Pride and Murder: A Nancy Sharpe Mystery
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Pride is in full swing in the Royal City. Colour, visitors and music crowd the streets as people come to enjoy the festivities. Perhaps the only thing that could bring down the mood is a dead body.
When a member of the local LGBT community turns up dead in a downtown parking lot, Detective Beale calls in retired Nancy Sharpe to investigate. The only problem is that no one knows why the victim would be there given his disdain for the annual celebration. Michael Lafond may have been big, loud and proud but he always said he’d never be caught dead at Pride.
He was wrong.
Now Nancy’s investigation must peel back the covers on the Royal City’s marginalised people to find a killer. Could the culprit be hiding amongst the artistic competitors, bigoted protestors, professional rivals, conspiring roommates or faithless paramours which plagued the victim’s life? And can Nancy discover the true price of one man’s pride?
Jader’s Fog: A Red Sabre Novel
Paperback – November 2022
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In the west of Athemisia lies the imposing Spine of the World Mountains. These formidable peaks form a natural division between the eastern lands of the Thyrian crown and the western Jader colonies. But those who inhabit those lofty climes are a mysterious and complex people rarely seen by rail mercenary eyes. Seeking to settle an unlikely score, Captain Felicity Metticia ascends the mighty Petlushkwohap mountain in search of her stolen cargo and a dangerous foe.
She unwittingly leads her crew into a tangled web of culture, diplomacy and deceit where tensions strain the magnificent walls of Lalouzhi. Old grudges threaten war and the crew find themselves serving as unwitting pawns between the nations of the mountains and the tribes of the plains. Thrust into a wholly unfamiliar world, Felicity must follow in the footsteps of an unlikely guide as she seeks to save not just her reputation but her crews’ very lives.
Death of an Academic: A Nancy Sharpe Mystery
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Paperback – June 2022
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Nancy Sharpe’s retirement is an unassuming affair. She has her son’s laundry to clean, knitting to learn and volunteering to attend. So, her family is naturally concerned when they discover a letter from her old work. There’s been a murder at the university and the Royal City Police would like one of their best detectives to come out of retirement to help resolve the case.
Unfortunately, it seems, academics are not well loved on campus. The list of suspects grows ever longer as Nancy investigates a jealous wife, rebellious students, political extremists, violent gang members and even the highly competitive university staff themselves. Secrets abound within the ivy choked walls. The question quickly changes from who would kill the academic to who had killed him first.
With so much danger about, can the unassuming Nancy be able to wrestle the truth of Professor Gingrich’s murder from those involved? Or will the guilty grow more desperate as she narrows in on the culprit? Perhaps, in the end, it will be the police who are taught a lesson on committing the perfect crime.
Cinderborn: A Red Sabre Novel
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Paperback – April 2020
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In the sequel to the Clockwork Caterpillar, rail mercenary Felicity Metticia is trying to live by the laws that rule Athemisa. When a simple job transporting gentile passengers lands the crew in the middle of a train battle, Captain Metticia must seek shelter in the port of Mount Royal while repairs are completed. Unfortunately, Mount Royal is anything but a safe port and the crew find themselves besieged on all sides by corrupt officials, brutal gangs and a sinister sect in this second Red Sabre novel.
Synthetic Landscapes: Science Fiction Volume 1
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Paperback – November 2018
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A collection of short stories. The Thousand Faces of Buddha. Ed is more than a detective in the New Siahl Police Department. He is also the first human clone appointed to such a prestigious office. As such, he is the only officer compelled to look into the burnt remains of an unregistered clone discovered on the streets of the mega-city. But only the most powerful of fingers could restart a process deemed inhumane by the courts. And the last thing powerful people desire is an investigation by the least liked detective in the city.
The Affairs of Catherine Hill Incorporated. Catherine Hill has a big problem. Brought before the judiciary council of the far-reaching Central Bank, she has been accused of the highest crime by one of the most influential corporations. Unfortunately, she is but a single woman in the presence of giants. With little worth and little support, how can one person plead for the value of their life amongst those whose daily trades concern millions?
