The calm before the storm...Tasked to document every move criminal mastermind Nick Liang makes, Private Investigartor Susan Murray chooses to draw.Part life drawing, part Method of loci memory palace,...

The problem with a family business...It gets personal real quick.After a break in at the White Family Investigations office,  her grandfather dies mysteriously on a case, and Lily knows without a doubt...

Grief's a bitchDerek Ericsson can't get over his son's death in a drink driving incident. Resents his wife for moving on and leaving him behind.Private Investigator Shirley Weaving has a knack for seeing...

The one that got away...Every detective has a case that got away, and for Phobe Swan, it's the kidnap, ransom and ultimately murder of Lette Walker.A decade later, now working as a Private Investigator,...

The Robin Hood of Private DetectivesGeorgia Garside. Foul-mouthed Private Investigator. Ex-contorionist.Out of her depth. In over her head.Caught up in the war between a wealthy industrialist and the...

Home is where the heart isA big block halfway up a hill in a quiet cul-de-sac. White weatherboard cottage with a heritage red steel roof. Fragrant yellow roses in the front garden. Gum trees out the back....

Find you own packPoor pretty, dark-haired Katie belonged to Steve. But kids are kids, and Steve was Steve, and Katie didn't really have a choice in the matter.Until she takes matters into her own hands,...

When you die far from homeAn abandoned Australian outback town. Pulled by four skeletal horses, the ghost of a Cobb & Co carriage careens down the street. A light breeze blows red dust from one side...

The new broom sweeps clean...Dot Sayers sat at her desk, huffed on the plastic card that was her new class A Private Security licence, and buffed it with her sleeve. She was now a fully licensed private...

Home is where the heart isYou can struggle to find the place you call home. It's not a place, it's a feeling. You'll know it when you find it.This collection of short stories explores our search for a...

A blast from the pastWarrant Officer Vivian Ashe. Busy Adjutant getting stuff done on New Mir Station.Old friend Admiral Queenie Baley. Ferrying diplomats on the FFC Argonaut.In a past versus future clash...

Life interruptedTo say the letter was a surprise was an understatement. It arrived addressed to Miss Finlay Cox, which made the contents even more extraordinary.Orphan Finn Cox inherits a cottage. Thinks...

Do you have what it takes to be a hero?Whether that's running into a burning building, standing up for what you know is right, or saving the Princess it's going to take everything you've got and more...

His good looks draw you in…You want to know what makes him tick. Your heart pounds when he's nearby. You try to keep your secret passion close, but his touch is electric. All you can think about is him....

Does every day lead you further towards a life you don't want to lead?Ever wonder why your goals aren't taking you where you want to go? Or whether they're even the right goals for you?Drawing on business...

Welcome to Wilkinson'sI'm afraid Mr Hall's running a little late, can I get you a tea or coffee while you wait?No?What if I tell you about some of the recent cases we've been involved in? The First Rung...

Happily ever after… Or notCeleste Celeste Baillieu's husband seems a perfectly normal person, but he has a secret.And it's not that he's rubbish at renovation.When she starts taking the cottage apart,...

In the long dark night of the soul...Mikke squinted, but his eyes refused to focus.He blinked a couple of times, but they didn't clear, so he rubbed them with the knuckles of his index fingers.Mikke can't...

Tired of hearing you'll never be wealthy unless you sacrifice all the things that make you feel wealthy?Ever notice how managing money always seems to mean cutting back on small daily pleasures like lattes...

Are you confident your clothes suit you and reflect who you really are?Drawing on early twentieth century purchasing patterns and advice, through two World Wars and the Great Depression, Alexandria Blaelock...

Do you think inviting friends for dinner is scarier than organising an international peace treaty?Then you need someone to guide you step-by-step through your Dinner Party preparations. And lazy stay...

La Dolce Vita. For real.Cosima is on a working holiday in Rome. Home of art, opera, and fine dining. She booked a hotel with an elegant staircase. Perfect for tiaras, masked balls, and holiday romances.Fabian...

Long Exposure LoveChristy Zachary is down on her luck. Working as a photographer for a private investigator.Staking out Hunter Preston. Barracuda of the Business World. Drop-dead gorgeous.She's up a tree....

A single day can change a lifetime.After fifteen years, Jennifer Hughes is back in her home town on business.It seemed big and busy then. Now it seems very small. Only the golden Summer sun remains the...

Meet Morag Clementine.The new housekeeper at historic Hayward Hall.Her practical and capable attitude usually keeps her out of trouble. Above all, her no-nonsense, get it done approach. And her get in...

What is the long shadow of war hiding?Under a blue sky. Bathed in the yellow late Summer sun. The smell of camellias. The sound of birdsong.The war seems a distant nightmare.Until you turn a corner to...

Do you believe in fate or free will?Is your fate fixed and unchangeable? Or would you do whatever you could to change it?Tragic or comic, is there a fate worse than death? Is that perhaps being destined...

Treachery at the Tailor's Guild.Waylon was a changeling. Sold by the Church. Now a journeyman tailor.He journeys the world for three years and a day.Sleeping in ditches. Hedgrows are the best.But ditches...

Can the business' most efficient and effective Personal Assistant solve a crime?Ginger's the office's Go-To Girl. Whatever it is, she'll get it done almost before you finish asking.She's got an overflowing...

Bitter and Sweet. Dark, nutty or plain.If Christmas under the hot Australian sun isn't twisted enough, these stories turn it up a notch or ten. Christmas Bonanza; - it takes beauty, brains and brawn...