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1 y separately published work icon 2 Sisters Detective Agency Two Sisters Detective Agency James Patterson , Candice Fox , London : Century , 2021 22127627 2021 single work novel crime

'Two sisters go into the family business they didn’t know they had - catching killers.

'Attorney Rhonda Bird returns home after a long estrangement when she learns her father has died. There she makes two important discoveries: her father stopped being an accountant and had opened up a private detective agency, and she has a teenage halfsister named Baby.

'Baby brings in a client to the detective agency - a young man who claims he was abducted the night before. Soon, Rhonda and Baby are entangled in a bizarre yet dangerous case, caught between a group of over-privileged young adults who break laws for fun and one of their victims, an ex-assassin now determined to wreak his revenge...'(Publication summary)
1 1 y separately published work icon Gone by Midnight Candice Fox , London : Century , 2019 15392329 2019 single work novel thriller

'On the fifth floor of the White Caps Hotel, four young friends are left alone while their parents dine downstairs. But when Sara Farrow checks on the children at midnight, her son is missing. The boys swear they stayed in their room, and CCTV confirms Richie has not left the building. Despite a thorough search, no trace of the child is found.

'Distrustful of the police, Sara turns to Crimson Lake's unlikeliest private investigators: disgraced cop Ted Conkaffey and convicted killer Amanda Pharrell. This case just the sort of twisted puzzle that gets Amanda's blood pumping.

'For Ted, the case couldn’t have come at a worse time. Two years ago a false accusation robbed him of his career, his reputation and most importantly his family. But now Lillian, the daughter he barely knows, is coming to stay in his ramshackle cottage by the lake.

'Ted must dredge up the area's worst characters to find a missing boy. And the kind of danger he uncovers could well put his own child in deadly peril . . .'   (Publication summary)
1 3 y separately published work icon Private Oz Private Down Under James Patterson , Michael White , North Sydney : Century , 2012 Z1893179 2012 single work novel crime

'Craig Gisto narrates first three cases for his new Sydney Australia branch of international security firm, Private. Blood-soaked corpse of young Asian man kidnapped by Triad crashes into company launch party. Serial killer stuffs photocopied bills in vaginas of victims near house of Brett Thorogood, Deputy Commissioner of cooperating NSW Police. Rock star Mickey Spencer doubts manager.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Barbary Coast : A Sea Story Peter Smalley , London : Century , 2007 Z1439305 2007 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon Port Royal : A Sea Story Peter Smalley , London : Century , 2006 Z1439272 2006 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon HMS Expedient : A Sea Story Peter Smalley , London : Century , 2005 Z1439292 2005 single work novel adventure
4 3 y separately published work icon The Back of Beyond Barbara Bickmore , London : Century , 1994 Z305303 1994 single work novel Dr. Cassandra Clarke is a survivor. Born in Australia, brought up in the United States, she fought her way through medical school -- an exclusively male domain. Now, an ill-fated love affair drives the respected physician back to her native land, to take part in one of humankind's most noble and daring experiments: The Australian Flying Doctor Service. In THE BACK OF BEYOND, Dr. Cassandra Clarke, is the first woman doctor in the AFDS. Cassandra carves out an uncertain future, risking her own life to fly to remote sheep stations to perform heroic, life-saving operations. And as her courage as a healer is tested, her heart is challenged by the passionate demands of three men -- a pilot, a doctor, and a rancher -- who will change her world forever. Set against the sweeping panorama of Australia's great wilderness -- a harsh, beautiful land of kangaroos, wild aborigines and daring immigrants who've come in search of a better future -- THE BACK OF BEYOND tells the intimate story of a woman who journeys from tragedy to triumph, from loss to breathtaking love ... as she confronts the choices every woman must make at least once in her life. (Source: author's website http://www.barbarabickmore.com/the-back-of-beyond.html)
9 12 y separately published work icon Fortune's Favourites Colleen McCullough , London : Century , 1993 Z481578 1993 single work novel historical fiction

'With incomparable storytelling skill, New York Times bestselling author Colleen McCullough brings Rome alive in all her majesty—and illuminates the world of those favored by the gods at birth.

