The Crags of Loch Crian
Book Two of the The Jim Drake Mysteries.
The west of Scotland, June 1931 - Jim Drake arrives for his summer holiday at Castle Tavish on the shores of peaceful Loch Crian, where his father is teaching the Laird McTavish the finer points of swordsmanship. Jim is befriended by the friendly post-delivery boy, Billy Nesbitt, who introduces him to the steep crags and high moors, as well as old tales of the infamous ‘Black Castle’. Despite the idyllic setting, there is more going on in this sleepy corner of Scotland than meets the eye – below the surface, terrible plans have been laid. Soon Jim and Billy are caught up in the dangerous consequences. Can Jim trust Billy? Can Jim trust anyone? Above all, the looming presence of Auld Crian, an ancient totem, watches from the hills. Action, drama and a little espionage guaranteed!
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The writing of the third Jim Drake Mystery, titled ‘The Eagle and The Sword’ is underway!
Murder at Pembury Hall
The first volume of the new Jim Drake Mystery series.
England, May 1930 and an intriguing cast of characters have gathered in the grand surroundings of Pembury Hall. Jim Drake and his father, a fencing tutor with his own secret past, are thrown into a dangerous web of lies and deceit. With a murderer on the loose, can Jim untangle the clues before disaster overtakes him and his new friends?
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The Secret of Spirits Bay
Ana is riding a wave into the future.
Tom is just struggling to understand the present ... and to learn a haka by the end of term.
As developers prepare to destroy the peace and quiet of Spirits Bay, Tom and Ana are thrown into an adventure that will test their own courage to the maximum. An adventure where the forces of past and present will collide disastrously as an ancient curse is fulfilled again.
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You can also read about the sequel just below...
Deadwater Lane
Christopher Edmonds is on a mission to understand his old risk-taking, tearaway self.
There was an accident; an old man was killed one night when Christo and his mates were out racing their cars. Christo got the blame, and a head injury - that means his memory is not the best.
Soon Christo is back on the streets, without his licence and doing community service, helping out a lonely old man, Jimmy McBreen. What’s worse – his so called ‘friend’ has stolen his girl!
Inspired by a copy of ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’, he begins to plot revenge – it’s just that sometimes things don’t turn out the way you expected.
A fast-paced, gasoline soaked story with a beating heart.
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The Riddle of The Stones
(the sequel to ‘The Secret of Spirits Bay’)
Tom Bowman has lied to the police; there has been an intruder in the house above Spirits Bay and his father’s car has been stolen. Tom doesn’t mention that the thief has taken the precious Staff of Solomon from under his bed. As life goes on, Tom slowly comes out from under the spell of the powerful treasure and discovers that his new friend Ana is missing. In a perilous search for Ana, that leads all the way to England and then finally back to Aotearoa once more, the dangerous treasure, manipulated by forces from the past still has a hold on Tom. He may be the only one able to stop the destructive forces held in the stone of the Staff of Solomon.
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