BIGGS, Anita
ISBN 978-1-923386-82-2
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Out The Corner Of My Eye
Have you ever noticed something out of the corner of your eye, only to find when you look directly at it, nothing is there?
Private Investigator Darcy Mane’s perspective changed after a car accident granted him the ability to see supernatural beings living among us.
While trying to cope with his new abilities and heal in the hospital, Darcy encounters ghosts, goblins, and mermaids. Even the Grim Reaper manages to scare him almost to death. After leaving the hospital, he bonds with an old neighbour and fi nds a new home.
But then things take a darker turn with a friend kidnapped and murdered. As Darcy deals with the chaos, he continues to take on new clients while navigating the murder investigation. Soon, danger threatens his home.
The climax unfolds with the kidnapping of his housemate. Darcy tracks down and confronts a supernatural villain, with deadly consequences.
DANVERS, Ron
Coming Soon
ISBN 978-1-923443-01-3
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1837 Colonel Light’s Vision for Adelaide
Postulation and Testing a Preemptive Model Plan Adapted by Light for the Capital of South Australia
Colonel William Light’s history has been the subject of several admirable publications, but none have satisfactorily addressed the method he used in designing, surveying and laying out the plan of the City of Adelaide on the topography of the site chosen on December 31, 1836. Although evidence supports there being a preemptive Model Plan produced in London before that date, the connection has generally been missed on how such a plan, following the pattern of many colonial antecedents, could have been simply cut up to fi t the topography of the chosen site.
In postulating the form a Model Plan might have taken by reverse engineering the final plan, it becomes obvious that this was the method used by Light to lay out the plan of the Capital. It was not done in a week from January 3, 1837 as Stretton suggested, but by February 7 the basic cutting up had been formulated and sketched by Light from Green Hill.
About the Author
Ron Danvers LFRAIA is an architect living in the City of Adelaide in South Australia. He was instrumental in introducing urban design to South Australia, becoming the founding Chair of the State Urban Design Advisory Panel. Although he has undertaken major cultural heritage projects in Malaysia and Indonesia, most of his architectural work has been in the City of Adelaide.
He was awarded the RAIA Lachlan Macquarie Award and a National Trust Australian Heritage Award in 1987 for restoration of the Mortlock Library. In 2005, his architecture practice was awarded a UNESCO Asia Pacifi c Heritage Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation for heritage adaptation of the Treasury Buildings in Victoria Square. He was President of the RAIA SA Chapter 1988-90, representing the architectural profession at that time in the South Australian State Planning Review. He was granted the adjunct title of Associate Professor by the University of Adelaide.
LAVERS, Ashlee
ISBN 978-1-922957-72-6
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A Changed Life
A true story about a life-changing decision that turned reality upside down and threw my young self into an unexpected path.
The night that changed everything, after a normal day of school and play, my best friend and I made a decision that was set to change the layout of our lives and the lives of our close friends and family.
This true diary entry-style read is my story, one I’ve written over many years. The tears and emotion behind the pages of this book were really felt by me deep into my core as I sat and typed my life out.
After my first year of recovery, I visited the site and my best friend, Charmaine. Upon returning, I felt compelled to get up and start writing. I began to write through the tears and wrenching pain. I sat at my keyboard and just typed. I continued writing on the daily; it would help me just let go for that moment. This story takes you through all my ups and downs, my tears, my pain, my feelings of losing myself and my life, and all the in-between of what it’s like to live after such a horrific accident to then feeling and regaining my confidence the way I am.
Despite my doubt for many years, my strength shines through. Many will say I was strong from the beginning. “Strength comes from within and it can be used in a mighty way if you believe.”
JAY, Katie
ISBN 978-1-923386-65-5
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ISBN 978-1-923443-17-4
EBOOK
A Murder On The Cards
A seventy-eight year old man is found dead at the back of Glenelg Bridge Club. A bullet hole in the side of his head is just the first of some startling and sometimes ominous intrigues that are presented to Cecilia, the Health Inspector for Glenelg Council.
As an amateur sleuth, and a keen bridge player, Cecilia is not going to let this murder be swept under the carpet.
