▁on ▁the ▁best s eller ▁list , ▁six ▁weeks ▁at ▁number ▁one . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁became ▁a ▁rep orter , ▁sub - editor , ▁feature ▁writer ▁and ▁foreign ▁correspond ent ▁for ▁Australian ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁mag az ines , ▁including ▁The ▁Daily ▁Mir ror ▁( Austral ia ), ▁The ▁Sydney ▁Mor ning ▁Her ald , ▁The ▁Australian ▁and ▁The ▁Bul letin . ▁ ▁His ▁other ▁nov els ▁were ▁The ▁Col our ▁Man ▁( pub lished ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁as ▁Pres ence ▁Of ▁Ev il ), ▁Blue ▁Ang els , ▁Death ▁Ad der ▁Dream ing ▁and ▁G ilt ▁Edge . ▁He ▁also ▁wrote ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁short ▁stories , ▁The ▁Electric ▁Jung le . ▁ ▁Personal ▁M off itt ▁married ▁Elizabeth ▁Sau nd ers ▁and ▁had ▁five ▁children : ▁Matthew , ▁Ann abel , ▁Domin ic , ▁Frances ▁and ▁Soph ie . ▁Their ▁el dest ▁son , ▁Matt , ▁was ▁the ▁lead ▁vocal ist , ▁guitar ist ▁and ▁song writer ▁with ▁Australian ▁band ▁Matt ▁Fin ish , ▁one ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁most ▁popular ▁live ▁bands ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁sevent ies ▁until ▁the ▁mid - n inet ies . ▁Matt ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Soph ie ▁is ▁a ▁dan cer , ▁ch ore ograph er ▁and ▁contemporary ▁dance ▁teacher , ▁whose ▁production ▁company ▁‘ B ounce ▁Produ ctions ’ , ▁is ▁involved ▁with ▁corpor ate ▁events ▁in ▁Australia , ▁Asia , ▁America ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁Ian ' s ▁first ▁marriage ▁ended ▁in ▁divor ce ▁and ▁he ▁then