Hugh Everton was intent on nothing more than quietly drinking in the second-rate hotel he found himself in on England's south coast - and then in walked his old flame Lucy and her new husband and ex-Judge, Gregory Bath. Entreated by Lucy to join her party for an evening back at the Bath residence, Hugh is powerless to resist, but when the night ends with the judge's inexplicable murder he is pitched back into a world of chaos and crime - a world he had tried to escape for good. First publi...

Sarah has been receiving threatening anonymous letters seemingly from a former lover. Just one day after revealing this information to her co-worker Nancy, Sarah is shot and found in her bedroom by one of her past flames, Donald. Desperate to clear any evidence of Donald's presence at the scene for her own infatuations, Nancy finds herself as the key suspect when she is discovered in the apartment. As the real killer uses the situation to their advantage, Bennett crafts a tense and nuanced...

Four men had arranged to fly to Dublin. When their aeroplane descended as a fireball into the Irish Sea, only three of them were on board. With the identities of the passengers lost beneath the waves, a tense and perplexing investigation begins to determine the living from the dead, with scarce evidence to follow beyond a few snippets of overheard conversation and one family's patchy account of the three days prior to the flight. Who was the man who didn't fly? What did he have to gain? An...

John Bennett's classic tale, based on Gullah folklore, is set in antebellum Charleston, where a desperate mother sells her soul to ensure her daughter's happiness. With a new introduction by Harlan Greene.

"Madame Margot" likely weaves a tale of mystery, intrigue, and the supernatural. The title suggests that the story revolves around the character of Madame Margot, who may be a central figure in the lore and legends of the city.John Bennett's writing often evokes a sense of place and time, immersing readers in the rich history and culture of the American South. "Madame Margot" is likely to feature vivid descriptions of Charleston's streets, landmarks, and society, as well as its darker, mor...

Social Workers in Australia are increasingly called upon to work across social differences in ways that promote social justice and challenge growing inequity, and anti-oppressive practice has been put at the heart of qualifying programmes. In this exciting new collection, some of Australia's leading social work academics explore working across so-called human differences within the context of contemporary social work.By drawing on the insights and theories of people who have been p...

" Soigneusement conçu, magnifiquement écrit, intelligent et perspicace. Un roman policier de classe mondiale. " Deon MeyerInspectrice maorie de la police d'Auckland, Hana Westerman jongle entre son ado rebelle, les pressions de sa hiérarchie et les préjugés de ses collègues.Sur une scène de crime, elle découvre un homme pendu : près de lui, une inscription en forme de spirale. Elle retrouve ce symbole à côté d'un autre cadavre. Son enquête permet de relier ces deux assassina...