So far, Lawless has published five Peter Clancy novels. He is currently working on a thriller set during World War Two. It will be his first book not featuring Peter Clancy. Of course, there will be another Clancy novel written in 2021.

When Lawless is not writing or thinking about writing; he likes to dine out, dabble in genealogy and play guitar. Lawless divides his time between the Central Coast, New South Wales and Melbourne.