5. Armageddon (2019)
1. The Truth App (2018)
2. No Survivors (2018)
3. The Set-Up (2019)
4. Lockdown (2019)
5. Armageddon (2019)
Novels
Ink, Inc. (2013)
Replica (2014)
Just One Bite (2019)
Stunt Kid Seriously Stacks It (2021)
Kid President Totally Rules (2021)
Kill Your Brother (2021)
House of Six: Evil Lies Within (2022)
If You Tell Anyone, You're Next (2023)
Kill Your Husbands (2023)
Replica (2014)
Just One Bite (2019)
Stunt Kid Seriously Stacks It (2021)
Kid President Totally Rules (2021)
Kill Your Brother (2021)
House of Six: Evil Lies Within (2022)
If You Tell Anyone, You're Next (2023)
Kill Your Husbands (2023)
Jack Heath recommends
The Woman in the Library (2022)
Sulari Gentill
"An enormously clever book. I lay awake thinking about it every night until I finished it."
Flight Risk (2019)
Michael McGuire
"You'd better assume the brace position, because Flight Risk takes the airport thriller genre to a whole new level. With rock-solid research, a ripped-from-the-headlines plot and a stunningly dark twist halfway through, this is one mystery that will keep you guessing from take-off until touchdown. You'll never board another plane without thinking of this book."
Anthologies containing stories by Jack Heath
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