Roger Wood Roger Wood i(10328086 works by)
Born: Established: 1945 ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Tom Randall Undercover Agent Roger Wood , Burleigh : Zeus Publications , 2019 16945773 2019 single work novel crime 'World War I veteran Tom Randall is doing it tough in 1942. He's told he's too old for the army but he is just the man the Army Special Intelligence Branch needs to go undercover. Can Tommo stop the cocaine trade in Townsville? How can he find a student that has been working on high-level flight? The kidnapping of a British Navy lieutenant takes him across the rugged Kimberley wilderness and the theft of a rocket guidance device will take him to Adelaide.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon George Overton Wins Through Roger Wood , Burleigh : Zeus Publications , 2018 14411201 2018 single work novel crime historical fiction

'Ex-detective George Overton takes on some more cases in post-war Sydney.

'Some cases are easy, like a missing truck driver, and some are difficult, like tracking down money that was hidden in a cemetery many years ago.

'George is almost stumped when Garden Gnomes come to life but does manage to track down some money missing from a Balmain bank.

'When he tries to expose a crooked card game a piece of 'lucky wood' is no help.

'With George out of town at a family funeral Margaret Overton has to take charge in a case of blackmail.

'With help from his mates in the pub and a gang of urchins George Overton wins through.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon George Overton Intervenes Roger Wood , Burleigh : Zeus Publications , 2017 11928173 2017 selected work short story crime historical fiction

'In the 1950s, ex-Sydney detective, George Overton, should be enjoying his retirement, but his friends keep involving him in their problems.

'Can he stop a feud between two restaurants and is he going too far when he searches three states to find two burglars?

'Was an army general really killed with a gun that could have been at the Battle of Waterloo?

'George can't help getting in a fix when even a weekend in Wollongong with his wife is not what it seems.' (Publication Summary)
1 y separately published work icon My Name is Patrick Hagen Roger Wood , Mermaid Waters : Zeus Publications , 2016 10328156 2016 single work novel historical fiction

'The year is 1822. Napoleon Bonaparte is dead, and Europe is at peace. British soldiers have become the policemen of the world. These things mean nothing to seventeen-year-old Patrick Hagen as he works on the family farm in Southern Ireland. His hard life is made harder with the death of his parents and, when his young sister is raped and murdered by two British officers, he decides he must avenge her. With only the clothes he stands up in he follows his murderers into England until, on the outskirts of London, he is accused of stealing a horse and is transported to Australia. To Patrick it seems as if his quest to avenge his sister is doomed to fail, for how can a convict in chains ever hope to get back to England? As the years pass he still doesn’t give up hope. Every time he escapes he is recaptured and punished until one day he recognises one of the officers in Port Jackson.'

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