The Pink Pigeon

 

The Pink Pigeon

A girl fights to keep her dream alive...

Nine-year old Leena arrives in Mauritius ready for her holiday adventure: a search for the island's rare pink pigeons. However, the grown-ups are focused on a family wedding and her pleas are ignored. Dejected, she considers running away to the birds' forest home.

Finally her uncle agrees to take her. But nothing goes according to plan. She ends up in trouble for continuing the search in the rain. With the holiday about to end they make one last try, but see no sign of the beautiful birds. Leena is dismayed. She has failed in her quest.

Then something extraordinary occurs, leaving her certain that her pleas must have reached a wider audience.

E-book: amazon.co.uk/dp/B00DGXSR3K

#childrensfiction

#mauritius

#holidayadventure

#asianwedding

Mission: Africa

 

Mission: Africa

E-book: amazon.co.uk/dp/B08XMLQPC7

Paperback: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D74QR59V

A gripping tale of revenge served cold.

Blaise Cochrane runs a London security consultancy with Sailor Louw, an ex-Springbok. A wealthy former Rhodesian comes with a shock request: assassinate a former ZIPRA commander responsible for the murder of the client's family and the Muti killing of a child.

Initially, Cochrane is ignored: he lacks African experience. However, Sailor insists on him being in the team. A third member will guide them to the target. Cochrane reveals that his father was murdered. It creates an emotional bond with the client who adds a codicil to his will. The team will receive a large sum if the mission succeeds. But time is limited, the client is a sick man.

Problems mount. In Johannesburg, Sailor drops out injured. Cochrane links with a Soweto glamour model with a troubled past. Will she stay loyal or change sides? Consumed by greed, the guide has his own agenda.

Ahead lies Matabeleland and the unfenced Hwange National Park where wild beasts roam...

#thriller

#adventure

#revenge

Pursuit

 

Pursuit

E-book: http:amazon.co.uk/dp/B08WKGG5MT

Paperback: http:amazon/dp/B0D6RPQK4P

Hounded from the RUC over his past friendship with an IRA volunteer, ex-detective Blaise Cochrane moved to London. The Troubles, for him, were over.

Without warning, his former chief tormentor - a senior police officer - comes calling, accompanied by a subordinate. The two former antagonists still loathe one another. Cochrane will listen only to the junior officer.

Security forces are desperate to gather intelligence on a ruthless dissident thought to be planning a London bombing campaign. The dissident and Cochrane's IRA contact are known to be close - they shared prison time. Security chiefs want Cochrane to visit his boyhood friend - the IRA volunteer - and learn what he can about the dissident's plans.

The irony is not lost on Cochrane. The very friendship he was vilified for, that cost him his promising police career, is now seen as useful by the same people who forced him out.

Only a strong sense of duty compels him to agree to the mission.

It's a decision he soon has cause to regret as he is sucked into a series of  dramatic events. He's up against serious players. One slip-up could be fatal.

#troubles

#dissidents

#police

#terrorist 

Hemingway Quest

Hemingway Quest

E-book: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D661MWXK

Kyle, a London bookseller, has women problems. There's Mallika his flirtatious, married Asian flatmate, and Janice his ex - now a bitter emotional wreck. Kyle's Hemingway obsession leads him to Cuba. There he uncovers a shocking truth about his own family, and enjoys a fling with a troubled tourist. After her partner falls to his death, Kyle is stunned to find himself suspected of murder.

Shaken, he arrives home where Mallika now treats him as a low-caste pariah. Is she serious or playing another of her teasing games?

Following a business meeting with an American entrepreneur, Kyle's future looks bright. But trouble is brewing. Mallika receives unwelcome attention from within her family - a man who holds a grudge against Kyle. Janice, too, is out for revenge.

Allegations and blood flow as, once again, Kyle fights to clear his name.

#suspense

#thriller

#travel

Squirt The Egg-Eater and other stories

Squirt The Egg-Eater and other stories

 My recently published e-book and 197 page paperback. Five short stories for children aged 6-8. The stories are aimed at kids who love birds and animals; they will excite those with an adventurous spirit who dream of travel to exotic places.

Contents:

* The Lesser Who Yearned to Be Great. A young woodpecker learns a harsh lesson.

* The Barbecue. A girl and her dog enjoy their first barbecue.

* First Migration: A Swallow's Tale. Can Grace, the runt of the swallow brood, survive the long migration to Southern Africa?

* The Crow and the Mirror.  A young crow fights its image in a mirror.

* Squirt The Egg-Eater. A young snake in the Kalahari embarks on a perilous mission to find his dad. Later he leads the fight against marauding meerkats.

E.book:  http:amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DH6GNP98

Paperback:  https:amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DFMMM4XC

#childrensbooks

#kidsstories

#animalstories

A Night at the River and other stories

 

A Night at the River and other stories

Top image: e-book amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DX7596TV

Bottom image: paperback  amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DVLGGMYT

Six adult stories:

While a teenage boy watches salmon poachers netting a river, a sudden deluge of storm water floods the pool.

When a young woman arrives in Tenerife, she is dismayed to learn that her ex-boyfriend is about.

A rookie screenwriter catches his big break. But when the producers demand a certain scene, his good feeling vanishes.

A young English fashion designer's Paris dream job sours when colleagues denigrate her worth. Then a work crisis develops - is this her chance to shine?

A serial loser hits on a sure-fire robbery idea - but his triumph is short-lived once his callous female accomplice discovers she's among the victims.

When a retiree moves to a flat in a desirable area, he thinks he has found the ideal place. Then problems start with two angry old men. 

#shortstories

#writingcommunity

#bookish