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1 y separately published work icon Florinda Ridge Antoine Balzac , United States of America (USA) : Strategic Book Publishing , 2016 10856068 2016 single work novel crime

'In Australia in 2010, "drug barons" of considerable influence in the community rule the roost, prompting the government to commission an elite force known as the Strategic Intelligence Service to combat the country's current state of affairs. The S.I.S., commanded by Major Hutchinson, was allocated the decommissioned Silverwater Jail as his H.Q., and emergency powers to cut through the red tape. The group's goal is to eradicate the drug barons by covertly abducting them and sending them where they could do no harm, using their confiscated bank accounts to finance rehabilitation centres for addicts, and dispatching their teenage drug dealer gangs to an education programme in the Simpson Desert. Camps to house and educate siblings are commissioned to hold the children until their parents are ready to reassume responsibility. Everything was working as planned, until a group of siblings are kidnapped en route to a reunion with their parents at Florinda Ridge. The ransom demands the drug barons' release and the return of their funds within six days, or the captives will be pulverized. When Major Hutchinson discovers there's a mole in his ranks, the fate of the hostages becomes critical, and the rule book goes out the window. The major has to solve these problems by using the very people he was being paid to protect.'

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1 y separately published work icon The Chronicles of a Stink Chicken : Episodes Kevin Munro , Houston : Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Co. , 2012 Z1910795 2012 selected work short story

'"Stink" in Australian slang means a "fight" or something or someone that is not welcome. The Chronicles of a Stink Chicken: Episodes features eight short stories describing the madness that can come from using illicit drugs.


'The stories are about some of the author's school friends who are mainly deceased due to substance abuse.

'The book also includes health and legal issues, financial truths, and the social negativities that come with using drugs. Humour is used to show how easily a user's mind may be led into absurd beliefs.' (Source: Author website)

1 y separately published work icon Shot Through The Heart Patricia Kristensen , Houston : Strategic Book Publishing , 2015 8398352 2015 single work novel crime

'Summer sizzles as Jennifer Shot, law student and private detective, begins her end-of-year vacation. But serial killers don’t take holidays. The bodies of beautiful dead women are washing up on Tasmanian beaches. Hunter, an American mercenary, who Jennifer has worked with on other cases, is tracking an international drug trafficking ring and enlists her help.

'Jennifer finds herself spying on her first love, the devilishly handsome, Antonio Italiano, who arrives in Tasmania on his super yacht, The Sea Princess, and in the middle of a murder case involving the serial killer known as The Seaside Strangler.

'The lead investigator is Jet Damon, a local police officer and old flame, who Jennifer has known since primary school and who stole her first kiss. Hunter and Jet jostle for Jennifer’s affections, while Jennifer still struggles with her feelings for Antonio. But things are about to get even hotter for Jennifer as she finds herself following a trail of drugs, money, and murder. The Strangler is also hunting… one of them.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Exodus Fraser Beath McEwing , Houston : Strategic Book Publishing , 2014 8303044 2014 single work novel science fiction

'The epic of Adam Exx, the first man on earth, continues. Adam is trying to lead a fulfilling life as a Sydney lawyer, but Nigel Chandler coerces him into working for The Study Corporation constructing human memory. Adam goes to work in a vast building called The Cone, where his world and those of other 'Adamites' are created according to their expectations. He meets up again with Rimini, the girl he'd loved and lost. Just as his life seems to be reaching stability, Adam finds his world decaying around him and is offered a frightening choice. Adam Exx Exodus will make you stop and think about your own assumptions of reality as it takes you on an unpredictable journey of imagination and possibility.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Another Shot Patricia Kristensen , Houston : Strategic Book Publishing , 2013 6593187 2013 single work novel crime

'Orphaned at the age of thirteen, Jennifer lives with her Aunt Elizabeth in the historic Tasmanian suburb of Battery Point. After her aunt moves into assisted care following some dementia-related incidents, Jennifer studies law with her best friend, Mary, at the University of Tasmania. To help with expenses, she rents rooms to two over-sexed fellow law students, Rod and Nathan, and a police officer, Cindy, who has anger-management issues. While working part-time as a private investigator, she becomes involved in the investigation of an international serial killer who dresses his victims like Barbie dolls and is nicknamed The Barbie Slasher by the press. Joining forces with the FBI, the local police and an American mercenary, Jennifer agrees to use herself as bait to catch a hitman with links to the killer. But it is Jennifer and her friends who are caught and earmarked to become part of the deadly "doll collection." ' (Publisher's blurb)

1 y separately published work icon John Pond of Oaks Nev Ollis , Houston : Strategic Book Publishing , 2012 Z1919934 2012 single work novel historical fiction 'John Pond of Oaks is an inspiring novel about John Pond, an English school-teaching parson, who settles in Australia during the rich historic era of 1856 to 1868.

