Cirrus@Austlit

'FBI agents race to find a graffiti artist whose work appears to foretell calamity

'A truck veers off an overpass and falls onto the interstate below, right into the middle of the morning commute. Many people lose their lives, and the city of Seattle reels from the disaster.

'When an elaborate mural that appears to glorify the event is discovered, it is seen as being in very poor taste. That’s until it transpires it was painted two days before the crash.

'Was it a warning by some psychic or savant? Or the work of a psychopath who played a role in the tragedy, seeking to cause as much pain and disruption as possible?

'When a similar mural is discovered, and another terrible incident occurs, it becomes a task for Special Agent Ilona Farris’s Unsolvable Crimes Unit and their powerful AI computer.

'It is a race against time to find the artist, establish where the next event will occur, and stop whatever devious mind is responsible from causing further havoc and destruction.' (Publication summary)

'Violent storms wreak havoc in Tornado Alley. A serial killer exploits the chaos to cover their tracks…

'When a five-year-old girl reports being saved by a mysterious being in the middle of a tornado, her story is readily dismissed.

'But less so the computer-assisted discovery of a pattern in a series of deaths that suggests they are no accident.

'Special agent Ilona Farris of the FBI puzzles over how a killer could predict the storm events so accurately, yet stops short at believing they are dealing with the thunder beings of Native American legend.

'Pairing up with storm chasers, Farris aims to catch the culprit in the act. But her increasingly reckless pursuit will place her directly in the eye of the storm.' (Publication summary)

'An impossible victim, a more than impossible killer!

'FBI Special Agent Ilona Farris has barely recovered from her first escapade with the newly formed Unsolvable Crimes Unit when a bizarre case lands on her desk.

'A man has been chained to a sack of stones and pushed into the water at Seattle Marina. However, the victim supposedly died in a plane crash over twenty years ago.

'Witnesses report seeing a man in a straw hat and long coat at the scene. There one moment, then disappearing without a trace.

'Rumours begin that the figure is the legendary South American spirit of El Silbón, the Whistler, whose victims have an eerie tune played to them before meeting their demise.

'Fearing this will not be the ghostly apparition’s last crime, Agent Farris resolves to discover the truth about Ven Air Flight 387 and catch a killer with nothing other than revenge on their mind.

'But the Whistler is not the only ghost stalking in the shadows, and Farris will need all her wits to come out on top.' (Publication summary) 

'A baffling mystery sets an FBI agent on a dangerous path…

'Park rangers are puzzled when a child is found wandering alone in the middle of a forest near Seattle.

'Stranger still, he speaks a peculiar language that sounds a little like German, and is dressed in clothes people wore in the Middle Ages.

'With no one having reported him missing, FBI Special Agent Will McCord assembles a dedicated unit to investigate the case, placing Detective Ilona Farris at its head.

'Their relationship is edgy. They used to be an item. But McCord knows Farris is the best person for the job. Especially when more children turn up in similar circumstances.

'Farris isn’t convinced that she is in fact the right person. Memories of a traumatic incident in her own childhood begin to emerge, and threaten to cloud her judgement.

'Can she bury her demons and solve the mystery of these children, seemingly lost in time?' (Publication summary)

'A detective investigates a seemingly impossible crime

'When Jennifer Parkes’s husband, Brian, disappears one rainy night, her world is torn apart.

'After years of fruitless searching, she gives up hope and gets on with her life – raising her daughter and building a successful fashion brand.

'Yet eighteen years later, out of the blue, Brian’s body is found right around the corner. He looks no older and he’s wearing the same rain-soaked clothes, although the weather has been fine for weeks. It’s as if he’s just stepped out of the past and been hit by a car.

'Indefatigable detective Neil Lachlan, recently moved to homicide, takes on the case. But he has his hands full with the investigation of a serial killer targeting joggers on Sydney’s streets.

'Could Brian’s disappearance all those years ago be the key to catching him? Or will Jennifer and her daughter’s need to know the truth add a cruel twist to the story?' (Publication summary)

'A heart-stopping romance, an inexplicable disappearance, and a dangerous foe who wants it all.

'From her humble countryside origins, Liz Carter has built up a successful marketing agency. And after landing her first major corporate client, business is booming.

'Indeed if things were looking up, they go near stratospheric when she encounters dashing airline pilot Callan McKenzie and they begin a whirlwind romance.

'But when Callan’s estranged ex gets in touch, desperate and distressed, and asks for his help, Liz’s hopes come crashing down. Callan completely disappears off the radar.

'Liz picks herself up. She always does. And in time another love interest appears on the horizon. But so do ominous rumbling clouds that threaten all she holds dear.

'Stalked, menaced, and suddenly finding her business heading for a nose dive, Liz must find someone she can trust. Will she make the right choice?' (Publication summary)