He once sold sandwiches from a golf cart. In fact Australian writer Christian White has held a number of different jobs - everything from picking apples to editing adult films.
But thanks to the virtually overnight success of his debut novel, The Nowhere Child, he can focus on what he has loved doing since he was a child - telling stories. Especially scary ones.
Known also for his work on the critically acclaimed film Relic and the highly successful Netflix series, Clickbait, Christian's latest novel is a psychological thriller called The Long Night.
He talks to Guyon about why he likes to keep his readers on edge - and how he became an author almost by accident.
Christian White Photo: Left: Meghan Lawson Right: Affirm Press
