Psychopath in Town!

Skeletal remains are found under the town’s sports ground goalpost. Young Wallis Brown, who is the daughter of a police sergeant now deceased, meets Sergeant Sam Watson. He tells Wallis of a psychopath in town. Her long-time friend Cherie Winters is bashed by her husband Neil Winters, who blames Wallis for his job loss and marriage break-down. Wallis discovers a man’s body: Sam says “Stay home at night!” Police hunt to arrest Neil for murder. Wallis, now fearful for her life, runs the short way home through the dimly lit laneway. A man wearing a cap is running after her with a knife! She screams and then falls into oblivion.

Redemption

When cyber security expert Jack Neild goes missing in London it appears to be a straightforward missing person’s case. As the situation unfolds, Justin Kell’s sighting of an adversary from his past makes it clear that kidnap and organised crime are involved. 

With the authorities struggling to make progress in finding Neild and suspicion of a critical event with a global implication increasing, Kell puts his relationship with his longstanding girlfriend on the line as he becomes central to the investigation. 

When information from an unexpected source changes the dynamic of the operation, and with the body count increasing, the security services make their move, but will it be too late?

Secrets in the Attic

Dame Henrietta Copeland in her new role as private investigator finds herself outsmarted by thieves at the local garage sale, when she attends incognito, is wrapped up in a curtain and delivered to a cliff edge, left to perish.

And while it seems like a wild goose chase, she is stalked by an associate of a suspected murdered/suicide victim, who seems to be getting hot under the collar with Henrietta’s enquiries.

She is constantly reprimanded by the magistrate for overstepping the boundaries of the law, while solving cases.

Her devoted family are appalled to find she is befriending an ex-prisoner, the very person who forced her to sell her beloved paddle wheeler after being disgraced for wildlife poaching on the Mighty River Murray.

Undeterred by adversity Henrietta travels to Perth in Western Australia, to assist her prisoned nephew and unwittingly discovers a diamond heist and to Mount Gambier in the Southeast of South Australia seeking a stolen herbal rose formula and inadvertently while sipping tea on her way back to Goolwa, through the Coorong, uncovers a love nest, the cause of an infidelity which she had refused to uncover at the beginning of her new career. There is personal tragedy when news breaks out of the sinking of the paddle wheeler Beatrice Lonsdale, formerly Laurel Wreath which had been moored at Pier 15 on the Goolwa wharf.

There are surprises and disappointments as Henrietta strives to make a living keeping secrets in the attic.

The Devil’s Ferryman

Detective Inspector Jimmy Nicholls is an outstanding young police officer in the Met who is leading the investigation into the brutal murder of four drug-addicted lowlifes, killed on the doorstep of one of the most notorious crime bosses in London. As he begins his investigation, he finds himself being warned off investigating the crime boss by the Met Commissioner, who also happens to be the father of his girlfriend, and a man he has known most of his life.

With no leads and little in the way of forensic evidence, the case doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. That is until the killer gets in touch with Nicholls in a completely unexpected way and warns him not to speak to anyone else, or his life will be in danger.

Nicholls initially has no choice but to comply with the killer’s demands but as more details are revealed, Nicholls learns some grisly details about his own family’s past that leads him to question who the real criminals are.

Nicholls and the killer begin to form an uneasy alliance as they work together to uncover some shocking truths about the relationship between organised crime and corruption in London. As the machinations of power are slowly revealed, Nicholls learns of a nefarious plot by the criminals to take control of the government. It is down to him and the killer to stop it.

The Honorary Male

Amanda has disappeared. For over a year there has been no news of the English teenager with a passion for dance. Has she followed her dream to join an international ballet company or is there another reason for her silence? Is it possible that a sighting in a far-off country could be her?

A missing person charity entrusts Jude Francis, a former nurse, to verify a young woman's identity and potentially bring her home to her family.

The year is 1994. Former Soviet states are undergoing extensive modernisation. Two British reconstruction workers in Central Asia help Jude's quest for the dancer. Will the outcome be what Amanda's family and friends hope? And what will be the consequences for the people involved if they succeed?

