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Book Peek: Kitty & Cadaver by Narrelle M Harris

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Book Peek: <em>Kitty & Cadaver</em> by Narrelle M Harris

A sneak book peek into Clan Destine Press' Kitty & Cadaver by Narrelle M Harris. Laszlo Kantor didn’t tell the five patrolling musicians that he thought they were preposterous, because he’d learned long ago to keep these opinions to himself, especially from preposterous people.The oddest at the moment was the Swede, Kurt, who had a tablet computer in one hand, open on an app that displayed a keyboard. He played it as he sang into the quiet buildings of this area of light industry.  Water, fire, air and earth  Let no evil cross this line  Weave a web, protect this...

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An Aussie Crime Writer Talks About The Harry The Horse Phase

Stephen Johnson

An Aussie Crime Writer Talks About The Harry The Horse Phase

By Stephen Johnson I’m past the halfway point on the latest Spotlight series manuscript. The body count stands at one, a minimalist victim rate compared to my first book, Tugga’s Mob. Fear not, more blood will be spilled before the final page. I’m edging to that climax, slowed in part by the knowledge it will face the Harry The Horse phase.Harry Lovett, aka Harry The Horse, departed for the chief sub’s bar behind the Pearly Gates in the early '80s, a few years after I joined the ABC as a cadet. It was a bygone era that Hollywood would portray...

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The Only One in the World: A Sherlock Holmes Anthology

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The Only One in the World: A Sherlock Holmes Anthology

CLAN DESTINE PRESSThe Only One in the World – a Sherlock Holmes Anthology “Well, I have a trade of my own. I suppose I am the only one in the world. I’m a consulting detective, if you can understand what that is.” ~ Sherlock Holmes to Dr John Watson, A Study in Scarlet What if Sherlock Holmes was Polish? What if he and/or John Watson were Indian or Irish or Australian or Japanese? How would their worlds look if one or both was from a completely different background? These are the questions Clan Destine Press asked writers from a wealth of...

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Book Peek: Inside Tugga's Mob by Stephen Johnson

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Book Peek: Inside <em>Tugga's Mob</em> by Stephen Johnson

A sneak book peek into Clan Destine Press' award-nominated Tugga's Mob by Stephen Johnson. June 1, 1986Day One: Judy Williams, from Waikato, New Zealand, is now officially in London. God, what a flight getting here: delays in Sydney and then Singapore, but we weren’t allowed to leave the airport. Such a long haul from Auckland to Heathrow, but it’s worth it to be in what I’ve always considered the coolest city in the world. There are millions of cars, people, and houses and the city noise is incredible; it’s close to how I imagined it would be. All those English...

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Cape of Talent

Janet Anderton

Cape of Talent

By Janet Anderton Indulge me for a moment. Think about your talent, whatever it is, the thing you are truly great at. Now, close your eyes and feel where in your body your talent sits. Really feel it. I did this yesterday, and, to my surprise, it sits wrapped around my shoulders, like a cape, my Cape of Talent.Now, this made me smile because, as I’ve mentioned on here before, I am struggling with my health right now, I’m tired. A lot. I’ve really struggled to paint, my concentration levels are like Dory the fish. I’ve been finding life incredibly...

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