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1 1 y separately published work icon The Devil's Saint Dulcie Deamer , London : T. Fisher Unwin , 1924 Z420482 1924 single work novel

'Set in an imagined Middle Ages where belief in magic and demons is unquestioned, 'The Devil’s Saint' is a tale of witchcraft, superstition and intolerance. It tells the story of 16-year-old Sidonia, daughter of an alleged witch, and Gervais, son of the Lord, Count Arnold. Their passion faces seemingly insurmountable obstacles, including black magic, an evil step-mother, and blind prejudice.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Ramble House ed.)

1 y separately published work icon You're Not Alone Damien Broderick (editor), Shreveport : Ramble House , 2016 27541139 2016 anthology short story science fiction

'Here are short stories representing the best from Cosmos magazine over the past years. Collected and introduced by Damien Broderick, the diverse stories here are, in his words, "heartwarming, some heartbreaking, a few are very funny, a few quite disturbing. All have at least a tincture, or even a heavy dollop, of science in the telling—if only metaphorically."' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon The Visitants William Tevelein , Camberwell : Penguin , 2002 Z1055351 2002 single work novel science fiction fantasy 'When a naked, naive and unnervingly Elfin entity named Pherel tumbles into a small midwinter coven gathering on the banks of an Australian river, magic happens—but there's such a thing as overdoing it. Is Pherel a demon, an alien or just your everyday mythical creature hoping to improve his English? Whoever he is, he is about to transform the lives of a large and highly eccentric cast, human and otherwise. At times, the fate of entire worlds depends on his next haphazard step. But is Pherel's progress controlled by a shadowy Master Game-player? To find out, you'll have to leap headfirst into The Visitants, a novel of bewitchment and bewilderment, sorcery and slapstick, and proof positive that travelling hopefully is a whole lot safer than arriving'. Source: back cover blurb.
1 y separately published work icon First Frost William Tevelein , United States of America (USA) : Ramble House , 2014 10106140 2014 single work novel science fiction fantasy

'Somewhere something is waiting inside a stone. Somewhere several somebodies are looking for it. Somewhere a particular someone is waiting for it to be found so he can be released into a cataclysmic future. And somewhere else again, unreliable psychic Avril Audette and disaffected occult investigator Rupert Firth are joining a group attempting to validate the supernatural. This optimistic enterprise will lead the pair into a complex game of chance, skill and manipulation played by a coterie of otherworldly beings who rewrite the rules of reality on an hourly basis. Before they know what’s what (not something for which either has a natural talent), Avril and Rupert become involved in a scramble for the cryptic crystal known as First Frost, the possession of which will decide the destinies of worlds. In doing so, they are forced to cope with distractingly high levels of mutual attraction and the intermingling of their fates with those of a telekinetic amnesiac, a punk Valkyrie, a retired stuntman and his deceased relatives, the only living Elvish spin doctor, NASA, the staff of a very nice Indian restaurant, and the would-be assassins of a fellow traveller named Pherel. And then things get a bit complicated for everybody. For everybody, that is, except a something that somewhere waits inside a stone.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon A Dimension Down the Road : An Anthology William Tevelein , United States of America (USA) : Ramble House , 2013 10106267 2013 selected work short story

'It’s a strange world out there. But it’s stranger still a few blocks away in 'A Dimension Down the Road Everything is more numinous, more elusive, more … well, more sort of wibbly. Collected here for the first time are five glimpses into the said Dimension, lovingly carved into fun-sized chunks by William Tevelein, acclaimed creator of The Casting of the Golden Dice, for connoisseurs of the ethereal, the phantasmagorical and the very slightly silly. In the first glimpse into this unknown realm, William Blake’s inquiry into the early years of a well-known Messiah is answered, once and for all. In the second, a ghost of the living proves to be much more trouble than the common-or-garden dead variety. The third glimpse hangs around in a pub for a while and catches its breath, before the fourth pits ogres against nuns in a life-or-death struggle over tea and biscuits. The final piece acquaints us with the creator of the universe (well, one of them), and at absolutely no added cost, the nature of reality is conclusively established. There’s a bit of magic in everything, but there’s absolutely oodles of the stuff in 'A Dimension Down the Road'.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Sinners in Paradise Max Afford , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1946 Z814544 1946 single work novel detective

'Robert Morte, writer of radio thrillers and detective novels, decided to take a sea voyage through the Barrier Reef islands to get away from fictional clues and crime. Alas for his hopes! Morte and his wife Jane encountered a cargo of mystery far stranger than any he could possibly conceive from his own fertile mind.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Ramble House edition).

1 y separately published work icon The Sheep and the Wolves Max Afford , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1947 Z814541 1947 single work novel detective

'In the 1930s [sic] suspense novel the private investigator is hitting the bottle a little too hard and consequently having trouble keeping his wife, Elizabeth, content. But when a major case of murder snares him it adds just the right amount of danger to save his marriage. All he has to do is find out who strangled the Greek, Cassamatis, with a silken cord and determine whose bullet is found lodged in the back of a sultry dame. All in a day's work for the PI and his friend, Chief Inspector William Read.'

source: Publisher's blurb (Ramble House edition).

