What happens on tour stays on tour was the mantra for the southern hemisphere backpackers who swarmed Europe in the 1980s. Foreign countries had to be explored and devoured in every way possible.<br /> <br />Waikato-born Judy Williams worked hard for her big OE: London, Paris, Rome, Gallipoli; and her adventures were dutifully recorded in her diary.<br /> <br />A diary that also recorded how the obsessive Tugga Tancred an ...
Scarlet Stiletto: The Eleventh Cut – 2019 features thirteen award-winning stories from the 26th annual Scarlet Stiletto Awards. 'Crime and mystery short story collections of startling originality; and a grim warning of what evil lurks in Australian suburbia.' – Kerry Greenwood The Scarlet Stiletto series of eBooks – the First to the Eleventh Cuts – feature superb collections of spine-chilling crime and mystery short stories, by A ...
What if justice isn't enough?<br /> <br />Schalk Lourens got out his phone and started filming, something Pieterse taught him years ago. Keep a record. Do it yourself, boykie, every time. That way you can be sure. Cover your arse. Don't trust any of them.<br /> <br />Schalk began with Pieterse himself, what was left of him.<br /> <br /><b>Cape Town, South Africa.</b><br /> <br /& ...
Hodgkiss and the Shack in the Woods<br />Hodgkiss and the Wrong Rifle<br />Hodgkiss and the Open Door<br /> <br />In this, the eleventh volume of the Hodgkiss Mysteries, Edgar Hodgkiss is confronted with three examples of that most baffling of all forensic challenges … a body found in a locked room with no way in or out.<br /> <br />How can the killer leave the scene of the crime without a trace? These three c ...
Hodgkiss and the Deadly Seance<br />Hodgkiss and the Meaningful Message<br />Hodgkiss and the Old Flame<br /> <br />Hodgkiss doesn't miss a trick. Three new adventures of that cranky, obnoxious, insufferable but remarkably observant and astute senior citizen.<br /> <br />A man who has accumulated incriminating information about members of the notoriously corrupt Kanundda Council dies in mysterious circums ...
Five years after a serial killer nearly put an end to Duo Ex Machina, Frank and Milo are still dealing with the aftermath, which includes a breakdown and the derailing of their career. But they’re still together, still in love, and still making music. <br /> <br />A new album is out, and Frank is producing too, helping former pop princess Gabriella Valli relaunch her career. Maybe this will be the comeback they’ve been looking for.&l ...
Hodgkiss and The Fatal Map / Hodgkiss and the Telltale Eyes / Hodgkiss and the Unsafe Safe<br /> <br />Hodgkiss is a cranky old sod. The continual sniping and point-scoring between him and his son-in-law, Detective Sergeant Donald Burke, drives his daughter Esme to distraction. Hodgkiss compensates for his obnoxious treatment of Donald by helping him to solve a series baffling crimes, thus giving a welcome boost to his son-in-law&apo ...
Hodgkiss and the Treasures of Kanundda / Hodgkiss and the Two Ladies / Hodgkiss and the Deadly Ciphers<br /> <br />A young woman turns up at the Burkes' home to enlist Hodgkiss' aid in finding her missing grandmother. Donald becomes an unwilling assistant as they attempt to retrace the elderly woman's steps. During the course of their investigation Hodgkiss finds himself once again in conflict with the bullyboys of Kan ...
Hodgkiss and the Word Game / Hodgkiss and the Moving Picture / Hodgkiss and the GO Players<br /> <br />Observant, imaginative, creative, aggressive… offensive, all terms that could be readily and fairly applied to Edgar Hodgkiss as he goes about the delicate business of assisting his son-in-law, Detective Sergeant Burke, solve crimes without humiliating him. ...