'In a time of cataclysmic upheaval, a bold new generation of Romans vied for greatness amid the disintegrating remnants of their beloved Republic. They were the chosen...and the cursed—blessed with wealth and privilege yet burdened by the dictates of destiny in a savage struggle for power that would leave countless numbers crushed and destroyed. But there was one who would tower above them all—a brilliant and beautiful boy whose ambition was unparalleled, whose love was legend, and whose glory was Rome's: a boy they would one day call "Caesar."' (Publication summary)
1 2 y separately published work icon Winds of Change Lee Pattinson , London : Century , 1991 Z211373 1991 single work novel historical fiction
14 11 y separately published work icon The Grass Crown Colleen McCullough , London : Century , 1991 Z61464 1991 single work novel historical fiction

'Rome, 97 BC:

'Gaius Marius is triumphant. Under his command, Rome has conquered the Western world, weathered invasion and crushed its enemies. There is just one prize left to him: an unprecedented seventh consulship.

'But the greatest prize demands the highest price. Marius, now aging and ailing, is pitted against a new generation of assassins, power-seekers, and Senate intriguers. There are many who would like to see him fail, not least Lucius Cornelius Sulla, once his closest ally, now his most dangerous rival.

'Sulla and Marius' contest can only be won through treachery and blood. As a deadly enmity engulfs both men and plunges them towards madness, Rome must fight its own battle for survival.'

Source : publisher's blurb
1 2 y separately published work icon The Narcissus Conspiracy Renate Yates , Sydney London : Century , 1991 Z45528 1991 single work novel satire
15 26 y separately published work icon The First Man in Rome Colleen McCullough , London Sydney : Century , 1990 Z314629 1990 single work novel historical fiction

'Presents the stories of Marius, wealthy but lowborn, and Sulla, penniless though aristocratic and debauched - men of vision whose ambitions will lay the foundations of the most awesome empire ever known.' (Publication summary)
7 10 Grim Pickings Jennifer Rowe , London : Century , 1988 Z401723 1987 single work novel crime mystery
— Appears in: Sovremennyi avstraliiskii detektiv 1990; (p. Page numbers not available) 'Yes, the old crowd had gathered at Aunt Alice's once again - to pick apples against a chilly orchard setting. Beneath the surface was the usual boiling jealousies, frustrations and uneasy gaps between the generations and in-laws. Or was there something different about this year?' (Source: back cover, 1988 edition)
2 1 y separately published work icon Women and War Janet Tanner , London : Century , 1987 Z416487 1987 single work novel historical fiction war literature
2 y separately published work icon The Black Mountains Janet Tanner , London : Century , 1986 Z1530202 1981 single work novel historical fiction
4 y separately published work icon The Last Frontier Amanda Sayle , London : Century , 1986 Z1392835 1986 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon The Emerald Valley Janet Tanner , London : Century , 1985 Z1531225 1985 single work novel historical fiction romance
1 y separately published work icon The Emancipist Veronica Geoghegan Sweeney , London : Century , 1985 Z1460240 1985 single work novel In 19th-century Ireland, poor, fatherless Aidan O'Brien is befriended by the local landowner, and hated by his son, Devlin Kelly. Transported to Australia for a crime he didn't commit, Aidan fights to survive, first as a prisoner, then as an "emancipist" (an Australian word for ex-convict) until he attains success and finally happiness.
4 y separately published work icon Oriental Hotel Janet Tanner , London : Century , 1984 Z1531205 1984 single work novel historical fiction romance
1 3 y separately published work icon Social Death : An Entertainment in Three Months Renate Yates , London : Century , 1984 Z262444 1984 single work novel satire crime
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