Duncan McNab is a former police detective, private investigator, investigative journalist and media adviser to government and the private sector. He is also the author of more than seven books, including the phenomenally bestselling Dead Man Running (with Ross Coulthart), Outlaw Bikers in Australia and Waterfront. McNab was a producer on the Kennedy and Clarion Award–winning Murder Undercovered series (7 Network) in 2017. In 2017 his book Getting Away with Murder won the Ned Kelly Award for Best True Crime. In the same year his bestselling book Roger Rogerson, about the disgraced former detective and convicted murderer of the same name, was shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award for Best True Crime. McNab's latest book is The Poisonous Truth behind Erin Patterson – The Mushroom Murderer of Leongatha (2025).
Paul F. Verhoeven is an author, actor, screenwriter and ABC Radio presenter. A mainstay on the Australian media landscape, he has written for ABC News Online, IGN, Smith Journal and Yen Magazine. He is also the co-writer of Gnomes, Stan's new horror-comedy, alongside Tegan Higginbotham. After hosting Steam Punks! on ABC3, he released two bestselling books: Loose Units and Electric Blue. Verhoeven is the commentator on Discovery Channel's hilarious Dr Karl's Outrageous Acts of Science and has been a guest on ABC's Whovians, hosted by Rove McManus.