Pasithea Reassembled. Pointed shoulders. Frayed hair. Asymmetrical eyes. Pasithea is hideous. No other place is better to display her ugliness than the trendy Club Future. Here patrons are sculpted to perfection with the latest body mods. Pasithea would never be granted entrance if it were not for her sister. And she is there for only one reason: to serve as a guinea pig for the new street drug known simply as Pan-Em.
Eternal September. It is a trying season for Hitomi. Her final examinations are coming. And everything is on the line for Hitomi to demonstrate her mastery of the Song. But her instructor is suspicious that she is not truly ready. For Hitomi has a secret that she cannot keep hidden from her mentor. It’s a secret that concerns a boy. And this secret could result in more terrible consequences than a mere failed exam.
Awaken, Hatshepsut! What really awaits us after death? Kian Pious knows. He has an intimate relationship with the dead for he obtains their heads so that he may steal their memories. It’s a delicate operation made more complicated through the subtle damage caused by his victims’ cryopreservation. But the job is made more dangerous when Kian feels strange compulsions to return to the lives of his victims. Does Kian speak for the dead or do the dead speak through Kian?
The Clockwork Caterpillar: A Red Sabre Novel
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Paperback – April 5, 2018
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Athemisa is a continent divided. To the east lies the industrialists of the Thyrian Empire. To the west lies the Jader colonists of the Celestial Throne. Scarred wilderness separates them with a slew of railways vying for the services of the new world’s inhabitants. In Athemisa, the rails mean everything. They are the lifeblood of the remote settlements reliant on shipments of food and supplies. They are the land claims staked by foreign thrones measured by troop movements and weapon deliveries. For Felicity Metticia, they are a way of life.
Felicity is a rail mercenary, making a living on the wild frontiers by running contracts between the two empires. Life is difficult but she has a crew of her own as capable as it is diverse. Schroeder, her right hand, is a wealthy rail magnate’s son disowned for his unprincipled lifestyle. Pacal is her fearsome crackshot, hailing from the recently unshackled south. A haunted war surgeon, rescued Jader girl, righteous navigator and reclusive engineer keep her train on the rails. They have managed many difficult jobs. But when the bounty posted by the magnate Bernhard Nikolai becomes more trouble than it’s worth, Felicity must follow-up a dangerous proposition from old connections in order to keep her crew paid and her engine running.
Unfortunately, many dangers await her on the tracks. Pirates strike from armoured engines. Revolutionaries wield their idealism like a weapon without concern for friend or foe. And always the Thyrian magnates seek to control who can and cannot ride their rails. Torn between a big pay-off, past obligations and her principles, Felicity must navigate the troubles to find a mechanical wonder whose humble exterior belies its ability to reshape the face of the world.
Thyre: City of Smoke and Shadow
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Paperback – March 22, 2017
Wounded and haunted by the Queen’s Campaign, Lieutenant Jarret Renette returns from the colonies to discover Thyre has become an unfamiliar city smothered in smoke and secrets. Struggling to reintegrate into a life of frivolous salons and visitations, Jarret’s disappointments mount as he bears witness to the relationship changes between his friends. A rash of curious silver thefts has grappled the fickle attention of the Thyrian elite and whoever can unmask the identity of the bold thief will receive a pair of pistols, opera tickets, the services of a sorcerer and, most importantly, a date with Lady Isabella. Needing distraction, Jarret is more than happy to accept a friendly wager amongst his colleagues. Unfortunately, what begins as a friendly bet becomes a sinister game when the group of unlikely companions discover the thief brutally murdered in his own manse. Suddenly, the sporting chase for a rascally thief has twisted into a dangerous hunt for a vicious serial murderer. As the investigators close in on their enemy, Jarret and his friends start to attract the unwanted attentions of deadly sorcerers, paranoid nobles, reclusive mechanists and an unforgiving constabulary. Prestige and noble ancestry won’t buy them any favours on the gas-lit streets of the Empire’s capital. And once Jarret learns that Isabella’s life is at risk, he must find a way to overcome both his physical and mental deficiencies if he hopes to spare his beloved from the killer’s knife.