Mysteries & Thrillers
Perverse Consequences
Andrew Schlakier Series, Book 1
Australian private investigator Andrew Schlakier is hired by a government agency that wants a conviction on a ten-year-old murder case – and is willing to pay handsomely if he delivers. He begins tracking the whereabouts of Christopher Hohl – the eldest son of one of Australia’s richest families. But far from unearthing a man of murderous intent, Hohl’s past reveals a family tragedy in which he was an innocent victim.
As Schlakier traverses the streets of Melbourne, the state and the entire continent in search of clues, each lead propels him further into jeopardy – and a step closer to the man who will put his very own life in peril.
Blink
Andrew Schlakier Series, Book 2
When private investigator Andrew Schlakier receives a phone call from State Corporate Affairs Mister Fix-it, Peter Michael, to investigate a case, he knows he’s going to be in for a harrowing time. A mother and daughter have been found dead in their car on a quiet Melbourne street. The finger of blame points to the husband, but with an iron-clad alibi there is simply no way he could have done it. Or is there?
It’s an increasingly dangerous game of cat and mouse, but as Schlakier delves more deeply into the case, it becomes less and less clear if he is the hunter or the prey.
Death Roll
Andrew Schlakier Series, Book 3
Andrew Schlakier is hired to investigate a corpse in a bathtub in a remote shack in Far North Queensland during one of the worst La Niñas in decades. But cyclones, crocodiles and taipans are the least of his worries as he encounters a dangerous and disturbed personality and a litany of grisly crimes. It culminates in a shocking discovery that’s almost too gruesome for the private investigator to comprehend. The suspect’s motives are murky but one thing is crystal clear – he must be tracked down and stopped before his next atrocity.
Literary & Historical Fiction
A tale of family, betrayal and survival in post-war Glasgow.
When people think of ’60s Britain they think of The Beatles, Twiggy and Michael Caine womanising his way through London. But miniskirts and The Who didn’t mean anything to the working man in Scotland. The shipyards are failing, sectarianism still holds sway, and the only thing you have to rely on along the banks of the Clyde is your work, your creed and your family. But with the first two failing and the last one slipping away, what’s left to cling to?
A man. A heartbreak. A boat. Afloat. What do you do when your wife kicks you out of your home and you’ve got nowhere to live? Well, if your name’s Matthew Swain, you live on a boat. It doesn’t matter that you don’t know anything about the sea or that the person who sold you the craft is dodgy boat dealer Garry Jones. What could possibly go wrong?
When idealistic young journalist Craig Fox gets his big break in Hong Kong by landing himself a plum job at Pronto Media, it looks like he’s all set. But things change with the arrival of the gorgeous and smart Melissa, with whom he falls for. Unable to woo her, Fox pursues power as a way of finding love – with disastrous consequences.
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A young man with Asperger’s wakes up in hospital without any idea how he got there. Things get even stranger when his comedic hero gets wheeled in and takes up residence in the bed next to him …
A-ha! This is the version of Knowing Me Roger Vim that contains Vim’s fan fiction of mock chat-show host Alan Partridge. And provided there’s not the threat of a court injunction from the BBC for breach of copyright, here it will remain. And on that bombshell …
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Dodgy boat dealer Garry Jones is run out of Hong Kong when his once-lucrative business falters and he is charged by the police over fake ownership papers for a new car. The hard-drinking, hard-womanising Jones lands in Shanghai, where he teams up with old business associate Mister Near. Things begin to spiral out of control when a Macau bureaucrat is murdered in a business deal gone wrong, with Mister Near the prime suspect. The noose tightens as the authorities close in. Jones is faced with a decision: continue on a path of self-destruction or change his ways before it’s too late.
Short Stories
Over two horrifying nights in March 1941, the Luftwaffe bombed Glasgow’s Clydebank Shipyards. The destruction and loss of life was enormous, with the death toll widely believed to be higher even than that of the German bombing of Coventry. Seen through the eyes of two Scottish engineers, this short work of fiction seeks to capture the dreadful unfolding of events on the unsuspecting people of Glasgow.
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Two friends out for a night on the town in Singapore bite off more than they can chew when they score from a stranger in a park.
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