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1 y separately published work icon Shattered Illusions Neive Denis , Pleystowe : Denise Neville , 2019 17195393 2019 single work novel detective 'Why would security services owner, Frank Hensley, need to engage a private investigator? Intrigued by that question, private investigator, Sonoma (Sonny) Whittington, can't resist taking the case. Early in her first night on the job, one of Hensley's security patrols is ambushed. She doesn't know it then, but the incident marks the start of a case more complex than anticipated.

'With the attack on the patrol a police matter, Sonny is forced to suspend work on her case for a while. To fill in the anticipated few days until the police complete their investigation, Sonny and a friend head to Sonny's beach cottage on a remote island. When a series of incidents occur soon after their arrival, she soon realises she hasn't left the Hensley case behind. It followed her to the island. As the situation there escalates, Sonny is forced to call on long-time friend, Millhaven Police Superintendent, Ben Richards, for assistance.

'Together, they investigate a network involving abduction, corruption, deception, drugs and a rising body count. Their ongoing challenge is to identify what is real, and who they can trust.' (Publication summary)
 
1 y separately published work icon A Different Obsession Neive Denis , Mackay North : Denise Neville , 2018 14950415 2018 single work novel detective

'After five people are poisoned at a company's pre-Christmas party, the police have local coffee shop proprietor, Cara Ballard, in their sights as the prime suspect. Their investigation focuses on proving her guilty rather than investigating other avenues. They show no interest in investigating two earlier attacks on Cara's coffee shop, one of which left a staff member seriously injured, and refuse to accept all the incidents might be linked.In a bid to ensure a thorough investigation and to prove her innocence, she engages private investigator, Sonoma (Sonny) Whittington, to undertake an independent investigation into all three incidents. Finding a motive or any other connection linking all three incidents proves difficult. In searching for potential motives that connect to the coffee shop as well as the Christmas party, Sonny must dig into the backgrounds of a number of people. As a result, Sonny twice finds her life on the line.'  (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon An Unsuitable House Kayla Danoli , Pleystowe : Denise Neville , 2018 14000307 2018 single work novel

'Anthea Granger inherits a mansion in the small seaside community of Charlotte Cove. For well over a century, the Granger family has owned the property. The community believes the house is cursed. It is on the day she is to move in that she learns of the place's sinister reputation. It is made clear to her that Wellsprings is an unsuitable house for a young woman, particularly one on her own.

'With the help of her friend, Suzanne Bennett, Anthea embarks on a quest to discover the origins of the rumours surrounding the house. Her quest to discover the truth takes her back through several generations of her family's history. Almost from the outset, she learns that getting to know those ancestors is a journey of discovery involves both tragedy and distress. Should she heed the townsfolk's warnings and leave Charlotte Cove, or persist with uncovering the past and the truth behind the myths'

'The story of Wellsprings history is one of domestic noir with a generous helping of mystery on the side.'  (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon A Deadly Service Neive Denis , Pleystowe : Denise Neville , 2017 17195298 2017 single work novel detective 'When a phone call ends Private Investigator, Sonoma (Sonny) Whittington's planned lazy weekend, she has no idea she is about to be dragged into the murky world of drug trafficking, corrupt public servants, money laundering, death and attempts on her own life.

'Sonny's former boss, Therese Melrose, is dead. The family can't accept the Police verdict of domestic accident and asks Sonny to take a look at what happened. Although reluctant to revisit that earlier time in her life, Sonny agrees to spend a couple of days on an investigation. Key items are missing from the crime scene and the investigation quickly develops sinister overtones. Sonny finds herself having to call on former public service colleagues and long-time friend, Detective Ben Richards, for assistance to unravel clues that uncover Melrose's dark side.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon On the Way to Istanbul Kayla Danoli , Pleystowe : Denise Neville , 2017 11404777 2017 single work novel

