Kangaroo Island author Darry Fraser will talk about her new book, The Prodigal Sister, at the Victor Harbor library on Monday 6 December. 

Her latest Australian historical drama has just been released, so local readers have the chance for a sneak preview.

It is set in Melbourne in 1900, where Miss Prudence North is freshly returned from university in Scotland and determined to find her place among the male-dominated world of the new forensic sciences.

A corrupt police officer draws her into a murky world of blackmail and murder, which threatens her family and her future.

Darry Fraser has been transfixed by stories from her earliest years, listening to her mum reading to her.

History, mystery and adventure interest her most and she has specialised in writing historical drama, loving the research involved.

This free event starts at 6pm; register to attend via Eventbrite.