Cirrus@Austlit

'Sylvia has been missing for thirty years. Will her daughters ever find her? 

'Tordorrach is 70,000 acres of drought-stricken land in the Australian outback. Why do a group of wealthy people from London want to buy it?  

'Seamus, the owner of Tordorrach, lives in poverty. His homestead is derelict and he is heavily in debt. The new owners run Outback Experience holidays on Tordorrach. Seamus becomes one of the gardeners, and he and his wife Mary move to a comfortable cabin on the property. Why does he hate the new owners so much that he plans to murder one of them?  

'The idyllic life of the new owners is shattered when the body of a woman is found buried on Tordorrach. Forensics find a bullet in her body. Who was she? And who murdered her?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'A couple and their young son burn to death in a house fire.

'A girl dies from a nut allergy.

'A woman falls under a train during the rush hour.

'An accountant falls down the steps to his basement.

'Their deaths appear to be accidents but Gloria knows they were murdered because she murdered them. And every time Gloria kills she buys a doll.

'But how many dolls will she need to keep her satisfied?

'When Gloria takes a room as a lodger her behaviour starts to spin out of control. Gloria wants love and happiness and friendship and she will do anything she can to get what she wants...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'A devastating confession forces identical twins Fiona and June to leave Australia. They settle in Cornwall and buy an equestrian centre. Fiona's quest to find happiness is thwarted by a woman obsessed by jealousy. June's challenges have their roots in the past. Their aunt sends them a journal written by their ancestor in 1829 giving details of a jewel robbery. It begins - We did what we did for Sarah. We are what we are because of Sarah. This is our story and the story of the lives we made for ourselves on Acacia and Eumeralla. I lied. Ellen stole. Sarah told the truth. Curious to discover how their ancestors got away with stealing valuable jewellery Fiona and June visit the mansion in Sussex where their ancestors were servants, which is still owned by the original family. The past and present collide.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Bridget is a young woman with a lot of enemies. Many people have strong reasons for wanting her dead. But was she the intended victim of the fire that killed her husband and baby son, in a respectable street in Cornwall? Detective Inspector Sharon Richardson thinks she was. Robert Trevelyan, her sergeant, disagrees. Their methods are different and bring them into conflict with each other, which hampers the investigation. Sharon and Robert both have traumatic reasons for leaving London and coming to Cornwall, but they refuse to confide in each other. The list of suspects is long and getting longer. Time is running out. Having failed to kill Bridget will the killer try again?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.