The story follows a dozen years in Pond's life. The married father of seven, he is a teacher who becomes a deacon in the Church of England. After his posting in Australia, he survives savage racial differences, catastrophic gold rush disruptions to his flock, the ever-present bushranger dangers, the arrogance of infinite and unbridled police power, and the bush in its rawest form.

Through Pond, the reader sees the chronic differences between original settlers and indigenous Australians, while observing Britain's empirical growth worldwide. Pond's journey to Australia and his observations are covered in flashbacks to reveal factors which influenced the development of the unique Australian culture.' (Publisher's blurb)
2 y separately published work icon Reach for Mars Reach for Mars! G. F. Sheridan , United States of America (USA) : Strategic Book Publishing , 2012 8683074 2012 single work novel science fiction

'Nick Watson and Drew Hunt started out together as fighter pilots for the United States Navy Air Wing–and now they're best friends.

'These buddies are in for the trip of a lifetime when they're asked to join four astronauts on a mission to help terra-form Mars, making it hospitable for human life.

'Blasted into space, they hardly have time to get used to their new surroundings before they witness the horrifying sight of Earth being destroyed behind them.

'Alone in the universe, Nick, Drew, and the other astronauts have no choice but to continue on to Mars and attempt to complete their mission–with only their limited supplies and equipment to help them.

'While exploring their new home planet, however, it suddenly seems as if their luck is changing when they stumble across a deserted underground city. With hopes that they can repair its support and environmental systems, the astronauts get to work.

'But questions remain. Who built the city? When and why was it deserted? And will the original inhabitants ever come back?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Genesis Fraser Beath McEwing , Houston : Strategic Book Publishing , 2012 8302973 2012 single work novel science fiction

'Adam Exx is in a packed commuter train going to work. Just as the carriages enter the underground city loop, the lights go out and the train rolls to a stop. In the total darkness there is no sound, no sign of life. Adam can feel the girl sitting next to him, but she won't speak. Is the problem with Adam or with the train and everyone in it? Piece by piece, Adam discovers where he is and what he is.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Adam Exx Fraser Beath McEwing , 2012 Houston : Strategic Book Publishing , 2012 8302950 2012 series - author novel
1 y separately published work icon My Mum Says “Blah Blah Blah” Aly Walsh , Marilyn Walsh (illustrator), Houston : Strategic Book Publishing , 2012 7263953 2012 single work picture book children's
1 y separately published work icon The First Shot Patricia Kristensen , Houston : Strategic Book Publishing , 2012 6593154 2012 single work novel crime

'Murder, kidnapping and cannibalism. (Cannibalism?) Must be just another day in Tasmania! What else could go wrong in the humorous murder mystery Jennifer Shot – The First Shot?

'Jennifer Shot, a law student at the University of Tasmania is trying to make some extra money as a fledgling private detective. She finds herself targeted by a mafia hit man, Chester the Chisel, named after his weapon of choice. To further make ends meet, she rents rooms to Nathan, Rod and Cindy, two oversexed fellow law students, and a police officer with personal issues. When Jennifer’s detective job has her searching for a missing senator’s daughter, she stumbles onto an elaborate mob scheme.

'Her life is further complicated by an old flame, a new love, a senile aunt and, oh yes, a killer, one who has Jennifer’s murder at the top of his things-to-do list. Who will get in The First Shot?'

1 y separately published work icon Jennifer Shot Patricia Kristensen , 2012 Houston : Strategic Book Publishing , 2012 6593130 2012 series - author novel crime
1 y separately published work icon Paradise for Beginners Bruce Clark , Houston : Strategic Book Publishing , 2012 6009490 2012 single work novel thriller

'When a young woman in a wetsuit boards a luxury cruiser moored on the Tweed River, just south of the Gold Coast and Surfers Paradise, she is taken captive by two young Middle Eastern brothers. Mysteriously, the woman refers to the men as "princes." We learn that earlier that night, the same woman, Saxony Knight, was interrogated by Australian National Security about an agent who was murdered – apparently by her. As events unfold, the plot thickens and we find Saxony aboard the cruiser as the "princes'" hostage. With enough explosives beneath their feet to complete a full-blown terrorist attack on Australia's playground, the brothers try to elude the Security forces, breaking for the open sea, and Surfers Paradise. Will Saxony be able to foil the plot? Follow the gripping action and thrilling suspense in Paradise for Beginners. '

1 y separately published work icon Otherwise Engaged Antoine Balzac , United States of America (USA) : Strategic Book Publishing , 2012 10856803 2012 single work novel romance historical fiction

