R. L. Humphries
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Beautiful young widow, Charlotte Madison, is destitute after the death of her husband in a rail accident, and begins housekeeping once a week for five lovelorn bachelors in the small rural town of Monto In Queensland. They importune her and she keeps refusing until her son Robbie, 13, is caught thieving around the town with his mates. The local Police Sergeant urges her to get Robbie out of Monto and, desperate for money, Charlotte agrees to give...
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Jake Barlow, now retired from murder investigations, and living a peaceful life with his wife Annie, sets out on a nice spring morning, In Brisbane, to do some banking business, some research for his latest book and some lunch with beautiful Anne. But the bank is invaded by three young Muslims, wanting to rob it to fund the Jihad in Syria. They are ruthless, killing two security guards and a plain clothes policeman and, eventually two hostages, of...
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Rural reporter and cattleman, Ned Barron, has been banging away at mining companies for years so he's not pleased when he arrives at a Queensland country town on assignment and finds the place booked out by the so-called Coal Queen, Laura Barnett, head of Barnett Mining and Australia's richest woman. In the local pub he's approached by one of her staff and told not to approach Miss Barnett under any circumstances. Amused, he replies by tipping his...