Following the abduction of 15 year old Lucy Mears, her mother Brenda, a self made business woman, President of Mears Empire expects a ransom demand. Weeks go by, and when no such demand materialises, alarm bells ring for family and friends.
A four year old unsolved crime that baffled law enforcement agencies in USA picks up momentum when an inquisitive dog and a stumbling cyclist start a chain of events in Scotland UK. What links a Scottish crime scene to a beach bar in Rio should engross readers who enjoyed the twists and turns of CALL MAMA.
The final part of the trilogy following on from Call Mama and Scamper’s Find, continues the story of Lucy Mears. Her abduction more than a decade on continues to affect lives and stirs up long-forgotten hatred, causing heartache and pain.
Julie Sinclair, writer and author, has her peaceful village life disrupted when several mysterious events occur, causing her to move into detective mode to restore tranquillity to the community. What is meant by the sudden appearance of black vases, a tragic event at the local rescue animal centre, and puzzling activities in the attic of the oldest house in the village?
In this second novella, Julie Sinclair once more finds herself unwittingly involved in helping to solve a mysterious theft on the other side of the world. An unexpected holiday in Australia changes a carefree break into an upsetting occurrence for her host and family. Julie, in detective mode and with her inquisitive mind, becomes yet again an unintentional sleuth.
Find out why Sarah was upset at Christmas time. Enjoy grandpa’s antics. Travel with Baby Dyno to a Scottish loch. Meet Freddie’s mysterious friend and find out why Rosie is unhappy. All this and more await you as you turn the pages of The Clock that Lost its Tick, and Other Tales.
A veritable feast of short stories to tempt the palate of the discerning reader, A Tale or Two and a Few More is a rare and captivating literary collection of tales about humanity in all its guises. Here we have tales of love, loss, hope, compassion, as well as forgiveness.
It’s tough to learn the ropes in a city like Chicago Tony Harvey, young, ambitious and single-minded is determined to follow his lifelong dream of becoming a detective despite his father’s derision about this choice of career. Chicago is a tough place to be a cop, his training didn’t prepare him for the reality of life on the streets. That reality comes crashing down when a fellow officer is threatened by a drug-fuelled madman. Tony becomes embroiled in a case that will have echo years later. Can he save his colleague before the Chicago Police Department has to place another flag on another coffin?
Archie Connor, a twelve-year-old victim of early 20th century poverty, is determined to carry out the wishes of his dying mother to keep the family together and look after the newly born, unnamed boy, Our Nipper.
Archie evades the authorities as they remove his siblings to the workhouse. Thus begins his quest to find his lost family again, a painful journey marked with hope and despair. Will they be reunited or has he lost them forever to the devastation of war, or to the rampaging Spanish flu?
In this third and final novella, Julie Sinclair once more puts her investigative skills to the test to halt potential housing development in the sleepy village of Yetts Bank. Will time run out while she trawls through documents and ancient maps, or will she succeed in preventing unwanted expansion of her village?
However, a more serious investigation looms for our inquisitive writer when she discovers a letter which, if followed up, could seriously impact on her quiet life. Should she ignore its contents, or will curiosity and badgering from her friends coerce her into even more investigation?
A Letter for Julie should re-engage readers of A Case for Julie and A Break for Julie with close friends, Liz and Maggie, and the incorrigible postmistress, Jessica Morris.