'At one and twenty, Lady Angelica Fitzhugh, the youngest sibling of the Earl of Hillcrest, has been rusticating in rural Hampshire for two years. After her first Season, her betrothed managed only second place in a duel to the death just two days before their wedding.Out of the blue, her papa has informed her that to save the Hillcrest dynasty, in five days she is to wed the rather ancient Earl of Scarborough, become the step-mama to his twin daughters, and sail to Australia on her husband’s swansong voyage as an admiral in Her Majesty’s Navy.After two engagements and one wedding, the new Countess of Scarborough finds herself in a quandary. For it appears that her elderly husband much prefers the cabin boy’s bed to hers.Angelica finds herself caught up in a series of thrilling, chilling and romantic adventures after her arrival at her new home in Australia. Otherwise Engaged is a purely delicious Victorian romance just waiting for the sparks to fly.' (Publication Summary)

1 y separately published work icon Tommy and Jacqui : Laughing with Kookaburras Violet Apted , New York (City) : Strategic Book Publishing , 2011 Z1789348 2011 single work picture book children's 'Two adventurous cousins named Tommy and Jacqui are as close as any brother and sister, and share many fun times together. They live in a bayside town called Wynnum, near Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. The children are enthralled with the new tree house that Tommy's father has built for them.

The two eight-year-olds love playing in their hideaway, and are especially excited when they meet a family of kookaburras. The animals befriend the children, but most amazing of all, the kookaburras talk to the cousins, and teach them how to fly!

Tommy and Jacqui have to promise never to reveal the kookaburras' secrets. Because of their newfound powers, the two are able to save some neighbourhood children when they are trapped in a house fire. Tommy and Jacqui: Laughing with Kookaburras is a truly unforgettable children's book.' (Source: Author's website)
1 y separately published work icon Kashmir on a Knife Edge Martina Nicolls , New York (City) : Strategic Book Publishing , 2011 Z1780178 2011 single work novel thriller 'What was it like for a Western woman to work in Kashmir following 9/11? Kashmir on a Knife-Edge is an intriguing novel that balances fact with fiction. Jorja is an Australian consultant working for the Ministry of Education in the capital of Kashmir, a Pakistan-administered state. Her life takes a precarious turn following the terrorist attacks on September 11, as she tries to continue working during an extremely tense period in Pakistan and India relations. Separated from her boyfriend back in Australia, Jorja is caught in a society that balances love and isolation with danger at every turn. Peek into the picturesque, yet troubled Kashmir area, a land caught between two conflicting nations.' (Source: Author's website http://sbpra.com/martinanicolls/ )
1 y separately published work icon The Planting Violet Apted , New York (City) : Strategic Book Publishing , 2009 Z1789345 2009 single work novel crime 'Violet Apted brings her talents to the fore with a tale of mortal terror that brings new meaning to the term, 'surrogate mother'. With an adroit touch belying her statement that this is her very first "crime novel", Apted shows all the promise of becoming the Agatha Christie of the new Millennium.

David Monroe is the would-be beneficiary of his father's multimillion-dollar enterprise. Avaricious and sadistic, Mr. Monroe creates an evil plot to secure his inheritance by using another human being to sow his seed and bear the children his barren wife cannot.

Bodies begin to disappear one after another. Helen Avery, seemingly a victim of these mysterious disappearances, manages to escape the gruesome nightmare and survives. Rescued from the outback of Australia, Helen begins her own investigation of the past, uncovering more and more evidence that ultimately points to David Monroe.

Set in 1980's Australia, The Planting is a chilling novel of depravity and greed, rich with dynamic characters and twisted plots.' (Source: Publisher's website)
1 y separately published work icon Science Fiction and Alternate History : A Collection of Short Stories by David K. Scholes David Scholes , New York (State) : Strategic Book Publishing , 2009 Z1782642 2009 selected work poetry
1 y separately published work icon The Sudan Curse Martina Nicolls , New York (City) : Strategic Book Publishing , 2009 Z1780174 2009 single work novel thriller 'The Sudanese say that they can find out how a story ends, but will never know where it began...An explosion in Cairo propels professional aid worker, Jorja Himmermann, into a whirlwind of suspense when she shockingly discovers a mysterious ancient Egyptian ring in her purse. Who put it there? Is the person coming back for it? Is the ring a fortunate omen that will lead to true love, or is it cursed? Follow Jorja into remote and isolated regions of Sudan on her next assignment where her colleague, a Sudanese Lost Boy returning to his country after twenty years of exile, believes he is cursed. Is he the only one? Perhaps Jorja is too -- as she battles disasters, disease and death.
The Sudan Curse is an electrifying action-packed drama. It brings Sudan's and Jorja's hardships to vivid life providing an expose of idealism, inequality, conflict, despair, and the delusion of love amid the ruggedness of a country emerging from civil war.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 y separately published work icon The Dawn Hee-Haw Bob Ratcliffe , New York (City) : Strategic Book Publishing , 2009 Z1708971 2009 single work children's fiction children's 'One morning, at the break of day, Jack the donkey discovers he has a bray-a HEE-HAW. It escapes into the world, an enormous sound, rudely waking the farmhouse and the local town. Find out what happens to Jack and the loudest HEE-HAW in the world in The Dawn Hee-Haw!'

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