Greg Barron Greg Barron i(A147290 works by)
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1 y separately published work icon Outlaw : The Story of Joe Flick Greg Barron , Haymarket : Stories of Oz Publishing , 2020 19721935 2020 single work novel western

'When anthropologist Robert Morris arrives at the old Doomadgee Mission, at Bayley Point near Burketown in 1934, he's intent on learning local languages and customs. One very old woman living there, he discovers, was originally from outback New South Wales, and is something of an outcast amongst the Waanyi and Gangalidda locals.

'On delving deeper, Morris discovers that the old woman was the 'wife' of a white stockman for more than thirty years in the frontier days, and claims to be the mother of one of the north's most notorious outlaws. Determined to record the facts of her son's crimes from her perspective, he sits with her each afternoon.

'This is the story she told ...'

(Source: publisher's blurb)

1 y separately published work icon The Time of Thunder Greg Barron , Haymarket : Stories of Oz Publishing , 2020 19721869 2020 single work novel

'In Australia's Northern Territory, NORFORCE Sergeant Jamie McKinnon is ordered to escort a group of Americans into Arnhem Land, one of the world's last great wildernesses. Yet what begins as a field assignment becomes a journey into Jamie's own identity.

'Danny Carter was a schoolboy during the Korean War, growing up with the mystery of his airman brother's disappearance. As Danny comes of age in a rapidly changing United States, he is determined to locate his brother's lost plane in the face of murder, intimidation and loss.

'Danny and Jamie, coming together from opposite sides of the world, will find that revenge extracts a terrible price, and together reveal a shocking truth that will shake the world.'

(Source: publisher's blurb)

1 y separately published work icon Red Jack and the Ragged Thirteen Greg Barron , Haymarket : Stories of Oz Publishing , 2019 19721702 2019 single work novel western

'They called her Red Jack, for her hair was as bright as an outback sunset, hanging to her waist from beneath a stained cattleman's hat. On her jet-black stallion, Mephistopheles, she roved the north in the 1880s and 90s. Where did she come from, and where did she go? No one knows for sure, but the mystery lives on.

'The Ragged Thirteen were a band of thirteen larrikins who put their stamp on Australian folklore with their devil-may-care journey across the wild Northern Australian frontier. They were not bushrangers, but were certainly inclined to bend the law. This fictional account is based on the recollections of settlers and pioneers, but is, most of all, a yarn in the best traditions of the word.'

(Source: publisher's blurb)

1 y separately published work icon Camp Leichhardt Greg Barron , Haymarket : Stories of Oz Publishing , 2017 12795961 2017 single work novel crime thriller

'Ben Mulligan is a cop from the Northern Territory town of Katherine, with more than his share of problems. When he heads down to Camp Leichhardt, a Grey Nomad camp on the Roper River, to fish and get away from the stresses of life, he finds that all is not what it seems.

'Ben uncovers a criminal conspiracy that will destroy lives and wreak havoc on local communities. With the beautiful Malea as his ally, he has to face his past head on, and tackle a cartel intent on making money at any cost. Yet, in doing so, he risks everything, even his own future.' (Introduction)

1 y separately published work icon Whistler's Bones : A Novel of the Australian Frontier Greg Barron , Haymarket : Stories of Oz Publishing , 2017 12795847 2017 single work novel historical fiction

'At the age of fifteen Charlie left his home in Bendigo and signed on as a drover with Nat Buchanan. Two years later he was a key man on one of Australia's greatest cattle drives - the Durack family's two-year journey from Cooper's Creek, Queensland - to the Kimberley.

'Drawing on Charlie’s largely unknown story, and filling in the gaps with fiction, the author has created a novel unique in Australian literature. An unprecedented adventure, and a passionate love story – Whistler's Bones is both a celebration of the good things in the settlement of Northern Australia – and a damning indictment of the bad.' (Publication Summary)

1 2 y separately published work icon Lethal Sky Greg Barron , Sydney : HarperCollins Australia , 2014 7206926 2014 single work novel thriller adventure

'A ship carries a deadly cargo that should never have seen the light of day ... as an enemy is bent on a revenge that will lay waste to major cities across the world. Defending home soil for the first time, intelligence agent Marika Hartmann makes a life and death choice in the skies over Sydney. PJ Johnson has to choose between making a difference, or personal happiness. Microbiologist Dr Jan Sloven is the only man who can tell the world what is inside those stainless steel cylinders. Tom Mossel, head of the DRFS, wants desperately to avoid ending his career in disgrace and ignominy. Old sins come back to haunt them all in a last ditch fight against the dark side of society.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Voodoo Dawn Greg Barron , Sydney : HarperCollins Australia , 2014 7206874 2014 single work novella thriller adventure

'Paradise turns to terror when half-starved, AK47 toting gunmen, led by a soldier of fortune called Drake, board Peter and Victoria Holt-Bennett's luxury catamaran off the coast of Guinea. Terrorised and violated, the hostages must attempt to raise five million dollars to save themselves, and their four year old child. While their lives hang in the balance, a team of crack 2CG operatives, led by Marika Hartmann, launch a do or die mission to save them. But Drake is more than he seems, and the stakes are higher than anyone could have imagined. Battling against modern weapons coupled with malicious stone-age beliefs, Marika will match wits with a man who appears to anticipate her every step.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 3 y separately published work icon Savage Tide Greg Barron , Sydney : HarperCollins Australia , 2013 Z1930809 2013 single work novel thriller 'Intelligence officer Marika Hartmann captures an extremist foot-soldier guilty of a massacre of school children and aid workers in Southern Somalia. Renditioned to a CIA ′black site′ in Djibouti, the prisoner hints at a terror plot in the making. Marika and ex-Special Forces colleague PJ Johnson team up to investigate, uncovering a cold-blooded conspiracy that will decimate the cities of the West. From the refugee camps of East Africa to the azure waters off the Iranian coast, the marshes of Iraq to Syria′s parched eastern desert, Savage Tide is a manhunt, a quest for truth, and a desperate search for the legacy of a cruel regime bent on dominating the world.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 5 y separately published work icon Rotten Gods Greg Barron , Sydney : HarperCollins Australia , 2012 Z1863904 2012 single work novel thriller

'A new wave of terror threatens a world torn by inequality, conflict, economic disaster, and environmental chaos.

'Heads of state gather in Dubai in an attempt to bring society back from the brink of global catastrophe. But when extremists hijack the conference centre, the clock starts ticking: seven days until certain death for presidents and prime ministers alike, unless the terrorists′ radical demands are met.

'A treasonous British diplomat, an Australian intelligence officer, an airline pilot searching for his missing daughters, a mysterious Somali agent, and a disillusioned UN official are all forced to examine their motives, faith and beliefs as they attempt to stave off disaster, hurtling towards the deadline and a shattering climax.' (From the publisher's website.)

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