Alan Mills Alan Mills i(A87659 works by)
Born: Established: 1946
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: ca. 1969
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1 A Year of Novel Writing Alan Mills , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , April/May no. 184 2009; (p. 24)
1 How a Hollywood Scriptwriter's Mindset Can Help Your Novel Alan Mills , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , October/November no. 181 2008; (p. 10)
1 What Makes a Best Seller? : Writing a Popular Novel Alan Mills , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , December /January no. [175] 2007-2008; (p. 9)
1 Romance Writing Alan Mills , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , May no. 158 2006; (p. 11, 22)
1 4 y separately published work icon City of Animals Alan Mills , Pymble : HarperCollins Australia , 2006 Z1267108 2006 single work novel thriller

'A killer stalks his prey within the walls of a Sydney zoo ...

'Nikiya Adams, a producer on David Attenborough's TV series Life On Earth, travels from England to Sydney to research the endangered species breeding programs of the Royal Prince Albert Zoo. The zoo's director is Dr James Rivers, who Nikiya fell in love with ten years ago and has never forgotten. Arriving at the Royal Prince Albert, she is plunged into a web of intrigue and mounting fear as Dr Rivers' plans for modernising the zoo come under attack. When Nikiya and Rivers become trapped in the zoo at night, they find themselves in a hunting ground, and Darwin's 'survival of the fittest' takes on a terrible meaning ... Against the fascinating background of the operations of a major zoo, Alan Mills crafts an enthralling story of conspiracy, terror and the struggle to protect endangered species.'
1 Getting It Write Alan Mills , 2005 single work column
— Appears in: Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , December - January no. 154 2005-2006; (p. 17, 26)
1 6 y separately published work icon The Raft Alan Mills , Sydney : HarperCollins Australia , 2005 Z1181344 2005 single work novel thriller

'It was intended as a family getaway. It became a nightmare of survival ... Martin and Lydia Napier's marriage is shaky. Fate has been cruel and they are both still reeling from the blows. When they are offered the use of a property in tropical far-north Queensland they decide to take a break, maybe get their relationship back on track, and give their eight-year-old daughter Ami a holiday. they leave Sydney and hit the road for what should be a taste of paradise ... Initial misgivings about a cyclone hovering are allayed when the rain stops. It looks like the wet season is over. But just as they start to unwind, the river swells and rain clouds gather. With an escape from rising floodwaters thwarted, Lydia, Martin and Ami are caught up in the dramatic rescue of a policeman and his prisoner. Within hours the family find themselves marooned on the roof of the isolated farmhouse, with limited food and water, little hope of rescue, and a killer in their midst ... Faced with horrors both human and natural, they must do what they can to survive. But who can they trust? And can they be sure where the dangers really lie? the Raft is a deft psychological thriller which shows the courage people summon and the sacrifices they make when their loved ones are threatened.'

Source : publisher's blurb

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