Bruce Cooke: 10 books

Assassination? All that is required is to find a patsy to take the blame. Two sinister Federal Police officers accept a bribe to kill a visiting Muslim Cleric. The patsy they choose is ex-SAS soldier, Scott Peters, discharged in unfortunate circumstances. It’s a bad choice, for the man has...

A nurse’s life is in turmoil when she is washed ashore from a ship sunk taking Singapore survivors to safety. She is saved by a man she finds obnoxious but the danger they face turns into a love affair neither can resist. But will they survive? Danger is everywhere and he knows he has to protect her no matter what. Parted they wonder if they can ever meet again.

When new homicide detective Ally McIvor volunteers to go undercover after a murder investigation to prove her worth, she falls for Daniel Reilly, a murder suspect who has arrived in Melbourne. Reilly comes in tandem with a beautiful accomplice named Heather, and they plot to steal the huge drug haul...

Peter Blackmoore, newly released from the Newcastle Prison, meets Katherine O’Toole on his first day of freedom. He credits the pretty barmaid with turning his life around. After a whirlwind affair, they marry and set out for the Liverpool Plains to claim land and start their life together. On the...

When Rory Campbell is sent to New South Wales to relieve the shame he has brought on his family he meets and falls in love with the beautiful Elizabeth Ballentine. Trouble is Elizabeth has married a rich, middle aged honourable man in a deal to save her family's estate and is resolved to uphold...

Peace seems a long way off for Danny Stevens, a survivor of Gallipoli. Wounded, he returns home to find his family dead from the Spanish Flu. Disheartened by this and the loss, he finds his way to the Australian Outback. The Horrors of war stay with him, but he discovers new hope when he meets Robbie,...

Emma James returns to her birthplace when she inherits a small hotel in Darwin. There she finds love and betrayal. She meets Scotty McGregor, a young fisherman, and Russell Tempey, a rich spoilt son of a man who owns most of Darwin. Emma is enthralled by Russell, but knows Scotty loves her. Russell...

As a German studies researcher at Yale, Anna Speigal’s life is thrown into a series of serpentine adventures leading to murders, cover-ups and mortal danger. It’s a wild race through parallel time spanning decades yet reaching out into current politics. After hearing a mysterious voice...

An original work of narrative theology, The Essential Writings of Bernard Cooke interweaves this prominent American Catholic theologian's life story (including key extracts from his unpublished memoir) with the major themes of his writings—fundamental theology, theological anthropology, Christology, sacramental theology, and theology of ministry.

This book of essays and enclosed CD is about what I have spent most of my time reading aboutlaw, economics, and sports. These essays are intended to help people understand in simple language information on law, economics, and sports. This book is also about nostalgia and how the present and future can be as good as the best year of your life.