Cats are missing, people are dying. Jane Child might be next! Bluebelle Investigations is up and running and Jane Child has her first case: a missing cat. (How did she get the boring one?) Partner Matt Healy is investigating counterfeit coffee and threats to a Royal Appointment. But sometimes less is more. More complex, more frightening and much, much more dangerous. Add in hackers, crafty cover-ups, hired assassins and murder, and you have all the elements of another gripping Jane Child / Matt Healy thriller. Buy Private Lives today, because Bluebelle has a new cat door!
Move along, please. Nothing weird here! Fleeing Earth with the Sentinels in hot pursuit, Tim, Coral and their friends face more perils and fiendish plots when they travel to Eltheria. But what should be a triumphant homecoming turns into a cat-and-mouse battle with new, sinister forces ranged against them. Meanwhile, an older, darker, more powerful enemy begins to stir... Tim and Coral’s heart-stopping, adrenaline-filled adventure continues with The Man with the Missing Jaw. Don’t miss it! Buy The Man with the Missing Jaw, or you won’t know what Welis is trying to tell you.
Steven Spalding has a secret: an anarchic, wise-cracking alter-ego named Eric Dombey. As Eric, Steven can be the man he longs to be; sharp, rude, funny and clever. But when he starts losing control, when the boundaries between reality and fiction start to blur – there are alarming (and hilarious) consequences. Wild, wacky, thoughtful, disturbing and very, very funny, this book will make you think twice. And laugh your head off. What the critics said: “When alter-ego Eric lets loose it is laugh-a-minute stuff. Concise, witty and very funny.” "Witty, irreverent, satirical, outrageous." "An absolutely splendid and entertaining book.” "Cunningly plotted ... fiendishly twisted." “Very entertaining. A clever and unpredictable novel.” “Stiletto-sharp. An accomplished debut.” “Deceptively casual, casually deceitful. Satirical, eccentric, compassionate, Telling Stories is a delight.” “A rambunctious, punning read.” “Carefully constructed, consistently comical.” WINNER OF THE REED / NORTH & SOUTH FICTION AWARD Buy Telling Stories today, because you could do with a laugh.
Weird, and getting weirder! Things get weirder – and even more dangerous – for Tim, Coral and their friends from outer space when the slimy, slug-like, mind-reading Sentinels formulate a fiendish plot to exterminate them all, one by one. There’s remarkable revelations, fearsome flesh-eaters, and a battle that will knock your socks off! With Lair of the Sentinels, the heart-stopping adventure continues... Buy Lair of the Sentinels and discover what’s lurking beneath a quiet country town.
From award-winning author Geoff Palmer comes a page-turning thriller about a missing scientist, vile secrets, and deadly weapons. MI5 have a problem. Chief weapons scientist Terence Araton is missing and they’d like him found, quickly, quietly, and without a fuss. The perfect job for private detectives Jane Child and Matt Healy of Bluebelle Investigations. But there’s more to this mysterious case than meets the eye. Shocking family secrets lurk beneath Araton’s slick English facade, and Jane and Matt aren’t the only ones desperate to find him. A pair of hapless crooks and some foreign intelligence agencies are using them as bait, tracking every move they make with murderous intent. The baffling case reopens old wounds, and soon Matt is battling demons of his past – as well as the ruthless villains chasing them. Then Jane makes a chilling discovery, forcing her to face her own worst nightmare: an impossible life or death, hair-trigger situation where she must make a snap decision and, just possibly, save the world. Prepare to be nailed to your seat by another heart-pounding, hair-raising, high-octane thriller in the best Bluebelle Investigations tradition.
He had a body to die for. She just might do that! Jane Child’s new boss – dishy, delectable Damien Trotter – is a man who has it all; rockstar status, charm, wealth, and dashing good looks. But Damien has a dark side, a secret known only to mysterious Matt, the homeless man across the street. As Jane falls under Damien’s spell, she finds herself trapped in a web of intrigue, vile secrets... and murder. Suddenly, even her most private moments are no longer her own. Now she must confront the shadows in her past and the deeper, darker shadows in her present. Shadows that may cost her the man she loves, her happiness... even her life! What readers are saying: “A real page-turner. I was almost frightened to read it late at night! Seriously.” “I loved every page. Brilliant!” "Fans of edgy contemporary romantic suspense with a gripping climax and a one-of-a-kind romance will love Private Viewing.” “The best page-turner I have read for some time.” “Five-star fun. It’s humorous, racy and scary. What more can I say? It’s quite a read!” Buy Private Viewing today and discover Damien’s darkest secrets!
Of all the creative arts, writing a novel is both deceptively easy and surprisingly difficult. There are plenty of How To guides about creative writing - whether at the nuts-and-bolts level of words, language and grammar, or offering magical solutions and so-called "writing secrets". But precious few deal with the actual day to day process of becoming and being a writer. This practical, self-help guide is an exception that will help unlock your potential, your creativity and your genius. It is both inspirational and motivational.
