How to get_permalink within custom wp_query?

Hi,

I’m trying – and failing – to include a permalink when displaying the title and author of a single post on the front page.

This is what I have at the moment:

<a class="expert-name" href='<?php get_permalink($post->ID); ?>'><?php the_author(); ?></a>

Output is fine, except the permalink points to the front page of the blog, not the queried post. What’s going on here?

Any help much appreciated.

Edit – this is a custom wp_query, not query_posts