Nick Smart is fresh out of school, a wet-behind-the-ears jackaroo on a gap year. But at Palmenter Station, nothing is what it seems. Nick is about to discover there's a lot of grey between black and white, between legal and illegal and between right and wrong.

A childhood of innocent fun came to an end with the abrupt uncovering of a family secret. Discovering that his grandfather was not a hero of the great war led to further research and Martin Chambers finding a interconnected web of crime, business, and family history. In unraveling the murderous history of late 20th century Western Australia, of the serial killer David Birnie, of Eric Edgar Cook, of the Claremont serial killer, and many more, we find stories that would challenge the best fi...

"What I like about sailing is that it is sustainable. You set the sails and the wind propels and you could go to the end of the world with little extra thought. You don't need too many clothes and certainly you are not prisoner to fashion or the need to dress in the latest style. Some locally sourced food and off you go. The horizon beckons."These entertaining stories about sailing life began when Martin and his wife Kerryn departed from Adelaide on their run-down yacht. They were ...

Six Hundred.Most of these stories are short, six hundred words or so. It is a length that requires word discipline, not long enough for flowery prose or complicated scenarios but long enough to create movement. Just as an artist might paint a portrait with the subject gazing off to the side, or looking directly to us with an enigmatic smile that reveals the fact of a secret without us knowing what the secret is. It is the difference between writing a scene and a story, and it has va...

A year after the disappearance of her sister and two other kayakers, botanist Sara Wilton joins investigative journalist Bernard McKenzie on a trip to the remote and beautiful Dirk Hartog Island. The trip is both an opportunity to say goodbye to her sister and a chance to understand what may have happened.They are accompanied by four others who are each in their own way seeking something. Bernie's long time mate, the writer Richard Mawson, is trying to rebuild his life following th...

At any age, in any age, we could all fall by the highway of life. Charlie and Angel are two such teenagers, who break the monotony of their foster home life by breaking into houses. When a burglary goes wrong, they escape in a stolen van along the Great Central Road. What follows, just as they are beginning find somewhere to belong, is murder and a ruthless international crime syndicate.They meet two German tourists who have broken down, and together the four of them travel the Grea...

Poems previously published in collections and anthologies. On the nature of writing and art, of love and devotion, peace and global warming, and the thinkings of fish. These thirteen poems will leave you with plenty to think about.

In Character Rebellion a stop work meeting quickly gets out of control as characters from other books attempt to take charge. Can the writer really ever be in control?In Remembering Pablo there is something of the love and devotion we all feel at the loss of a friend.In Time Machine, remember what it was to taste things for the first time and to feel the texture of the world brand new.

When school leavers arrive at Rottnest Island for end-of-year celebrations they find overzealous police and no beer. But an aspiring business student hits upon a simple and profitable plan. Between parties on the beach, pies at the bakery, and lots of healthy outdoor activities, what could possibly go wrong?

At any age, in any age, we could all fall by the highway of life. Charlie and Angel are two such teenagers, who break the monotony of their foster home life by breaking into houses. When a burglary goes wrong, they escape in a stolen van along the Great Central Road. What follows, just as they are beginning find somewhere to belong, is murder and a ruthless international crime syndicate.They meet two German tourists who have broken down, and together the four of them travel the Gre...

"What I like about sailing is that it is sustainable. You set the sails and the wind propels and you can go to the end of the world with little extra thought. You don't need too many clothes and certainly you are not a slave to fashion or the need to dress in the latest style. Some locally sourced food and off you go."These entertaining stories of sailing life began when Martin and his wife Kerryn departed from Adelaide on thier run-down yacht. They were headed for Fremant...

'I never planned to be the Mr Big of people smuggling. That's what they call me. The Mr Big of People Smuggling. Trafficker in human misery. Well, my father always told me if you are going to do something, do it well.' Nick Smart is fresh out of school, a wet-behind-the-ears jackaroo on a gap year. But at Palmenter Station, nothing is what it seems. Nick is about to discover there’s a lot of grey between black and white, between legal and illegal and between right and wrong.