This is getting seriously weird! On a remote farm in New Zealand’s South Island, Tim and Coral Townsend discover a pair of super-intelligent mice with an extraordinary calculator. Suddenly they’re plunged into an adventure full of alien technology, mind parasites and visitors from very, very far away. Their new friends just want to go home, but how can they when the most powerful, most frightening beings in the galaxy are determined to stop them? Watched by a pair of super-slimy slithery spies, Tim and Coral set about helping the newcomers. But who can they trust – especially when confronted by a ruthless killer robot intent on destroying them all? Now Tim and Coral aren’t just fighting for the lives of their friends, but for their own lives too! Fresh, funny, engaging and utterly gripping, Too Many Zeros marks the start of a brilliant new young adult adventure series for boys and girls of all ages. Brimming with excitement, humour, adventure and original ideas, you’ll find these pages practically turn themselves. This book is the first part of the Forty Million Minutes series. What the reviewers reckon ... 'A rollicking good read for pre-teenage children and their parents. It's funny, fast-paced and captivating. A real page-turner.' – Beatties' Book Blog 'An excellent Kiwi kid sci-fi novel ... very enjoyable.' – The Southland Times 'Science fiction done really well. It’s fast-paced, warm, and recommended for the tween in your life.' – Bookie Monster 'Amusing ... action-packed ... will appeal to both boys and girls from about nine or ten upwards. With spacecraft, aliens both friendly and antagonistic, and male and female main characters, it’s a great read.' – StoryTime
This book sets out a Christological framework for developing and delivering pastoral supervision. Pastoral supervision is a key consideration for any denomination, congregation or faith-based organisation, so this is a vital resource for well-being for clergy, chaplains and the wide array of pastoral workers. Three central Christological themes, the revealing, re-membering and restoring Jesus, provide the theological framework for good supervision practice. The book draws insights from three gospel passages––Luke 24:13–34, Luke 22:39–53 and John 21:1–14––for its Christological themes. The practical Christology for pastoral supervision is deepened and extended through three theologians: Martin Luther (reformed), Emil Brunner (neo-orthodox) and James McClendon (small B baptist). Professional supervision (coaching, mentoring and spiritual direction) is increasingly sought––even required––by many people in church and faith-based organisations. This book will, therefore, be an excellent resource to theologians interested in supervision, practical theology, and Christology.
The Enlightenment was an 18th century European concept that promoted rights and reason but was mostly indifferent to the pernicious and legal slavery that was taking place in the New World. The Enlightenment - Citizens of Britishness is a timely and moving document that deals with the consequences of New World Slavery as seen through the eyes of a Jamaican/British immigrant whose ancestors were slaves. The consequences of New World Slavery are embedded in our lives like genes because, as Professor Palmer concludes, we are all aware of the negative views of black people that have been passed on from slavery. In this regard, New World Slavery has contributed to what we have become.
The crime film genre consists of detective films, gangster films, suspense thrillers, film noir, and caper films and is produced throughout the world. Crime film was there at the birth of cinema, and it has accompanied cinema over more than a century of history, passing from silent films to talkies, from black-and-white to color. The genre includes such classics as The Maltese Falcon, The Godfather, Gaslight, The French Connection, and Serpico, as well as more recent successes like Seven, Drive, and L.A. Confidential. The Historical Dictionary of Crime Films covers the history of this genre through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on key films, directors, performers, and studios. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about crime cinema.
What we are and may become as persons, Dr Nutting contends, is precisely our relationships. He challenges a long-term mindset endemic in psychiatry and psychology, namely, the presumption to label deviations from statistical norms' as pathology. Key to recovery from psychiatric diagnosis trauma, he argues, is truly respectful human relationships. Nutting himself was assigned Asperger`s Syndrome'. A way of understanding personality in relationships is the Enneagram, an analytic spiritual psychology model, still controversial whilst growing in influence. Here its power to elucidate the dynamics of difficult and healing relationships is tested against the author`s seventy-odd years` life-experience as child, adult, patient, psychiatric chaplain and academic.
From their heyday in the 1910s to their lingering demise in the 1950s, American film serials delivered excitement in weekly installments for millions of moviegoers, despite minuscule budgets, nearly impossible shooting schedules and the disdain of critics. Early heroines like Pearl White, Helen Holmes and Ruth Roland broke gender barriers and ruled the screen. Through both world wars, such serials as Spy Smasher and Batman were vehicles for propaganda. Smash hits like Flash Gordon and The Lone Ranger demonstrated the enduring mass appeal of the genre. Providing insight into early 20th century American culture, this book analyzes four decades of productions from Pathe, Universal, Mascot and Columbia, and all 66 Republic serials.
This study, first published in 1986, provides a systematic account of the processes and structure of class formation in the major advanced capitalist societies. The focus is on the organizational mechanisms of class cohesion and division, theoretically deriving from a neo-Marxian perspective. Chapters consider the organization and structure of the ‘corporate ruling class’, the middle class and the working class, and are brought together in an overarching analysis of the organization of class in relation to the state and the economy. This title will be of particular interest to students researching the impact of recession on societal structure and the processes of political class struggle, as well as those with a more general interest in the socio-economic theories of Marx, Engels and Weber.
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