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Crime, mystery, private detective and (mild) horror fiction

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"...the writing is witty and there are moments that are laugh out loud funny..." - UK reviewer

"I felt I was reading a true account of how ordinary lives can be turned upside down by family connections we try to remove ourselves (in this case the Mafia). Insightful, well written and I found the pace just right. The storyline took an interesting twist at the end which didn’t disappoint." - UK reviewer

9781907230691

e-book 9781907230707

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Angus & Robertson,  Booktopia or Readings

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FINALIST IN THE PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE

The unthinkable is happening in Lynnwood – a village with centuries of guilt on its conscience.

“An exciting début from a new young writer with a dark imagination. Thomas Brown’s beautifully written novel proposes a modern gothic forest far from the tourist trail, a place filled with strange events and eerie consequences.” - UK reviewer

9781907230387

e-book 9781907230424

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Prosecuting criminal cases, barrister Anthony Rathe convinced a jury to imprison an innocent man, who subsequently took his own life. Horrified at his mistake, Rathe abandons his glittering legal career, vowing to truly serve justice. A series of cases come his way.

"This felt more like a gentlemanly approach to crime detection...Each case was self contained and fairly succinct. I enjoyed the change in pace from more grisly stories." - UK reviewer

9781907230684

e-book 9781907230677

Printed locally, order from any bookshop or Angus & Robertson  Booktopia   Readings  The Nile

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Ellipsis is a disturbing thriller stemming from what is left unsaid, what bounces around in the mind and evaporates when trying to remember. Can there be a conclusion when no-one seems to know the truth?

 "It’s a tale that will keep them wondering, gasping, thinking, smiling, grimacing, rereading. What more can a reader ask for?" - UK Reviewer

9781907230189

e-book 9781907230219

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This exciting anthology brings together the work of two much admired Sherlock Holmes writers. In these stories Holmes and Watson are engaged in daring exploits applying their razor-sharp intelligence in new cases.

"It is a testament to the writers ... that it is difficult to see where Doyle ends and the new authors begin...A welcome addition to the legacy of Conan Doyle" - UK reviewer

9781907230615   e-book only

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Two plots running parallel... you won't see what's coming

The sixth novel in the Detective Johnny (One Eye) Hawke series.

“I didn’t really want this story to end. I didn’t know how it was going to end, and I just loved that feeling...It keeps you in the dark until the very end." - UK reviewer

9781907230462

e-book 9781907230486

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Other fiction

"...this story will grip your heart and bring your emotions to the foreground..." - USA reviewer

"an atmospheric novel with thought-provoking themes" - UK reviewer

9781907230752

e-book 9781907230233

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Omnibus edition of three of our titles:

Lynnwood by Thomas Brown

A Taste for Blood by David Stuart Davies

Ellipsis by Nikki Dudley

9781907230738

e-book 9781907230745

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Translation of Carlo Goldoni's classic Italian comedy, in parallel text Italian and English.

"a great gift for students of Italian/English, for students of Goldoni and Italian theatre, or for theatre-lovers. Or for a true friend."

9781907230004 (Hardcover)

9781907230011 (Spiral bound, same pagination)

e-book 9781907230349 English translation only

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"This is an exquisitely written novel; deft, poised, and with a writer's ear for the rhythms of the world around us. Featherbones does the always-difficult job of making the strange familiar, while asking us to attend again to the things we think we know." - UK reviewer

“...a unique story and I appreciated that, along with the beautiful writing. Very thought provoking novel.” - Canadian reviewer

New adult / Urban fiction

9781907230516

e-book 9781907230523

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For younger readers

“This is an ideal book for readers aged ‘tweens’ and up; it is filled with mystery, action, adventure, thrills, spills and dire peril - and not too long either. A fun children’s book, sure to be popular with the majority of youngsters.” - UK reviewer

9781907230448

e-book 9781907230493

Printed locally, order from any bookshop or  Booktopia  The Nile

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“Loved this book ‒ engaged with it straight away - especially liked Betty. Delightful book. Well recommended.” - Bookseller, Wales

“... a great book for reluctant readers ... A good fantasy read with good vs. evil” - Bookseller, USA

e-book 9781907230585

9781907230608   Printed locally, order from any bookshop or Booktopia

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"innovative and insightful... I couldn't wait to devour part two" - Times Educational Supplement

 

"I was utterly flabbergasted... one of the most compelling novels I've ever read" - Heffers Review, Cambridge

9781907230196

e-book 9781907230370

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“The plot was unique to me and the creatures were amazing, there is no need for illustrations as the description of the characters is so good that they leap into your imagination in picture form." - Reviewer, UK

“...I did find myself chuckling at some of the funnier lines.” - Reviewer, UK

9781907230455

e-book 9781907230479

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Non-fiction

 

Challenges the economic consensus

This book shows that all schemes that borrow from the future are thwarted by three related concepts:

  • the true cost of debt to society,

  • the central banking economic cycle, and

  • the financial system limit.

The author challenges the existing academic and political consensus about how economies should be managed.

Whether you are a concerned individual, an academic, politician, banker or even a policymaker, read about a different view of the current financial orthodoxies, one that will provoke serious debate and even action.

“Radical thinkers might have a point” was how the Financial Times described David Kauders’ first book, The Greatest Crash: How contradictory policies are sinking the global economy.

 

E-book 9781907230776 (AUD 8.75 incl. GST) and paperback 9781907230783 (AUD 20 incl. GST) available nowPaperback printed locally, available from any bookshop or Angus & Robertson  Booktopia   Dymocks

Hardcover editions 9781907230790 (UK, with postscript) and 9781907230769.

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The Financial System Limit, by David Kauders
Psychology of Crowds (Revival) The Financial System Limit: The World's Real Debt Burden
Gustave le Bon David Kauders
Mass behaviour Economics, finance, politics
"the unconscious irrational workings of group thought and mass emotion" Challenges the economic consensus
Now printed locally in AU, CN, DE, ES, IN, IT, JP, KR, NZ, PL  Now printed locally in AU, CN, DE, ES, IN, IT, JP, KR, NZ, PL 
 

UK hardcover special offer £7.36 at Booksetc

The Greatest Crash: How contradictory policies are sinking the global economy Understanding Brexit Options: What future for Britain?
David Kauders David Kauders
Economics, finance, business Economics, politics
"Radical thinkers might have a point"
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Print edition only £5.99 at Booksetc

Print edition only £5.71 at Booksetc

 

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