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A modern day Bonnie and Clyde. A demon child. A missing friend. Sally has a secret—she’s having problems with her superpowers. Big problems. Sometimes her brain hurts so much she feels like her head will explode. To make matters worse, she can’t tell anyone because their mysterious leader, Krait, might take her powers away completely. But now it seems that her problems have only just started. First, she and the other members of NEST have got to capture a pair of deadly bank robbers. This modern day Bonnie and Clyde can turn your whole world upside down. And these criminals aren’t ...

A DEADLY ASSASSIN. A MYSTERIOUS WEAPON. A NATION ON THE BRINK OF WAR. When the world's deadliest assassin - The Chameleon - escapes from a high-security prison in the English countryside, Jack and his friends vow to track him down in their most dangerous case yet. Travelling to New York, a bustling city filled with airships, steamcars and exciting new ideas, they uncover a dangerous plot that threatens the president's life and brings the nation to the brink of civil war. Can Jack track down the Chameleon in time? And just what is the mysterious Whip of Fire that has the power to wreak ...

Time traveling into the future. A devastated Earth. Loyalties stretched to breaking point. Eager for some rest and relaxation, the team seek refuge on a remote Pacific Island. But all does not go according to plan. A visitor appears from the future with a time-bending mission. They must kill a man by the name of James Price. If they don't, the world is doomed. Their refusal sends them forward forty years in time where they see the repercussions of letting James Price live. The Earth has been devastated and mankind is on the brink of extinction. They need to survive this terrible new world ...

‘I enjoyed the humor in this book I found myself laughing out loud.’ Death. A castle. A posse of cats. Rosie isn't sure what to expect when she gets an invitation to Carlyle Castle. The castle has stood in the heart of the Australian countryside for years, inhabited only by its reclusive owner, Alex Carlyle, and his two servants. Alex is convinced that one of his children want him dead. The question is - which one? Alex wants Rosie to watch and listen when the family come to visit, but all does not go to plan, however, when death strikes unexpectedly. To make matters worse, the murder ...

LONDON UNDER ATTACK. A MYSTERIOUS CREATURE. A POTION THAT PROMISES UNLIMITED POWER. After a series of bombings across London, Jack, Scarlet and Mr Doyle are drawn into yet another baffling mystery: the sighting of a monster in the underground sewers. Before they can investigate, the team must travel to Spain to chase down a deadly group of terrorists. But just as they close in, Jack and Scarlet are kidnapped. Can Mr Doyle find them in time? While, back in London, the monster is now on the loose. Will his true origins be uncovered before he wreaks more deadly destruction across the city?

Times are tough in the small town of Yallaroo where Ally Simpson has lived her whole life. The entire area is in drought and people are going broke or moving away. So when Ally hears about a competition to win the trip of a lifetime to visit the Smithsonian Museum in the USA, she knows she’s got to do everything she can to try and win. Ally enlists her best friends Harmony and Ping to help. Her plan? To send a video camera to the edge of space, and prove once and for all that the earth is round. At first, Ally is pretty sure she’s got the contest stitched up. But then, as one disaster ...

Why would anyone send thirteen year old Molly Springer a telescope? She has no interest in astonomy. Not yet, anyway. But by pointing the telescope at the stars and planets, she develops a new understanding of herself and her place in the universe. This is something she sorely needs because it takes her away from exercising. And while everyone needs exercise, Molly has a secret that even she doesn't understand; she has exercise addiction. It's a little known addiction, but it's an addiction that can kill. In this coming of age novel, Molly Springer learns that winning running races isn't ...

'Highly recommended.' 'There is a lot of bloodshed and death.' 'The best part is Dracula is not romanized here, he is pure and simply a monster.' 'It almost has me believing in Dracula.' Embark on a non-stop adventure with Jane Austen, a young woman determined to make her mark as a writer. Set in 1795, Jane wants nothing to do with heart-stopping encounters with the undead, but fate has other plans. When her beloved sister Cassandra is kidnapped by none other than Dracula himself, Jane must face her fears and go on a wild adventure through Georgian England. With the help of the incorrigible...

A deadly virus. The return of an enemy. The most dangerous prison on Earth. Life is never boring when you’re a superhero… Axel and the team get more than they bargained for when they settle into their new home outside Las Vegas. A surprise attack results in Brodie, Ebony, Dan and Ferdy being taken hostage and held in a secret location by cult leader, Jeremiah Stead. Stead wants their help in opening an encrypted device called Barricade. If they refuse, it’ll cost them their lives, but agreeing to Stead’s demands will mean handing over control of a deadly virus that could kill ...

A kidnapped girlfriend. A magical sorceress. A planet under attack. A world that faces two threats. The Tagaar are an ancient race of warrior aliens. They’re determined to make our planet their own—and they intend to use our teenage superheroes to help them do it. Kidnapping Brodie, the Tagaar promise her safe return—if Axel steals the deadly Stonekiller weapon. It’s a weapon that can turn a person to a block of stone—but they do not die. Instead, they are condemned to exist as a living statue forever. And the person they want Axel to use it on is the Russian President… If ...

