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Catherine Jinks
Beloved author Catherine Jinks weaves a thrilling tale involving online stalking, right wing conspiracy theorists and a remote homestead in rural NSW.
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The ‘masterful’ rural thriller by acclaimed writer Catherine Jinks, now available in a smaller format
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Compulsive and terrifying adult fiction from renowned Australian author Catherine Jinks
A spooky paranormal mystery for Allie’s Ghost Hunters to solve, involving mysterious handwriting that keeps appearing on the bedroom walls, and a young girl who died tragically many years before.
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Preschoolers will love counting how many clients Mrs Koala has in her very busy beauty parlour.
Mrs Koala runs the most popular beauty parlour in town, but she's so busy…
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Thomas Guthrie Carr is charged by Eliza Gray with mesmerising her and raping her while she was under his influence. But if mesmerism and Mr Carr are shams, was Eliza…
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Now available in paperback. Crusader Lord Roland Roucy de Bram and his squire, Pagan Kidrouk, return to Europe from Jerusalem. But local unrest is brewing, and Pagan and Roland, sworn…
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Exotic and exciting, this unflinching coming-of-age tale featuring a headstrong heroine weaves a vivid tapestry of life in the Middle Ages.
The story of a nineteenth century court case involving Thomas Guthrie Carr, a notorious, larger-than-life character who made his living as a mesmerist, phrenologist, public speaker and some say charlatan.
Another deliciously spooky paranormal mystery for Allie’s Ghost Hunters to solve, this time at the Jenolan Caves, where something is on the trail of Allie and her family .
With romance, hardship and the strength of the human spirit, bestselling author Catherine Jinks tells the absorbing story of Dorothea Brande who, in 1814, accompanies her soldier husband to the…
The road to Broken Hill has never been so scary: a compulsive read from one of Australia’s finest writers.
With a plot that twists and turns and super-villains in training, this is the first dark, thrilling and high-tech book about Cadel Piggott. The series concludes with Genius Squad and…
The third deliciously spooky paranormal mystery for Allie’s Ghost Hunters to solve, this time involving a lost child, a seance, and a girl who just can’t stop eating.
A second deliciously spooky paranormal mystery for Allie’s Ghost Hunters to solve, set during a school camp at Hill End, where Allie and her friends try to sort the real…
A gripping, sci-fi thriller about a spaceship which transforms into a living organism after flying through a radiation field, and then begins to turn on the human crew as if…
Based on a true story this is a compelling and intriguing family saga - a novel of closely guarded family secrets, public shame and private passion.
Beautifully crafted historical fiction set in medieval France, The Secret Familiar is a page-turning murder mystery and a fascinating moral tale of betrayal, faith and ultimate truth.
Sometimes, when it comes to fighting Evil, one genius just isn’t enough. This is the second book in the thrilling, high-tech trilogy about Cadel Piggott, which began with Evil Genius…
Pagan in Exile is the second of five books in the action-packed medieval saga of the savvy and sarcastic Pagan Kidrouk. ‘Pagan is a real, live boy who leaps off…
Pagan’s Vows is an engrossing, marvellously written medieval thriller, a brilliant sequel to Pagan’s Crusade and Pagan in Exile. ‘The Pagan Chronicles are a kind of medieval version of Tin…
Pagan’s Scribe, the fourth novel in the brilliant Pagan Chronicles, is an engrossing story played out during one of the most brutal religious wars in history. ‘Brimming with wit and…
Wickedly witty, this alternative vampire story combines humour, romance and mystery with fast-paced action.
The brilliant companion to The Reformed Vampire Support Group follows the trials and adventures of Toby, whose life changes after he is found in a dingo pen with no memory…
An exuberant, roller-coaster family adventure with a mad-cap cast of all-too-believable characters experiencing their dream holidays and worst nightmares.
The thrilling second book in a 3-part adventure series, set in a time when science clashes with superstition and monsters lurk in chimneys. Jem takes on the role of bogler’s…
A clever adventure with feisty characters, set in a time where science clashes with superstition and monsters lurk in chimneys. Birdie, the singing bogler’s apprentice, will win your heart in…
This final gripping book in the action-packed ‘City of Orphans’ series captures the end of an era, when magic and folklore gives way to technology in Victorian England. Ned draws…
A genuinely exciting action-adventure quest, set in a virtual world.
A spine-tingling psychological thriller where everything is not as it seems, from one of Australia’s best writers of suspense.
The award-winning Pagan Chronicles are international bestsellers. And the action-packed epic continues with the adventures of Babylonne - as feisty, funny and irresistible as her famous father. ‘The quality and…
A boot camp for troubled young men, a hidden identity and murderous pursuit on a remote island: beloved author Catherine Jinks is back with another heart-pounding Australian thriller.
Jane is a contact tracer. She has to call a lot of people and some of them don't want to talk. Various reasons - tax or immigration issues, infidelity. Domestic…
Pagan’s Crusade is the first of five books in the Pagan Chronicles. ‘Humour, romance, adventure, violence - who would have thought Medieval Jerusalem could be so much fun?’- Lili Wilkinson…
Will Cadel be able to track down Prosper English before any more of his friends and family are hurt? Sinister, scary and satisfying, this is the conclusion to the thrilling…
The adventures continue for the young assistants to the best monster catcher in Victorian London! In this thrilling companion to How to Catch a Bogle, Jem becomes a bogler’s apprentice…
The adventures continue for the young assistants to the best monster catcher in Victorian London! In this exciting conclusion to the trilogy begun with How to Catch a Bogle, Ned…
Cadel Piggott is a 14-year-old genius studying for his World Domination degree with criminal mastermind Dr. Phineas Darkkon. But at heart he’s a lonely kid. When he falls for the…
What happens when a single moment changes everything? For 17-year-old Cheney, life on Earth exists only in history books. The life he and over 1,000 other people know is aboard…
Tobias tries to come to terms with the possibility that he might be a werewolf and enlists the help of suburban vampires when he is abducted, in the highly anticipated…
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Nina Harrison became a vampire in 1973, when she was fifteen. Since then, life’s been one big drag, mostly because she spends all her time with a bunch of vampires…
A horrible holiday? You bet! A car full of smelly nappies, a constipated dog…Can anything else go wrong?
