Born in Melbourne, S.D. Hinton worked as an anaesthetic nurse before moving into health education, exploring opportunities in pathology, private nursing, medical recruitment, and resource development along the way.
She has travelled extensively and unconventionally, covering as much of the earth’s surface as possible from age eighteen when she hitch-hiked around New Zealand, to the last pre-pandemic year sailing the Aegean and writing in a loft apartment in Istanbul.
She is the mother of two adult children and writes full time, having overcome a lifetime struggle with dyslexia. She has a strong interest in the human condition, and a love of stories, particularly crime thrillers.
S.D. Hinton’s debut novel was published by HarperCollins Australia in August 2022. The Brothers is an atmospheric mystery about families, secrets and the bonds of brotherhood set on the Victorian south coast.
S. D. Hinton was awarded a Varuna Publishers Introduction Program Fellowship in 2020.
Praise for The Brothers:
“A masterclass in menacing tension … atmospheric and moody, the novel chills with its subtle allusions to an unknown enemy that is too close for comfort. Perfect for readers of Garry Disher, Chris Hammer and Jane Harper” Books + Publishing