Explore the 2026 Program

Stories of Sydney

The homes and haunts of Sydney’s criminal and queer past

Fiona Kelly McGregor (Photo credit Jamie James)
Belinda Castles (Photo credit Matthew D. Duchesne)
Saturday 23 May 2026
11-11.55am
Event Code: 89
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From the author of acclaimed historical crime novel, Iris, comes a new story of power and resistance in the sooty sandstone heart of Sydney.

In The Trap, a scandal is building between corrupt police and the men caught in their entrapment schemes. Fiona Kelly McGregor re-visions our city's history, tracking the streets of the eastern suburbs, poor to wealthy, and the iconic Sydney Harbour. The inner-city also features in Fiona's section of Belinda Castles's Walking Sydney: Fifteen walks with a city's writers, a portrait of Sydney's living history.

Join Fiona and Belinda as they reflect on Sydney's past and present.
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