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Dead and Gone

Dead and Gone
  • Author(s): Sherryl Clark
  • Location(s): Victoria
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

There’s nothing more dangerous than revenge. Judi Westerholme has been through it. Brave and strong-willed, she’s just about coping in her new role as foster parent to her orphaned niece, taking a job at the local pub to help...

Eleanor’s Secret

Eleanor’s Secret
  • Author(s): Caroline Beecham
  • Location(s): London, Kent, Melbourne
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction, Mystery
  • Era(s): Dual timeline of Second World War and 2016

An engrossing wartime mystery of past deceptions, family secrets and long-lasting love. Shifting between a Second World War ravaged London and the present day, Eleanor’s Secret is a surprising mystery and compelling love story. London, 1942: When art school...

Fake I.D.

Fake I.D.
  • Author(s): Hazel Edwards
  • Location(s): Melbourne
  • Genre(s): Mystery, Young Adult
  • Era(s): 2000

On the day of her Gran’s funeral, 15 year old Zoe found the package. The label said ‘Not to be opened until after my death’. So Zoe opened it. Some kids use fake I.D. But to find your Gran...

Fracture

Fracture
  • Author(s): Heleyne Hammersley
  • Location(s): Australia, Great Ocean Road, South Australia, Sydney
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

After leaving university and a violent relationship behind, Rosie flies to Australia to spend some time with her uncle, Charlie, and his wife, Rita. Trying to regain some of her lost confidence she hikes along the coast for a...

Hijabi Girl

Hijabi Girl
  • Author(s): Ozge Alkan, Hazel Edwards
  • Location(s): Melbourne
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): Current day

Melbourne-based, 8 year old Melek always find answers,some are under her super hijab. For others she needs the help of newcomer Tien who draws fantastic worlds as an escape, or the dress-ups- guru Lily, and sometimes even soccer-mad Zac...

Impressions of Sydney and Melbourne

Impressions of Sydney and Melbourne
  • Author(s): K MacKenzie Freeman and Doug Freeman
  • Location(s): Sydney, Melbourne
  • Genre(s): Travelogue
  • Era(s): Present

Want to know what two of Australia’s most exciting cities are like even before you set foot in the Land Down Under? “Impressions of Sydney and Melbourne” virtually takes you there with all the marvelous stories found in “Impressions...

Into the Night

Into the Night
  • Author(s): Sarah Bailey
  • Location(s): Melbourne
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Troubled and brilliant, Detective Sergeant Gemma Woodstock finds herself lost and alone after a recent move to Melbourne, broken-hearted by the decisions she’s had to make. Her new workplace is a minefield and the partner she has been assigned...

Not an Ordinary Life, from class enemy to the Hall of Fame and a lifetime in between

Not an Ordinary Life, from class enemy to the Hall of Fame and a lifetime in between
  • Author(s): Laszlo Hody
  • Location(s): Szeged, Budapest, Melbourne
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): 1940-2015

A compelling and adventurous story that unfolds in Hungary, a country caught up in the frightening political and social issues of the 40’s and 50’s. Les’ early family life was one of privilege and success, but it quickly changed...

Shadow Boxing

Shadow Boxing
  • Author(s): Tony Birch
  • Location(s): Melbourne
  • Genre(s): Short Stories
  • Era(s): 1960s

A young boy growing up in the Fitzroy area of Melbourne in the 60s

Stalker

Stalker
  • Author(s): Hazel Edwards
  • Location(s): Melbourne
  • Genre(s): Young Adult
  • Era(s): 2000

Lily is being stalked. As 3BC FM’s midnight- to- dawn presenter, Lily attracts followers. But the Stalker is different. Obsessive. Possessive. And dangerous. Lily copes with hate-mail, a wreath, and even her temporary desire for celeb status with ‘...

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