Welcome to London. A city of smoke and fog, filled with airships, steamcars and towers soaring into space... Jack Mason was a circus acrobat before his parents died. Now an orphan, he’s trapped inside Sunnyside Orphanage, the gloomiest place in London. That’s until the famous detective, Ignatius Doyle, employs him as his new assistant. And when Scarlet Bell seeks assistance to find her missing father, they’re flung headlong into a baffling mystery spanning centuries. What could the Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci and a secret society have to do with Scarlet’s missing father? And how is...

AN ANCIENT ARTEFACT. A MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY. A DEADLY ATTACK. Jack, Scarlet and Mr Doyle embark on a hunt across Europe to locate the Broken Sun - an ancient artefact said to lead to the lost city of Atlantis - when it’s stolen from the British Museum. But just as the Broken Sun is within reach, Gloria, their beloved secretary is mysteriously poisoned. In a race against time to find the antidote, the team uncovers a deadly plan that will strike at the very heart of government. And no one has banked on another shocking discovery - that Mr Doyle's long-dead son may still be alive...

The kidnapping of a young girl. A brother returns from the past. Shared premonitions about an end of the world disaster. Sometimes the past comes back to haunt you… Lara meets the members of the Brain’s Trust as she follows up on her premonition of Earthly destruction. The Brain’s Trust are a group of precogs who welcome her as one of their own. They’ve all had similar visions about the end of the world. They know it’s going to happen. The problem is working out how to stop it! At the same time, Tyrone is contacted by someone he never expected to hear from again: Flynn, his ...

A mysterious death. Traveling through time. Unrivalled power. The return of an ancient enemy. Our team of teenage superheroes have always sought the answers to their origins. What are their real names? Who are their parents? Why were they chosen to be superheroes? But sometimes searching for answers leads to more questions. When The Agency are called in to investigate the murder of a teenager, our teen superheroes are soon drawn into the mystery. It immediately promises to propel them into the greatest adventure of their lives. Who is the mysterious teenager who ended up dead and why was he...

A family reunited. The return of an enemy. Fear without end. Axel’s life is turned upside down when he is sent a message from the New Haven refugee camp. The aliens there have information about his past. This takes him on a whole new journey. He leaves Liber8tor to start a fresh life. Everything is perfect. He now has family and a place to call home. He even has a girlfriend, a girl named Quinn who bears an uncanny resemblance to Brodie.For the first time ever, Axel knows his true identity and what the future holds. Or does he? Inspired by Axel’s move, Brodie and the others find a town ...

‘A fast paced winner with some laugh out loud moments.’ A spooky séance. A missing ornament. A double murder. Can Vivian Shelly really speak to the dead? Rosie’s not a believer, but her doubts are pushed to the limit when she attends one of Vivian’s séances. There’s something weird about the whole event. Something otherworldly. And the event gets even stranger when murder comes calling… This is confusing enough, but then Rosie's editor, Harry, wants her to interview a local sculpture who makes totems of celebrities. Rosie can't make up her mind if they're creepy or simply ...

The mysterious Project Icarus. The fate of a dead superhero. A town with a secret. The members of NEST are faced with their most baffling adventure yet. The grave of their dearly departed team member, Peter, has been disturbed—from the inside. How is that possible? Where is his body? Can a dead superhero come back to life? In their quest for answers, Tyrone, Nigel and Lara travel to the tiny town of Elben, Pennsylvania, to investigate a strange ghost who’s been stalking the citizens. The ghost seems to be living in the town’s local haunted house. Of course, ghosts aren’t real and, ...

‘This was a cute murder mystery.... A lot of quirky character's.... It was a fast read & most enjoyable.’ A female reporter. A hunky cop. A cute dog. A baffling mystery. Did Edna Crayborne really see a woman getting strangled in the ground floor window of the old Bailey house? Rosie Ryan isn’t sure. As a journalist with the Cape Carson Gazette, Rosie’s always on the lookout for a big news story. And the Bailey house does have a reputation as the most haunted house in town. After all, it’s the place where the infamous Bailey killings happened all those years ago. Of course, ...

Twelve-year-old Bobby Baxter isn’t exactly the bravest kid on Earth. His list of things that scare him is up to number 689, and they include lightning, crowds, spiders, crocodiles, alien abductions, falling from great heights, falling from small heights and eggs. So when he finds out that he’s the first Earthling ever chosen to attend the famous Galactic Space Academy, light years away from home, he’s terrified. And that’s before he discovers that someone at the academy wants the boy from Earth gone—permanently!

‘Great characters good mystery & I can never figure out how the murder is done!!! Keeps me guessing.... Love all the books.... Plus, Trixie is a bonus how she helps out....’ A mysterious note. A string of unrelated deaths. A legendary monster. Is there a killer at work in the tiny town of Port Logan? Rosie Ryan is sceptical when she receives the anonymous note about a recent death in the nearby town of Port Logan: So strange, all these deaths in Port Logan. And now, Stewart Bard. It doesn't make sense. Stewart Bard was killed by a falling rock while walking along the coast. But when ...