Set against the rugged, untamed frontier of colonial Australia, Mystery on the Frontier follows young mounted policeman Rex Howard and his fellow officers as they pursue what begins as a simple case of a stolen horse-but quickly unravels into something far darker. Their search leads them through isolated settlements, dangerous bushland, and a web of hidden identities, where escaped criminals, undercover operatives, and uneasy alliances blur the line between law and survival. As th...

After the shock encounter with the UFO Sue Williams is ready to listen to Sam's history of Renwick House. Hiding out in an Auckland safe-house Sam gently pushes the boundaries of Sue's credulity as he tells Sue how six families, all needing refuge, and all with one psychic teenager, ended up coming to live and work for the mysterious Russian financier, Dr Gennady Prosperov, at haunted Renwick House. But it was Dr Prosperov's odd physics experiment in the abandoned lighthouse which shocked ...

With a promising new way to train slaves, the Dearborn's embark upon a plan to turn the process they developed into a business. The journey to that end is laid out here for you to witness, and enjoy, as they explore the way to turn slaves into voracious and sexually addicted vixens.

The works translated here deal with two major themes in the thinking of St Augustine (354–430): free will and divine grace. On the one hand, free will enables human beings to make their own choices; on the other hand, God's grace is required for these choices to be efficacious. 'On the Free Choice of the Will', 'On Grace and Free Choice', 'On Reprimand and Grace' and 'On the Gift of Perseverance' set out Augustine's theory of human responsibility, and sketch a subtle reconciliation of will...

In the not too distant future democracy has faltered and pseudo-fascist regimes dominate the world. In this story a young woman is convicted of a crime, and her sentence is sold to a wealthy family where she will serve her term as their servant.But her arrival at their estate coincides with the discovery of a way to amplify certain aspects of her mind and body. As she becomes the first guinea-pig in an evolving experiment, she finds that they are releasing the beast within her. Her...

Trinity always hated her name, being named after a character in a stupid movie was so gross. She was a royal pain in the ass for her parents, who did their best to curb her bad instincts. She did poorly at school, ran with the wrong crowd, and she was usually in trouble in one form or another. When she turned eighteen, just after flunking out of high school, she packed a bag and told them she was leaving home. They tried to convince her it was a mistake, but Trinity had made up her mind an...

Most teens feel alienated from the adult world but Sam Kahu is more alienated than most. For a start his home just burned down and all his friends and family are missing, presumed dead. Worse, he knows they are out to get him, and if he doesn't successfully hide within the system he could find himself inside a UFO having his brain dissected. Fortunately he has a few resources: he's innately psychic, and he has high technology gadgets. But the most promising development is the youn...

Peter King's book ranks among the great jazz autobiographies. One of the world's leading alto saxophonists, he tells his story with searing honesty, revealing the obsessions and motivations that have driven him and the dilemmas of surviving as a top creative musician in an often inhospitable world. With unsparing self-analysis he describes the traumas that accompanied his brilliant career for many years.Internationally recognised as a jazz star, Peter King has performed and recorde...

From sourcing rare ingredients to solving crimes, "this appealing detective serves up nuggets of culinary trivia and wry food humor" (People).They call him the gourmet detective; the only thing sharper than his mind is his palate. When chefs need a rare ingredient, an ancient wine, or simply a new idea to gain that extra Michelin-star boost, they come to the detective's cozy London office and plead for his help. For top-notch cooking, he is always happy to...

"Frolic through the vineyards and fine restaurants of Provence" in this delectable mystery set in French wine country, where the time is ripe for murder (Publishers Weekly).The vineyards of the Willesford Wine Group occupy a particularly choice section of French wine country. From the grapes of Provence, the owners of this impeccably managed syndicate have squeezed international fame and fortune. Next to their spectacular estate lies the petite Peregrine W...

The grand opening of a gourmet market is soured by foul murder in this mystery full of "fast fun, delightful characters" (Library Journal).London's gourmet detective is contemplating an empty bank account and, worse, an empty stomach, when a phone call solves both problems at once. Over lunch, Desmond Lansdown, world-renowned actor and burgeoning restaurateur, hires the detective for a chef-hunt, sending him to Italy to eat until he can decide which cook L...

"This appealing detective serves up nuggets of culinary trivia and wry food humor" (People).In the days of Marco Polo, men risked their lives for spices. And in an age when black pepper was so valuable that it was sold one peppercorn at a time, there was no spice more valuable than the legendary Ko Feng. Known as the Celestial Spice, it supposedly vanished five centuries ago, and its name lives on only as culinary myth. But now a sack of it has turned up i...