The Late Developer

Matthew Rawlings is back.

The ex-superintendent of CID cannot leave it alone and this time he is in very real danger – not just likely to get his fingers burnt, but a whole lot more. Unwittingly, he ventures into relationships which carry memories and confrontations equally in dangerous measure.

On a hill, a wild young man, jolted from his enjoyment and pleasure of first sex, comes face to face with shotguns which are loaded with death and menace. Matthew, his home town about to be savaged by a contentious major redevelopment, once again weakens to a cry for help.

As he is embroiled in a world of intrigue and danger, old colleagues wary of his motives question his involvement. Surviving the mystery until the bitter end takes courage and guile, which nearly fail him.

The Long Shot

High stakes gambling, murder and cricket. An unlikely mix? Perhaps in the genteel days of games on the village green, but not so now. The introduction of sports betting has changed the game for players and fans alike. 

Millions change hands with every match. As the financial incentive grows, so too does the temptation to cheat. 

Perhaps even to commit murder?

A brilliant young South African batsman, Winston Olonga, is assassinated in a Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Enter Lucas Fox, commentator and private eye, who witnesses the killing and sets out to find the culprit.

The Retreat

Rhia’s life changed forever when she was 14; now happily married, the past is catching up with her.

A move to run a B&B in a house whose former inhabitants are loath to leave reveals to Rhia that the past cannot be changed, nor can it be outrun.

Someone is watching and knows the truth of what happened on that fateful day.

A truth they intend to keep buried at all costs.

Is anyone going to be safe when they check in to The Retreat?

Tragedy on the Hill

Set against the backdrop of 1930s England, Miss Quinn and Miss Abbott arrive on a perfect little holiday spot, but when one of their hosts is found dead at the bottom of a cliff, they have to ask themselves, was it suicide or murder?

Now, trapped between love, jealousy, and a murder investigation, Miss Abbott and Miss Quinn will discover how far people are willing to go for love, and the lengths people will go to, to prove its worth.

Who is Jeff Walker?

Jeff Walker is one of the best golfers in the world. But all of a sudden, he seems at a crossroads. Controversial posts on social media and alleged death threats lead to Team Walker hiring extra security. Enter Sam Langford, a West London based security expert who follows Walker around, finds nothing suspicious but does find time to fall in love with the golfer’s agent.

Meanwhile, in the Midlands, police officer Catherine Horvill’s search for a missing man sees her uncover a drug cartel who threaten her life. And it leads her to London and Langford.

Full of suspense, mystery and murder, Who is Jeff Walker? will keep you guessing until the final page.

The 'Art' of Deception

Armed with the passion of youth and her childhood fantasies, Rhia Bryant swears a pact with her best friend Jimmy Grant to find the meaning of the word ‘freedom'. Cities of wonder and delight become the backdrop for pleasure and pain as she is led into the secret world of Kurt, a protest marcher from her days at university. Meeting Kurt once more changes her life forever, but does he hold a secret that is far beyond her imagination?Through ‘art' sketched onto her body by the hands of an exceptional tattooist, Rhia enters a world of deceit and lies, forcing those whom she loves to walk in her shadow. Questions arise as to how she must act towards Jimmy and who she can trust.For when deception is stripped away, what is left? And can freedom be redefined?

Moorland Forensics - Devil's Realm

On a searing summer’s day on an idyllic beach in South Devon, a young boy plunges to a horrific death from the overhanging cliffs, the tragic event graphically captured on film by the enigmatic Salcombe painter and entrepreneur Lois St John. Five years later, the boy’s father suffers the identical fate at the same location.
Called to the scene, Moorland Forensic Consultants uncover a prophetic link between Liam Mercer’s fatal fall and a controversial painting of his son’s death titled ‘Falling Memories’.


James, Fiona and Katie Sinclair draw upon their professional expertise as a string of mysterious deaths follow. They uncover a web of corruption and foul play, which leads to the very top of the judicial system and the international art world.