'What do you do when you are a middle-aged retired spinster and your life is in a rut?You take yourself off for a holiday at an exotic location.And that is exactly what almost 50 year old spinster Marjorie Leggett decides to do. Her new life in early retirement lacks direction, excitement and everything else. It is 1965 and so many exotic destinations beckon. Her friend convinces her that a trip to Istanbul on the Direct Orient Express is the answer. Although a quivering mixture of trepidation and excitement at the prospect of undertaking something so far removed from her normal life, Marjorie makes the booking. As she boards the train, Marjorie's hope is that her trip to Istanbul will prove an interesting adventure. What actually happens is beyond her wildest imagination.' (Synopsis)
1 y separately published work icon Connections Neive Denis , Pleystowe : Denise Neville , 2017 11402402 2017 single work novel detective

'Suspicious their husbands were straying, two wives went running to Private Investigator, Sonoma Whittington, to investigate. While each case had some unusual aspects, both seemed likely to be straightforward investigations... that was until one of those clients disappeared. Sonoma found herself working well outside her original briefs to find the missing client from one of the cases, and in wading through some unusual aspects to get to the bottom of her second case. How could she be so wrong in her initial assessment of those cases? So many questions; so few answers, but every answer sucking Sonoma deeper into a murky underworld.' (Synopsis)
1 y separately published work icon Missing Neive Denis , Mackay North : Denise Neville , 2016 9919703 2016 single work novel crime

'A girl has gone missing.

Police believe she is having a good time after a weekend away from home at a music festival. They have heard it all before after such festivals and are not interested, believing she will go home when she is ready.

'In desperation, the girl’s parents engage Private Investigator, SONOMA (Sonny) WHITTINGTON to look into what they believe is the disappearance of their daughter, SARAH SINCLAIR, sometime during the festival.

'Sonny soon discovers more than one girl associated with the festival disappeared over that weekend.

'What is it about that festival? What happened to those young women? Is there something about the festival, or about the women themselves that connects their disappearances?

'In the course of her investigation, Sonny experiences first-hand what happened to the women when she too disappears. An overheard suggestion that her life expectancy might shorten dramatically stirs Sonny into action, but she must rely on all her wits and nerve to avoid that situation .' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Harbour Plaza : Built on Dreams Kayla Danoli , Mackay North : Denise Neville , 2016 10328322 2016 single work novel

'OYSTER POINT, a small Queensland coastal town is dying.

It takes a combination of two events to breathe life back into the place: the opening of a new mine and a whole host of people prepared to dream.

'EZRA GREEN, as a child with his father, arrived at the beginning of the town and shared the population’s dreams for the future of Oyster Point. Now, a century and a half after his arrival in the town, he watches what was once a magnificent dream slowly die. Although deceased many decades ago, he remains in Oyster Point to protect and assist in the continuation of his legacy.

Following a cyclone that devastates much of the area, entrepreneur GEOFF ROBONSON dares to take a gamble on following his dream. It leads to a planned major redevelopment that sees a supermarket and the Harbour Plaza shopping complex rise from the rubble. But rescuing the town also requires the courage of others to gamble on their dreams. The courage to become involved in the new development, and to trust that the cosmopolitan population explosion predicted to follow the opening of the new mine will turn their dreams into reality. Built on all of those dreams, HARBOUR PLAZA shopping complex is the story of each one, regardless of their nature or ultimate outcome. It also is about the making of a family as it draws together a hybrid mix of characters from diverse backgrounds to create Harbour Plaza’s family of tenants.

Through Ezra Green’s reminiscences, we follow the lives of all those who dared to dream through that first year of the Harbour Plaza story. As it is with dreams, some have happy endings, some turn into nightmares, and often they draw others into them. The dreams on which Harbour Plaza is built are no different but, by drawing in others from around them, those dreams are the fabric of the shopping complex’s discrete community.

'Shed a tear with some, laugh at others, and celebrate triumphs and happy endings but, through it all, get to know the characters and enjoy the friendships they develop.' (Publication summary)
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