1 y separately published work icon Finger-Prints Never Lie! John G. Brandon , London : Wright and Brown , 1939 Z802822 1939 single work novel detective 'Detective-Inspector McCarthy of Scotland Yard C.I.D. is assigned to the case of Lord Arthur Warnecke, who has been murdered in his mansion, and his safe cracked and rifled of its sensitive contents. McCarthy finds from the start that this is no easily-solved case.'
Source: Bookseller's website
1 y separately published work icon Two Locked-Room Mysteries and a Ripping Yarn Max Afford , Mississippi : Ramble House , 2008 17314133 2008 selected work short story
2 1 y separately published work icon The Dead Are Blind : A 'Jeffery Blackburn' Adventure Max Afford , London : John Long , 1937 Z814319 1937 single work novel detective

'Described as the "Extraordinary Case of Sound Without Sight," this is an involved story of three murders, the first of which was committed In a locked broadcasting studio during the production of a radio play. The plot is ingenious and its Investigators are led on many false trails before arriving at the solution. Interesting details of radio production are given by Mr. Afford, who, by the way, is a playwright employed by the Australian Broadcasting Commission.'

Source:

'Book Reviews in Brief', The Argus, 4 December 1937, p.17 [weekend magazine].

2 y separately published work icon Fly by Night : A Jeffery Blackburn Adventure Max Afford , London : John Long , 1942 Z814322 1942 single work novel detective 'A series of daring jewel thefts, each preceded by a written warning. . . The discovery of a new formula for a chemical able to replace petrol at a fraction of the cost. Then another warning threatening the theft of that formula by a mysterious criminal who wear a billowing costume and a sinister bird-like mask. . . Then the bodies start piling up! The public are suddenly aware of the nefarious nocturnal crimes of the Owl, who seems to be able to appear and vanish at will in the mansions of the wealthy. Chief Inspector William Read of New Scotland Yard conscripts freelance sleuth Jeffery Blackburn to assist him in tackling this eerie mystery. There are suspects aplenty in the home of wealthy baronet Atherton-Wayne. Can Read and Blackburn clip the wings of the Owl before it's too late?' - Back cover, Ramble House ed.
3 3 y separately published work icon Death's Mannikins : Being a Sober Account of Certain Diabolical Happenings Not Untinged with the Odour of Brimstone Which Befell a Respectable Family Living at Exmoor in This Present Year Death Plays with Dolls Max Afford , London : John Long , 1937 Z814316 1937 single work novel detective horror thriller

'Freelance sleuth Jeffery Blackburn is called in by friend Rollo Morgan when there is a strange death at Rochester House, mansion home of occult scholar Cornelius Rochester. Blackburn learns of a set of mannikins modelled on the occupants of the house. Before long, it becomes clear that whoever receives 'their' mannikin will certainly die. Everyone in the house is a suspect.'

Source: Publisher's blurb

4 1 y separately published work icon Blood on His Hands! : A Detective Novel Max Afford , London : John Long , 1936 Z814313 1936 single work novel detective 'Chief Inspector William Read, now working for the Police Department in Victoria, Australia, once again enlists the help of his old friend, freelance sleuth Jeffery Blackburn, to help him solve the grisly murder of High Court Judge, Sir Merton Tenison Sheldon, in Melbourne...' - back cover, Ramble House ed.
1 y separately published work icon Owl of Darkness Max Afford , Mississippi : Ramble House , 2006 20255640 2006 single work novel crime

'Written by Max Afford in 1942, this is a classic impossible crime novel about a villain dressed as an owl terrorizing a quaint village.'

Source : publisher's blurb

1 y separately published work icon Don't Jump, Mr Boland! Norman Berrow , London Melbourne : Ward, Lock , 1954 Z798777 1954 single work novel detective "J. Montague Belmore was perplexed. He and a motley group of revelers at a seaside party followed neighbor Boland th[r]ough a pea-soup fog to the edge of a cliff where the chased man apparently jumped to his death. The only problem was that there was no body! All that could be found were his hat and coat. So Inspector Tyson was called in and the mystery is now afoot - in more ways than one. This 1954 novel by New Zealand author Norman Berrow reads like a travelogue of the picturesque environs of Sydney, Australia as well as a top-drawer murder mystery ... " -- Bookjacket.
1 y separately published work icon The Eleventh Plague Norman Berrow , London : Ward, Lock , 1953 Z798774 1953 single work novel crime detective 'There's trouble a-brewing in the port of Sydney and most of it seems to be centered around the hot nightclub known as the Green Kookaburra. It doesn't take more than a murder or two to get the cadaverous Inspector Tyson on the job and, with the help of retired thespian J. Montague Belmore, he soon finds that blame can be laid on the eleventh plague to come out of Egypt: marihuana! There's just no telling what a reefer-puffer will do. Norman Berrow brings the streets and people of 1950's Sydney to life as no one ever has in this action-packed novel.' (From Ramble House's website.)
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