The Secret Files of Phineas Foster

Almost thirteen-year-old Gabriel Marx struggles with just about everything, from school, to relationships, to navigating his divorced parents. He arrives in New York City for his annual summer visit with his attorney father who finds himself caught up in the mystery surrounding the murder of one of his clients. It is not long before Gabe finds himself smack in the middle of the intrigue and more determined than ever to prove himself to his dad.Gabe encounters various players in the unraveling mystery, learns to trust the friendship of eleven-year-old Alex, and that of the renowned, but now discredited, Professor Phineas Foster. Twists and turns and seeming coincidences reveal previously unknown family history and harrowing choices for Gabe.Will the children solve the murder? Will their determination lead to the truth? Will the professor be vindicated? Will the scoundrels who sought to corrupt the professor’s lifelong work be brought to justice?

The Darwin Code

In her book The Darwin Code J.D. Welch uses her love of science and puzzles to help her characters try to solve two mysteries whilst also delivering an interesting and understandable insight into human genetics. Set against a backdrop of the streets and colleges of Oxford, a story of intrigue and suspense unfolds. When Ben Baxter and his mother Sue escape from a horrific ordeal, their lives remain in danger as they race to prevent a deadly poison being launched. For Ben, this also brings the opportunity to discover the answer to a very important question; who is his father?

The Thicket

After weeks of not being able to see for smoke; there was a wall of thick vines which reached to the sky; people started to call it ‘The Thicket’. They were as thick as tree trunks, they grew and entwined just like creepers.

Beyond the thicket lay a forest, mountains and very unusual animals and creatures. There lived a people who belonged to the same tribe; who were very special and very loyal and devoted to each other.

Two children called Hali and Aaron who found their way into the forest, a forbidden world, had no idea of their wrongdoing as they were intruding in a place that was forbidden.

Their exploration was fun and exciting. They looked for hidden lands, which led them through the mountains and the forest.

Hali went in search of her brother; who she thought was lost.

But Aaron was on a different journey. He had no idea where he was or who he was. They encountered demons and serpents; their journey took them deep into the mountains. They travelled far from their home into the dark; and beyond a magical place.

Will they make it?

The Secret Of Juke's Oak

Tom is on holiday from school during a long, hot summer sometime in the early 1970s.  While on an errand for his mum he saves Charles Bradwell from drowning in the local quarry and finds that he has gone back in time to the mid-1660s to just after the end of the Civil War and the rule of Oliver Cromwell.

When Tom’s cousin Matilda turns up unexpectedly, Tom, Matilda, Charles and his brother James team up to explore Juke’s Farmhouse.  They make an exciting discovery that will have consequences long into the future!

Tom makes an astonishing discovery at the end of the adventure that turns everything he thought he knew on its head.

Dear Maisie, I’m Sorry

Thirteen-year-old Nora Penderling has three minor problems.

First, her father is a CIA agent and a lying rascal.

Second, her real mother is not Candy, the upstanding woman she calls Mom, but rather a Russian spy and ruthless assassin, Natalya—current location unknown.

And, third, Natalya just might be out there trying to assassinate her. Or protect her. 50-50.

Lord.

Determined to unravel the truth about her family and herself, Nora follows the trail of an exotic necklace from the souks of Dubai to the Louisiana estate, Black River, to the cobblestoned streets of old Vienna. But Nora’s search is risky business. Her father could lose his job. Someone has followed her across three continents (and counting). And, Nora can trust, well, no one.

Ultimately, Nora must face the question: is the truth worth risking…everything?

Cousins, Classmates and a Dog Called Rover

Susan lives with her mum and dad, her two younger brothers and her dog Rover in a remote village in the flat fen county of Lincolnshire. The year is 1956 and life is still hard after the Second World War. But the summer holidays are just starting, and Susan is looking forward to spending long, carefree days with her friends. Then she hears some news that changes her whole life. Two cousins, whose mother has died, are coming to live with her family from the northern city of Leeds. Sharing a bedroom with them is bad enough, but the cousins, called Maria and Juliet, are soon bored with life in the countryside and start to cause trouble at home and in school. A new kitten helps to bring everyone together, but just as things are settling down, a mysterious letter arrives from Leeds. Then a stranger brings some early Christmas presents and Susan wonders what is going to happen next. Will they all be spending Christmas together or not?

Being Watched

Have you ever felt like you’re being watched? It’s as if someone is constantly breathing down your neck, just far enough away that when you turn around they are not within view.

Drew and Siobhan know this feeling well. It all began when a bike ride led them to a chance encounter with an aged, mysterious house at the bottom of a hill. Their lives changed immensely when a text threat arrived and some unusual black birds started dropping by to torment them both.

Little did Drew know, but his family had a strange connection to the house and he found himself drawn to it, as its image lingered in his subconscious. Siobhan was the best friend he always relied on and it soon emerged that his feelings for her were far more than just platonic.

Could he break the spell conjured by the house and how would he cope with a death in the family? Time would definitely create more questions than answers.