"Packs a real wallop. . . . An epic and ambitious mystery set against the vast backdrop of Central Australia, where indigenous and white people live side by side in an uneasy truce."--Vogue (Australia) "Incorporates geophysical data, race politics and aboriginal spirituality into a seamless, often hilarious stream of narrative. [It] has all the hallmarks of a first of a very successful series with the potential to forge a new sub-genre of detective fiction--that of a feisty, female indigenous sleuth whose intelligence and tenacity prove superior to force and ignorance."--The Sydney Morning Herald "Witty, knowing, at times downright hilarious. The plot is absorbing and Hyland's characters are originals. . . . As Emily Tempest untangles the knot of a murder, she also comes to rediscover her past, her belonging and her self."--Brisbane Courier Mail Emily Tempest, a feisty part-aboriginal woman, left home to get an education and has... Views: 48
Winston knew the teapot was trouble. Its ability to transport one to other realms had made him the target of a mysterious death cult that would stop at nothing to get it. Now there was only one way for a vampire PI like him to outrun them: use it.Maggie knew the teapot was freedom. It was the key to escaping the tedium of her life as a witch-for-hire on the streets of East London. But it also meant confronting a past she'd thought was long buried, a past that began and ended with Winston.Timir knew the teapot was hope. He spent his life serving those with money and power, but even they could not stop the cult that threatened his world. Now it seemed Winston and Maggie, the most powerless people he knew, might be the only ones who could help. Views: 48
The little girl tells herself an hour is not so long to wait, and steps outside. The street is empty. Then she hears the car...Police
Captain Faizal has just been told that his six-year-old daughter has
been abducted. And he is not allowed to join the search - because his
squad think he is the kidnapper.Investigative journalist Dr Clare
Hart is the only one who believes Faizal is innocent. Together they
must evade the police and find his daughter - even if it puts all their
lives at risk.
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Roald Dahl and Quention Blake meets Tim Burton in sassy poet Laura Dockrill?s edgy and hilarious tale You might have known somebody like Ugly Shy Girl once ?You might have seen her bumping into lamp-posts and tripping over her bag.She wears a denim skirt down to her ankles and a second-hand Naf Naf jacket.Her hair hangs down in front of her face and her nails are bitten and sore.She is always doing or saying completely the wrong thing. This itwisted tale is about the struggle of growing up in a place where you don?t belong, surrounded by people you hate ?and how delicious getting your own back can be. Views: 48
When a frantic man races after David on a London street, he's certain the fellow is a lunatic. But in fact, Isak Jensen is an artist caught by David's beauty. He coaxes David to model for him, for a generous fee, of course. David, down on his luck and with a sister to support, agrees—despite his undeniable and dangerous attraction to the eccentric, wealthy artist. The sort of attraction that has led him into trouble before.Enjoying rising fame as a painter, Isak struggles to keep his emotional distance from his handsome model—unsuccessfully. Dodging downstairs gossip and swirling intrigue amongst the servants, he and David indulge in clandestine rendezvous. Until the problems that hound David land on Isak's doorstep in the shape of a former lover, a conniving aristocrat who preyed upon both David and his sister.With a looming scandal in a censorious society threatening to destroy Isak, David, and his sister, Isak makes a perilous offer that could save them all.A victorian gay romance. Views: 48
Read Michael Sims's posts on the Penguin Blog An exclusive collection-the first- ever gathering of rogues from the gaslight era collected here for the first time: the best crime fiction from the gaslight era. All the legendary thieves are present-Arsène Lupin and A. J. Raffles, Colonel Clay and Simon Carne, Romney Pringle, Get Rich Quick Wallingford, and the Infallible Godahl- burgling London and Paris, conning New York and Ostend, laughing all the way to the bank. Also featured are stories by distinguished writers from outside the mystery and detective genres, including Sinclair Lewis, Arnold Bennett, H. G. Wells, and William Hope Hodgson. ** Views: 48
A woman's life parallels The Wizard of Oz and Cinderella, but unresolved issues of her broken childhood can't guarantee a fairytale ending to this romantic comedy. Views: 48
