Her new life wasn't supposed to begin with a murder ... Widow Addison Lake needs to laugh again. To live again. Moving to Getaway Bay and fixing up the rundown beach house into a bed and breakfast should be just the ticket. But the dream of a fresh start quickly becomes a nightmare when her cousin's art gallery catches fire – and a body is found in the ashes. The bristly local detective needs an arrest, and Addison must act fast to prove her cousin's innocence. But between the beach house ...

A woman goes out for groceries. She never comes back. And the man demanding answers just might be the one hiding the truth. Detective Bonnie Hunter is supposed to be taking a break. After a domestic violence call-out ended in tragedy, she’s sidelined, angry – and haunted by what she couldn’t prevent. But when a young Sydney woman disappears from a quiet holiday town, a former mentor pulls Bonnie back in. Just take a look, he says. Tell me what you see. Juliet Keller is missing. Her car's p...

Pretended is a vivid historical, political and cultural account of schools and teaching under Section 28, a law that banned schools in the UK from promoting homosexuality as a 'pretended family relationship'.Catherine Lee was a teacher in schools for each of the 15 years that Section 28 was law (between 1988 and 2003). In Pretended, she considers the landscape for lesbian and gay teachers leading up to, during and after Section 28. Drawing on her diary entries fro...

Ever wonder what it would be like to leave your room after being there for a very long time? Better yet, ever wonder what it would be like to leave your house without your parents, an older person or guardian? Would you dare to travel…OUT OF THIS WORLD??? If so, let’s begin… Imagine the mirror becoming an entry way! Better yet, travelling with your friends to different parts of the…hmmm…can’t really say world, but just different parts that are magical, adventurous and also very dangerous. ...

We are all at our most effective when we can be ourselves at work, but more than half of LGBT teachers hide their sexual identity within their school workplace. For LGBT teachers, vigilance, concealment and assimilation, take a great deal of energy, on top of what is already a very demanding job. This book is essential reading for any LGBT teacher aspiring to succeed as their authentic self. It will also be of interest to Headteachers and other education leaders seeking to make their schoo...

A young life cut short. A teammate in mourning. And a detective running on empty. When football star Jimmy Dallas is found dead from an apparent overdose, Detective Charlie Cooper's first instinct is doubt. The kid had talent, discipline, and a future – and people like that don't just give up. Not without help. Jimmy's best mate, Joel Maguire, refuses to believe it was suicide. But grief can blur reason, and the pressure of finals football isn't the only weight Joel's carrying. As Cooper a...

Sydney, Australia. Charlie Cooper needs more time with his family. With his transfer out of homicide to a quieter station fast approaching, the weary detective's only regret is the decade-long serial killer case he couldn't crack. But when he's called to one last murder scene, Cooper can't believe the victim is the perp he's been chasing for years. Certain the sociopath's latest abductee still lives, the desperate cop races to find her before the clock runs out. But with her journalist hus...

Everyone is entitled to a voice, but has a protest group turned to murder to make themselves heard? A fatal stabbing in a local park appears to be a mugging gone wrong – but Detective Charlie Cooper suspects there's more to this murder than meets the eye. The victim worked at a local pharmaceutical plant, where protesters against the company's manufacture of vaccines are becoming increasingly vocal. The victim was the CEO's nephew, and soon a clear message is sent – stop making vaccines, o...

Jackie Rose is a mother on a mission. Determined to prove her eldest son did not commit suicide, she enlists the help of her best friend's husband, Homicide Detective Charlie Cooper. Reluctant to reopen another team's case, but even more reluctant to upset his wife, Cooper and his partner Joe Quinn investigate. They soon discover Jackie Rose is right – someone's killing kids. The deeper Cooper and Quinn dig, the more they realise everyone has a secret to hide. Can they find the killer befo...

Focusing on the ports, dockyards and garrison towns of Kent, this study examines the social and economic factors that could cause a woman to turn to prostitution, and how such women were policed.

After deciding a bed and breakfast full of demanding guests is too much work, Addison Lake turns her newly refurbished home in Getaway Bay into a boarding house for struggling writers and artists. She has a full house in no time, and quickly comes to regard her young boarders as family. But her newfound happiness doesn't last. There's a body in the beach house. Is one of her creative guests responsible? As Addison and Detective Wilcox investigate, the mystery becomes more baffling. Was it ...

Bonnie Hunter has dedicated her career to locking up rapists. While her track record for putting them behind bars is second-to-none, one particularly nasty character has eluded her for years. His penchant for cutting out the tongues of his victims to stop them talking has made him rather difficult to catch. But he's just made his first mistake. Cooper and Quinn have their own problems. With a vigilante killer amongst them, they're racing the clock to figure out who's taking justice into th...