Sorted on book title (not in series order)
The five stories in The Real Thing provide an entertaining mix of laughter and excitement, as well as an insight into the underworld of Sydney - an often violent and cynical world, but also with its fair share of rough humour and memorable characters.Read more
Detailed investigation of the murder of young Polish priest Jerzy Popieluszko (1847-84) and its aftermath. Popieluszko was kidnapped and killed by security policeman after speaking out in support of Solidarity (the free trade union outlawed by the Communist authorities). For the first time...Read more
Australian undercover agent Denise Cleever is the only member of the worldwide intelligence community who has seen the never-photographed international terrorist Red Wolf face-to-face . . . and lived. Now the fear is that Red Wolf is in the United States to coordinate a series of terrorist...Read more
Fresh from events in Yemen and Cyprus, vigilante justice-seeker Claymore Straker returns to South Africa, seeking absolution for the sins of his past. Over four days, he testifies to Desmond Tutu’s newly established Truth and Reconciliation Commission, recounting the shattering events that...Read more
Tokyo detective Aoki is devastated when influence and power undermine a major investigation. Unwilling to let go, he is sent to a remote Japanese retreat in the mountains for a vacation. His stay quickly becomes a hotbed of suspense as Aoki realises that all the guests are harbouring...Read more
What would you do if you were framed and sentenced to twenty years in an Asian prison?
Would it make any difference if the heinous crimes that you’d gotten away with carried far longer sentences?
Would knowing that your actions led directly to the suicide of your...Read more
This is Les Norton at his worst and Robert G. Barrett at his best - as a columnist, feature writer and short-story teller. In this collection, as well as more great Les Norton stories, Robert G. Barrett offers his views on getting published, getting famous, getting the dole, and getting a...Read more
When you're on the run, nothing is as dangerous as a familiar face.
Hiding out in Thailand, 'Large' Phil Waters learns of the death of his first girlfriend. As teenage runaways, Large and Lizzie had survived on love and loyalty. But when the stakes became too high Lizzie sought...Read more
A fire takes no prisoners, has no conscience and destroys indiscriminately. So too, does the 'Barn Burner'.
When horse racing steward Ryan Carlisle is banished to a long, hot summer on the bush racing circuit, he's devastated. Even though this is a chance to get away from his...Read more
Luxury villas on hot white sand, views for miles over turquoise water. Flawless hostess Penny gathers guests to an island for her husband’s birthday celebrations. But she soon regrets inviting self-obsessed Eloise…When a child vanishes on the night of the party, their perfect island weekend...Read more
A Hasty Homecoming
When aspiring actress Charlie Carver learns that her cousin Annabelle has died, she immediately leaves Melbourne to fly home to the remote family roadhouse east of Alice Springs. It has been years since her last visit and her relationship with her mother,...Read more
Wiki had been enjoying life in the East Indies and the South China Sea. He could speak the local language, so had sailed happily on coastwise craft in the company of Bugis rogues and pirates. But then George Rochester had arrived on the Potomac, and while it had been delightful to get...Read more
Skyla Merrick is always in some kind of trouble …
On light duties – investigating the theft of rock art – following a near-death experience, DS Skyla Merrick is challenged when ordered to investigate a series of grotesque murders and weird clues.
...Read more
Journalist Annie Bryce just can’t help herself. On the run from a killer who wants her dead before she can testify in a murder trial, she and photographer Steve are hustled out of town for their own protection. But even on the arid gemfields of central Queensland Annie’s nose for mystery...Read more
When QF1, enroute from Sydney to London, enters Indonesian airspace, it is behind schedule, but flying smoothly. None of the 400 plus people on board have any indication that their plane will face problems. Yet that's exactly what happens - in spectacular fashion. Problems strike first one...Read more
What if our minds were stronger than we ever thought possible? What if we could control not only our own destiny but also that of the people around us? What if nothing was impossible? Two men have unlocked the secrets of the mind; one is using it to make people's lives better and the other...Read more
Robert G. Barrett's latest Les Norton adventure is action, humour, and intrigue with a diabolical twist, proving once again why Barrett is called the king of Australian popular fiction. If it wasn't for a letter lost in the system for decades landing on his lap, Les would never have known...Read more
When Janna is saved from a wild boar by the villein Godric, she's not sure whether to kiss him or slap him. The last thing she needs is a beau. Janna wants the freedom to follow her dreams - and a marriage proposal isn't in her plans. But Janna's life is shattered when her mother Eadgyth, a...Read more
Catching the scrotes who shoot other drug dealers in the head in the front seat of their Corvettes in Camden at three in the morning - that’s one thing. When little girls are murdered, and you know who did it - and clever lawyers keep them out of stir - well, that’s something else. And when...Read more
Driven from her home and disguised as a youth, Janna seeks refuge at a manor farm only to find her heart and her safety under threat following a series of 'accidents'. When a child goes missing, Janna risks everything to find him but who can she trust? Hugh, the handsome nobleman who seems...Read more
U.S. Exploring Expedition linguist Wiki Coffin sails with the famous convoy of ships toward Brazil, with no idea of the amazing events the fates and the winds have set in store for him.
As the great flagship Vincennes, under the dubious command of eccentric captain Charles...Read more
A fair-haired woman in white is observed running from the plank bridge over rain-swollen Larapinta Creek. Not long afterward, the body of a very unpleasant 14-year-old girl is found drowned. The inhabitants of this small Australian town suspect a beautiful young newcomer, wealthy widow...Read more
Russian President Petrov is determined to restore his country's dominance on the world stage at any price. In order to develop deadlier nuclear weapons, he recruits Ilana Rabinovich, a beautiful but lethal scientist, to infiltrate the Mossad and steal their research. What no one expects is...Read more
Barrister Ned Shepworth faces the most difficult trial of his career when he is forced to defend his own fiancee, Mona Chent, from an accusation of murdering her uncle in cold blood. A second murder clears Mona from suspicion - but makes Ned himself the prime suspect! Luckily for Ned, his...Read more