Her favourite homicide detective, Aldo, is missing in action and her relationship with him seems to be wavering… as well as taking a few hits from the romantic attentions of one of the murder suspects!
A Murder on the Cards follows Cecilia Archer in a new and entertaining adventure in her beloved community – Glenelg.
About the author
Katie Jay is a successful children’s picture book author who is now writing mystery crime novels.
Spanning over fifty years she has been a keen dog owner, including a pair of naughty dachshunds who feature in her books.
Visit her website to keep up to date with new releases and events: katiejayauthor.com.au
PARRY, Luke
ISBN 978-1-923386-25-9
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ISBN 978-1-923386-24-2
HARDBACK
ISBN 978-1-923386-99-0
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Torpenhow Dreams, Level 4
Which Is The True Horror? A Monster Who Acts Like A Human, Or A Human Who Acts Like A Monster?
Welcome to Aldwych
A vast trade city that consumed much of the surrounding territory like a cancer, Aldywych is a place where anything can be had… for a price. However, something in the bowels of the city stinks, and it is not just the sewers.
A new religion is taking hold in the poorest districts, one promulgating the benefits of silence, but whether this means weal or woe, only time will tell… There are also rumors of disappearances amongst travelers, but no-one is taking them seriously… well, almost no-one.
Into this quagmire, Will and his companions must tread, looking for the latest rift they need to seal. However, Aldwych is a place with strong personal meaning for one of Will’s allies. Can the demons of the past be overcome peacefully, or will the streets run red with a sea of blood?
The tale of a reluctant ‘hero’ in a world literally cracking apart at the seams continues in Volume 4 of Torpenhow Dreams!
From The Author
Luke Parry here. Thank-you for picking up Volume 4 of Torpenhow Dreams!
This volume had much more of an urban theme, and whilst there was another rift to be closed, the main focus of the story was delving into the tragic secrets of Brighid’s past. I hope everyone has a much better understanding of why she has turned out the way that she is; the more layers you peel back, the more complicated she becomes.
Another weighty topic that this volume deals with is slavery. It is a fairly common trope in a lot of Japanese light novels, but what frustrates me personally is the disturbingly high level of slavery apologism in such works. Frequently (although admittedly not always), it is presented as a socially acceptable pastime, with little in the way of the horrors of the actual reality appended to it.
Of course, in some ways, the alternative stances that are taken by other such novels – namely, that ‘slavery is bad, but when the main protagonist engages in it, it is for noble reasons’, or ‘they aren’t really treated like slaves, so it is okay’ is worse. I see such things as attempting to varnish the true horror of the pastime into something vaguely respectable.
Consequently, I have taken a far less forgiving stance when presenting the industry. Whilst I could easily believe that a Medievallevel society would condone the practice (especially as an alternative to the death penalty, or for prisoners of war), I would never dream of presenting it in a positive light. Reducing another sentient being to the level of an object should never be presented as a wholesome activity.
Of course, if this volume had included nothing but the above, it might have been suspenseful, but it would have also been unremittingly dark. Consequently, I added in some lighter elements.
In that vein, this volume saw the introduction of two new characters. The first of these, Skye, was technically introduced at the end of volume 3, but didn’t really have much of a chance to make a splash until this one. Her bright and cheerful personality (as well as her unrepentant sweet tooth) was designed to act as a counterbalance for some of the darker elements in the story. Also, the concept of ‘suddenly, a pre-teen daughter’ amused me.
The second character, this volume’s ‘companion of the day’, Leslie, is my homage to another Japanese cultural trope: Chuunibyou. Sometimes known in the English-speaking world as ‘eighth-grader syndrome’, the essential concept is that the individual involved has grandiose delusions, believing that they have special knowledge or supernatural powers, and tend to speak in an exaggerated fashion. Of course, in Leslie’s case, it is at least partially true, but given that they are also a dyed-in-the-wool conspiracy theorist, it is difficult to know just what it is safe to believe…
I hope that you enjoyed this instalment of Torpenhow Dreams, and look forward meeting you again in Volume 5!