What would you do if you found a money tree in your house? An intriguing concept explored with great humour and verve, by the author of the Roxy Ran series, Tiffiny Hall Maxine Edwards is used to insects climbing between the floorboards in her family's run-down house, but she is very surprised when she discovers banknotes creeping through the cracks into her bedroom. Where has the money come from and who does it belong to? The answer to the mystery lies somewhere in the house, but in the meantime, what is Maxi to do with this money? And by taking just one note, the trouble begins. Praise for White Ninja by Tiffiny Hall: "Empowering and inspiring, a must-read for children who dealing with their own issues at school." - Toowoomba Chronicle Ages: 9+ Views: 4
Trevor Tower doesn't worry about being short until he is assigned dog-walking duty with Loyola Louden, the tallest person in his class. But the dogs are a wonderful distraction, and even before Trevor and Loyola vow to solve the mystery of a missing spotted dog, they are becoming good friends. Views: 4
Set over fifteen years in the heart of global finance, Shadow Banking follows the lives of City hopefuls, as they try to wheel, deal and back stab their way to billions. Remember: life’s a trade… Views: 4
When asked to judge the neighboring village's Flower Show, vicar's wife Monica Noble is thrilled, even if she can't tell a begonia from an azalea! This year, competition is fierce, and when her fellow judge, a well-liked vicar, is killed, Monica must wake up and smell the roses. A second murder quickly follows, this time a local scientist. Monica must help the local detective to solve the two murders and find the killer—quickly, before anyone else dies. Views: 4
“The president of the United States . . . is missing.”With these words, New York Times journalist J. B. Collins, reporting from the scene of a devastating attack by ISIS terrorists in Amman, Jordan, puts the entire world on high alert. The leaders of Israel and Palestine are critically injured, Jordan’s king is fighting for his life, and the U.S. president is missing and presumed captured.As the U.S. government faces a constitutional crisis and Jordan battles for its very existence, Collins must do his best to keep the world informed while working to convince the FBI that his stories are not responsible for the terror attack on the Jordanian capital. And ISIS still has chemical weapons . . .Struggling to clear his name, Collins and the Secret Service try frantically to locate and rescue the leader of the free world before ISIS’s threats become a catastrophic reality. Views: 4
The second book in the Far Star series follows Blackhawk and the crew of the Wolf's Claw as they are gradually (and unwillingly) drawn more deeply into Marshal Lucerne's campaign to form a united power bloc in the Far Stars to resist imperial encroachment.Successfully completing their mission to rescue Marshal Augustin Lucerne's daughter, Astra, the crew of the Wolf's Claw are enjoying some well-deserved rest—all, that is, except Blackhawk. The space gun for hire cannot escape Lucerne's relentless pleas for help against growing imperial control in the Far Stars. While Blackhawk deeply respects his friend, he fears that the power Lucerne offers will lead him back to his old dark ways.His resistance crumbles, however, when Lucerne presents evidence that the imperial governor has been manipulating the conflicts in the Far Stars. Convinced of the deadly danger of imperial domination, Blackhawk and his crew board the Wolf's Claw once more and set out to gather... Views: 4
