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Arthur Roberts was a schoolmaster in country NSW (1861 to 1894) and it was education and the changing educational system that shaped his life. Born in the hop-growing region of Kent, England, his life and prospects were transformed by a wave of educational reform that carried him far from family,...

(Author's Preface) I should like to state at the beginning of my book that what is stated in it on controversial matters is my own firm opinion, except where in a few cases the views of other people are published and their names given. I wish to make it clear that though there were, and are, sharp...

Jason was determined that once he was able to return to society, he was going to stay on the straight and narrow. It was easier said than done. Reverting back to using street skills may very well be the best way to survive and keep his nose clean at the same time. Jill’s life had been a crazy...

When you meet a legendary hustler, you might be of the mind that he was born with the coveted gift or it has been bequeathed to him. However, finding out how Johnny Hustle ascended to his throne is shared in Zach Tate’s “The Legend of Johnny Hustle: The Come Up.” John, as he was known back in...

Three friends who love the Christmas holiday are in for the biggest surprise of their lives when they receive gifts in very unexpected forms. Santa is going to make sure that these ladies have exactly what they need under their tree. The Gift Ottavia Wilkinson likes life plain, simple and uncomplicated....

Bundled set of the first four titles in the Charlie Parker cozy mystery series by USA Today bestselling author Connie Shelton. Praise for the Charlie Parker mysteries: “Charlie is just what readers want.” –Booklist “Charlie is a fabulous amateur sleuth.” –Midwest Book...

Come visit New Mexico at Christmas! Four books by USA Today and international bestselling author, Connie Shelton in this Limited Edition Boxed Set. Featuring the characters from both of her popular cozy mystery series, each of these stories features a holiday setting that is sure to whet your appetite...

Ottavia Wilkinson likes life plain, simple and uncomplicated. Unfortunately that’s led to a very predictable life. So when she starts to make changes to switch things up a little, she’s startled to find that she’s caught the eye of a local bad boy. Yet, with Christmas around the corner, her...

Harry Tremayne, a policeman, goes to an isolated valley in the remote Murchison region of Western Australia to find his brother - who vanished a month earlier while investigating the murder of a police detective. Do the gold smugglers at Breakaway House hold the answers to the mystery? First...

The First National Black Playwrights Conference and Workshop held in Canberra in January 1987 was a hectic affair. More than one participant called on Mudrooroo to use the proceedings (in the sense of what was happening) and the stories going around in a book. Doin Wildcat was that book. It has been...

Upfield's first published novel 1929: Austilene Thorpe is accused of murder but then disappears from gaol. Her fiance, Martin Sherwood, goes blind from shock. His famous adventuring brother Monty, learns that Austilene is in a refuge for murderers in the far north-east corner of South Australia, and together the Sherwoods set out to find her and bring her back to Melbourne...

'... a boy born long ago in 1938 who was named Balga or Black Boy. He had an Aboriginal mother and an African-American father who bequeathed to him the spiky mop of hair which gave him his name. So it is said. Now read on.' Balga Boy Jackson is the long awaited new novel of Mudrooroo. He returns...

Set during the Gold Rush days, The Promised Land concludes Mudrooroo's fantastical voyage through the history of Australia around the time of its colonisation by the British. This is satire at its most cutting, and entertaining. Sir George Augustus returns to the Great South Land with his young...

A nearly flawless museum robbery, a missing million-dollar necklace, a stalled police investigation. For the victim of the crime, the situation calls for desperate measures. Penelope Fitzpatrick wasn’t born to wealth. Her grandfather fed the family by selling his small stash of gemstones...