Cirrus@Austlit

'After their base is raided by some unknown animals, an army soldier is sent into a mysterious forest to forage for food. Along the way he gets lost and discovers some dragons, but are they friend or foe and how will he find his way back to the base? This story has themes relating to prejudice and indigenous use of land.' (Publication summary)

'An exclusive club for billionaires has been robbed. Sergeant Thomas and his friends have to solve the locked room mystery before word gets out.' (Publication summary)

'A new type of diamond attracts the world's attention. How could it have come from a salt mine, and why is Sergeant Thomas unsurprised when it is stolen?' (Publication summary)

'A mining magnate practically lives in her bathtub, until one evening, when she is electrocuted in it.'(Publication summary)

'Sergeant Thomas joins a newly formed club and is presented with a mystery. Why did a newlywed drown her husband? More importantly how did she get away with it?' (Publication summary)

'A mysterious summons leads an informant of Sergeant Thomas to seek help locating his girlfriend.' (Publication summary)

'When soil is found in the stomach of a deceased teenager, the autopsy only makes it harder to determine a cause of death. Why did she die?'(Publication summary)

'The mayor of Sergeant Thomas' hometown has been murdered. Could someone he knows have done it?' (Publication summary)

'A rare ability leads to a major drug bust, but what happens when it's challenged in court?' 

'A horrific death and an obvious suspect. However, is the case as simple as it appears?' 

'Death and mystery abound in this all new Sergeant Thomas collection. The colour-themed detective stories are sure to thrill and entertain.' (Publication summary)

'Babi the Baboon is woken one morning by Stephanie the Steppe Eagle. She tells him Unicorn has been kidnapped! Together, they set off to rescue their magical friend.

'Written by a father and daughter duo, and beautifully illustrated, this story will entertain and delight young readers.'  (Publication summary)

'What colour death would you fear the most?

'From the author of Movemind and Incite Insight, comes a collection of nine detective stories where colour plays a role in the mystery. Including:
Blue Bloods: A high school awards ceremony turns to tragedy when the audience turns blue as they die.
The 11th Killer: A serial killer’s hair colour could be the key to their capture.
The Storyteller: An arsonist is trapping people in burning buildings, just to write a story about the rescuers.
Black Death: After a body is dumped in public, working out how the victim died is harder than decoding the intended message.
Fear the Red Man: An incident with the Red Man haunts Detective Thomas, but may also be the key to solving a new case.' (Publication summary)

'This twelve story collection is centred around the theme of being altered by a situation. In the acclaimed How to Win a War, a soldier experiences a strategy for ending wars that might just work. In The Patriotic Amnesiac, a mother voluntarily gives up her ability to form new memories with far-reaching consequences. A Queen and a Prime Minister plot against a President in Sever-Reign. The Legend of Legend is a light-hearted caper about an egg that contains a universal truth. In the dystopian The Second Fear a ministry attempts to produce fear in someone who is incapable of feeling it. In the closing story, Devilish Tricks, a deal with the Devil changes the life of Casimir Hendrix, but is it for the better?' (Publication summary)

'“It wasn’t a pill or drug like in the movies – he was a philosopher not a pharmacist. It was an actual course of work that would help make a person more intelligent.”

'Incite Insight is a speculative crime thriller. Newly promoted ‘Country Boy’ Detective Brad Thomas is put on the case after a number of mysterious deaths - the victims’ brains appear to have melted. Brad and Detective Sally Summers discover that the victims are linked by a strange tattoo that reveals membership of a secret organisation.

'Brad uncovers an intelligence raising program created by the first person to die from what the media dub the ‘Melting Brain'. Believing that this program is the key to solving the deaths, Brad works his way through its levels and finds his own thinking being transformed. Soon, he is invited to join the secret organisation that has been spreading the program – The Network of Freethinkers. He finds himself becoming involved in their plan to alter the way the world is run and create what they call the age of the Philosopher King. Will he help change the world?' (Publication summary)