David Brelsford is a shameless dog lover as is evident in many of his short stories. He is currently the joint owner (with his wife) of a gentle springer spaniel, but has fantasies of one day owning a Bernese mountain dog. He has undertaken charity runs to raise funds for motor neurone disease, but at 81 his running days are over. He now contents himself with being a mad keen square dancer. He has three sons and four lovely grandchildren. He also loves classical music and does part-time wo...

David Brelsford won the Hula Manu writing competition at the Brigham Young University Hawaii Campus in 1973. He then had a thirty year hiatus whilst he was actively involved in the accumulation of babies and mortgages. He started writing again in the early 2000s but still finds it hard to discipline himself to a regular timetable. He would much rather be square dancing, walking the dog or even chopping firewood!

David Brelsford emigrated aged 22 and fell in love with Australia straightaway. ‘The only regret I have about coming here,’ he says, ‘is that I didn’t come earlier.’ He took up long distance running in his fifties and has undertaken charity runs to raise funds for Motor Neurone Disease research. He lives in Launceston, Tasmania, with his wife, pet spaniel, and two budgies. He has three sons and two grandsons. He enjoys gardening, likes running, loves classical music and is a mad keen squar...

David Brelsford was born in Nottinghamshire and came to Australia in 1965. He worked for many years as a postman before becoming a library technician. He lived in Sydney, Hawaii, Queanbeyan and Brisbane before retiring to Launceston, Tasmania, in 2007. He is married with three sons and – to date – one grandson. A long-distance runner, he has undertaken charity runs for motor neurone disease research.

An Undertaker's Diary is based on the diariesthat the authorkept during his 7 years as an undertaker.The stories are told 'through his eyes' and in a raw and down to earth way that will absorb the reader in each and every varied encounter with death.This is not for the 'fainted hearted' and contains gruesome and often disturbing accounts of tragedy and death from plane crashes to house fires, murders to hit and runs. If you have ever wanted to be a 'fly on ...

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A collection of gripping short stories in the Cliff Hardy series from highly successful Australian crime fiction writer, Peter Corris.'The godfather of Australian crime fiction.'Cliff Hardy is in action again: trying to keep one step ahead of his client's troubles - and his own.He goes from sleazy backstreets to boardrooms in skyscrapers - dealing with everyone from fashion models and teenage junkies to urban developers and crooked funeral ...

A delightful short story from Jane Gardam, revisting that Titan of the Hong Kong law courts, Edward Feathers (known to many as Old Filth) in the days after he loses his beloved wife, Betty.

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The must-have annual anthology for every crime fiction fan - the year's top new British short stories selected by leading crime critic Maxim Jakubowski.This great annual covers the full range of mystery fiction, from noir and hardboiled crime to ingenious puzzles and amateur sleuthing. Packed with top names such as: Ian Rankin (including a new Rebus), Alexander McCall Smith, David Hewson, Christopher Brookmyre, Simon Kernick, A.L. Kennedy, Louise Walsh, Kate Atkinson, Colin Bateman...

Ken Bruen's explosive Jack Taylor series, set in the streets of Galway, place him among the greats of modern crime fiction. Now, for the first time, the first three books in the series are available as an eBook bundle:The GuardsOusted from the Guards, Ireland's police force, Jack Taylor is stuck in Galway with nothing to look forward to, until a dazzling woman walks into the bar with a strange request and a rumor about Jack's talent...

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