Geoff Palmer: 9 books

Jane Child has a new boss. Dishy, delectable Damien Trotter, a man who has it all. R****ockstar status, charm, wealth, dashing good looks... Well, what do you think will happen? But Damien has a dark side. A secret known only to mysterious Matt, the homeless man across the street. As...

Fleeing Earth with the Sentinels in hot pursuit, Tim Townsend, his sister Coral and their friends face more perils and fiendish plots when they travel to Eltheria. What should be a triumphant homecoming turns into a cat-and-mouse battle with new, sinister forces ranged against them. Meanwhile, an older, darker, more powerful enemy begins to stir ...

"Most people aren't writers, and very little harm comes to them." - Julian Barnes But what if you're not most people? What if the idea of writing a book - any sort of book - has haunted you for years, but you're not sure where to begin? This is the guide to get you started! Perhaps...

The third-largest criminal enterprise in the world. One woman plans to stop it. Solikha Duong, a carefree village girl in northern Cambodia, has her world torn apart by "truck men" from the south. But Solikha is tough, resourceful, and won't give up without a fight. Alice Kwann, on vacation...

Things get weirder – and even more perilous – for Tim, Coral and their friends from outer space. With the Eltherians' ship destroyed, the slimy, slug-like, mind-reading Sentinels have formulated a fiendish plan to exterminate them all, one by one. There's prying journalists, remarkable...

Tim and Coral Townsend are sent to stay on a remote farm when they make a discovery that will change their lives forever: aliens! Suddenly they're plunged into a wild adventure full of incredible new technology, intelligent mice and friendly aliens in need of help. But their new friends aren't...

Bluebelle Investigations hits the ground running in this gripping sequel to the highly acclaimed thriller Private Viewing. Jane Child's first case: a missing cat. How did she get the boring one? Partner Matt Healy's is far more interesting: someone's counterfeiting top-notch coffees and threatening...

Steven Spalding has a secret: an anarchic, wise-cracking alter-ego named Eric Dombey. But can either of them be trusted? As Eric, Steven can be the man he sometimes wishes to be, but then events in his life begin to slip out of his control and the boundaries between the real and unreal begin...

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