McAlister’s Way
Sandhurst
:
Ablea Publishing
,
2012
Z1935208
2012
single work
novel
young adult
adventure
'By his fifteenth birthday, Danny McAlister in on the run. He has escaped from a draconian boarding school after seriously injuring the principal. His flight takes him through Northern Queensland to the New Guinea Highlands where he searches for his father, lost while fighting the Japanese on the Kokoda Track. Thrown into an unforgiving adult world he grows up fast and becomes embroiled in union wars amongst cane cutters, joins the crew of prawn trawler in the Gulf of Carpentaria, gets mixed up with smugglers and New Guinea's burgeoning aviation industry. He teams up with 'Mad' Monty, an eccentric Afro-
American pilot and Angela, the stunning teenage daughter of an English missionary. They must endure a series of harrowing adventures as they journey through New Guinea's Central Highlands and the islands in the Bismarck Sea where they face their final challenge against vicious Filipino
pirates and discover the final secret of Danny's missing father.' (Publisher's blurb)
McAlister's Hoard
Sandhurst
:
Ablea Publishing
,
2013
6860560
2013
single work
novel
adventure
'Only months after escaping from Frenchy Duval’s band of cut throat pirates (McAlister’s Way), Danny McAlister and Angela Holyman are once again thrown into a thrilling, helter-skelter adventure in their tropical, South-Sea paradise.
'Following only the flimsiest clues they embark on a perilous treasure hunt in a desperate struggle against old enemies in order to save the lives of new friends.' (Publisher's blurb)
Mc Alister's Siege
Sandhurst
:
Abela Publishing
,
2014
9414974
2014
single work
novel
'Danny McAlister and Mad Monty are on the run once more. They find themselves working for General Claire Chennault's China Air Transport only to be dragged into the last throes of the Chinese Civil War and then onto Korea where Danny learns first-hand the horrors of battle. But far worse is yet to come. After the Korean cease-fire, General Chennault assigns Danny to Vietnam where he rejoins his old flame, med-student, Angela Holyman. Unwittingly Danny and Angela are thrown into the desperate, bloody climax of the siege at Dien Bien Phu.' (Publication summary)
McAlister's Allegiance
Sandhurst
:
Abela Publishing
,
2014
9415022
2014
single work
novel
'After recovering from injuries suffered at Dien Bien Phu, Danny is straight back into action. He is joined by Monty as they return to Vietnam. The country is now rife with spies, intrigue and violence in a political vacuum left by the French withdrawal. The tale moves to England where Danny is reunited with Angela. They plunge headlong into another non-stop, breathtaking odyssey across three continents, landing in one desperate scrape after another. Finally all three must make heart-breaking decisions that ultimately define their true allegiance.' (Publication summary)
McAlister's Trail
Sandhurst
:
Abela Publishing
,
2015
9415062
2015
single work
novel
'Set against the panoramic backdrop of New Mexico, Sonora, Arizona and California in 1867, Jubal Quinn is desperate. He is a black trooper in the newly formed 10th Cavalry accused of murdering a white man. Behind bars and doomed to hang, his only chance is to escape from the stockade with the help of Billy Songbird, a wayward, half-breed, Kiowa teenager. Hot on their heels is Lieutenant Sam McAlister, a man whose devotion to duty has turned to obsession. Blasting a trail of blood headlong through the Southwest, not even the love of a beautiful Mexican girl can deter Sam. The chase can only end when either he or Jubal Quinn is dead.' (Publication summary)
