Bev Robitai: 20 books

In the literary tradition of ‘good keen man’ Barry Crump, this book charts the single years of young Rolly, when having a good dog and a good mate were the most important things in life. After an unfortunate incident with a bulldozer and the boss’s car, Rolly and Jim hit the road to seek new...

Detective Cameron Fuller, still haunted by the loss of his little brother to baby snatchers, is faced with an eerily similar case 30 years later. As his team of likeable, intelligent police colleagues investigates the snatching of Mandy-Jane Olsen, the dark underbelly of New Zealand society is revealed. Greed is a strong motive, but revenge is even stronger.

'Love is not a crime' but passion is a flame stolen from the gods. Homosexual laws, religion, sexual freedom and violation, and politics across a broad spectrum from communism to libertarianism, are like fire, exciting and dangerous, evoking powerful passions. These are the personal narratives of...

Written by a Maternity Nurse, this book is a practical manual for new babies and their mothers. Within the manual is the ‘plan’ which will enable all new mothers to achieve the same result themselves with a lot less effort than is required to manage a fractious baby. The first part...

Renee Gailbraith couldn't have foreseen that the launch of her revolutionary micro-chip would be life changing. Liam Polson, contracted by an underworld cartel to steal Renee’s invention, worms his way into her life,then defects from the cartel and marries her. As police and cartel agents pursue...

This is a tale of two lovers who are not young, nor rich, nor handsome. Aggie Hilman is in her fifties, traumatised by two bad marriages. Through a minor tumble on a dark night, she meets Colin Wilkes, the owner of the local hardware store, who later visits with a litre of milk as an excuse to check...