FICTION
THE CARTOGRAPHER
Melbourne, 1959.
An eleven-year-old, already traumatised boy becomes fascinated by a killer whose crimes are unfolding through the streets of Richmond and contrives to keep himself safe by making an ingenious map..
Winner of the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Crime Fiction.
THE TORCH
Melbourne, 1960.
The second novel in the series about the Blayney kid. The kid, now twelve, having lost his own twin, is determined to save a local boy who is wanted for lighting fires throughout Richmond.
A brilliant novel about loss, discovery and living life to the full.
THE MAZEMASTER
Melbourne, 1960.
The Blayney kid witnesses the kidnapping of his baby brother, and, in the guise of a number of superhero identities, decides to conduct his own enquiries in the drains and tunnels beneath Richmond.
A wonderful novel about the adventurous kid in all of us.
AN ILL-FITTING MAN
Early 20th Century Melbourne.
Archie Taggerty is a man born in the body of a natural though much maligned fighter, yet possessing the soul of a much loved poet. This is the captivating story of his inner reconciliation.
A brave and captivating novel about a man who seems to be fit for nothing and greatness at the same time.
THE LAST MESSIAH
A Novel in Progress
Hibernia, a distant planet in a distant time
A young man has been bred for the single purpose of providing a sacrificial body for the imminent reincarnation of the new Messiah, a woman who, if her last messiahship was anything to go by, was a terrifying force. Trouble is, Mandrake refuses to die.
A tale of intrigue, terror and suspense.