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Bernie Dowling is an Australian journalist who lives in the Pine Rivers district, just north of the Queensland State Capital of Brisbane.<br />
Dowling grew up and lived in Brisbane most of his life though he has lived in or frequently visited provincial and coastal towns across south-east Queensland.<br />
He has worked in many reporting rounds, including arts and entertainment, crime, politics, human interest and sports. He published a weekly humor column for 11 years.<br />
Dowling has drawn on all these diverse strands of his working and social life to produce Iraqi Icicle, a highly original detective thriller which is his first novel.<br />
The author lives with his wife and son in Lawnton, a Pine Rivers suburb.</p>
