K. J. Allen

Kenneth James Allen is a Brisbane-based facilitator, MC, and keynote speaker who moonlights as a gripping thriller author. His novels fuse crime, conspiracy, and dystopian themes, challenging traditional notions of heroes and villains. His works—The Humanist, The Worthy Negotiation, and Notice—have been ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition finalists. His crime-conspiracy novel Armour and his steampunk detective series The Caddius Finch Files are published by independent traditional presses.

Inspired by authors like Matthew Reilly and David Baldacci, along with Orwell’s 1984, Kenneth’s stories are packed with twists where the good guys don’t always win and the bad guys aren’t always beaten. He finds creative fuel on his runs, where he reflects on current projects and dreams up new ones.