In 1959, a former Nazi S.S. Officer manipulated Child Services to grant him guardianship of young Kathy Jackson, age fifteen. He immediately authorized her marriage to his sixteen-year-old son, Peter, despite the desperate pleas to the court from her mother, Alice, who was powerless to stop the process. Thus, began a systematic grooming of the young Kathy to ultimately submit to her father-in-law's sexual demands and to suffer a life of servitude and isolation, clinging only to the one hope she had: her love of Peter. But all that would come apart in a terrible and murderous fantasy, scribbled on paper, that threatened to imprison Kathy for the rest of her life. This is the true story of a young girl's virtual sexual slavery and mental unravelling, and the courageous lawyer who fought for her future, long before the 'me-too movement' would usher in intolerance of sexual abuse, pedophilia and incest.

This story is about a woman who suffered a serious assault as a result of her husbands actions. Once he had been through the court system, and was imprisoned the story didn't end. Robyn had to rebuild her world and start again, always considering she could be harmed again. Slowly, step by step, she did the things she could to start her new life. Her world had to change totally. The story tells of that rebuilding, of the laughs, tears, and challenges that she faced every step of the way. In the background, she had the support of members of New Zealand Police, both working and retired who supported, encouraged, laughed with her. Without their support the story would have been totally different. This story tells of one woman's life after a crime that the Public would never see.

A Shopping List for Murder, is an autobiography of a unique piece of New Zealand's criminal history. Robyn had a seemingly normal marriage and was achieving her dreams of breeding distinctive stud Belted Galloway cattle, and running a Farmstay in an idyllic valley setting in the Canterbury Foothills. Her world was nearly perfect. One cold and winters night, she walked nearly 10 km to a Public phone box and made the most important and influential phone call of her life. That phone call caused a series of events that disintegrated to a point where murder was the near outcome. This book describes in graphic detail, what it is like to be a victim of a horrendous premeditated crime, in a remote farm house. The story goes further then merely recounting the attack. We learn what it is like being the victim in the New Zealand criminal justice system, and the frustrations that individuals endure being a part of that system. We also watch as Robyn has to fight every inch of the way to rebuild her life after surviving the terror of that night that will no doubt haunt her forever. How she has coped has been her tremendous grit and determination, ability to think outside the square and her quirky sense of humour as is evidenced by the many amusing excerpts scattered throughout this book. Walk beside Robyn as she guides you through her story.

A DINNER TO DIE FOR Summoned from her Arizona ranch to take charge of her teenage great-nephew and his twin sister, Genia Potter takes a rental on the Rhode Island coast. Old acquaintance Stanley Parker is only too happy to welcome her. And soon Genia is busily preparing for the tasting party that she and Stanley are hosting that evening at her cottage. An avid cook and recipe collector, Stanley has already roped Genia into collaborating on The Secret Ingredient Cookbook, chock-full of Rhode Island culinary mysteries. Now is their chance to test some recipes and solicit others from each of the invited. Stanley has carefully selected six guests. And each has been asked to contribute a recipe with one secret ingredient. Genia asks no questions–until the lobster bisque is cold and all but one are present. Where is Stanley? Dead. And unlamented. Has one of the guests concocted a secret recipe for murder? Everyone has a motive. And everyone has a secret–including Genia’s troubled great-nephew, the prime suspect. . .

What if you can recast the timeline to retain or homicide someone? Edward, the son of the commissioner, had an incredible lifestyle. He had control over his precious time…he knew that to do anything illicit, he just had to alter the clock…but then, my friend, there are always restrictions in life. He came to know everyone’s secret, threatened everyone…but will his lover and friends be loyal till the end? The detective's friend went berserk and was unable to find the murderer, but who the detective chose amongst them is throbbing everyone's heart...and will it be the choice of the detective or the culprit? It gets interesting when the web of plotting takes place in front of readers but still, they are unable to recognize the lucidity of the glass. The book withholds no secrets which could be used to interpret the course of action of murder. It does not emphasize much on the fictitious part but the tragedy!

The ninth Auguste Didier mystery. Murder was not on the agenda when the Ladies' Motoring Club committee decided to organise a run of their 1904 motor cars from London to Canterbury under the patronage of His Majesty King Edward VII. It is to be the occasion of the official Motor Club of Great Britain road trials for the electrically powered Dolly Dobbs, which its inventor claims has overcome the need for constant recharging of batteries - and this is its first public outing, after months of secrecy. Trouble is on the way, however, for the Dolly Dobbs sparks off mighty passions: from rival inventor Thomas Bailey determined to beat it; from the Duchess of Dewbury who hopes to drive it; from Hester Hart, the famous lady traveller recently returned to England; from Lady Bullinger, leader of the club's 'racers'; from Hortensia Millward, leader of the Horse Against Motor Car Society and, indeed, it seems, from many others who frequent the club's London headquarters and motor stable. In the club's kitchens, Auguste Didier presents the members with a cuisine worthy of his position as master chef. But when hidden passions explode into hideous murder and Inspector Egbert Rose of Scotland Yard is called in, Auguste's other skills as sleuth are put to the test once more, as he battles to help solve the case.

Cape Cod bicycle shop owner Mackenzie “Mac” Almeida and her mystery book club find a certain accusation of murder quite the stretch . . . When your mother is an astrologist and your dad is a minister, you learn to keep an open mind. Which is just what Mac loves to do—exercise her mind by puzzling out fictional clues in the mystery novels she reads and discusses with her Cozy Capers Book Group. But now Mac’s friend Gin has found herself in a sticky situation. After wealthy genealogist Beverly Ruchart is found dead outside Gin’s taffy shop, the candy maker becomes a person of interest. When it’s revealed that Beverly was poisoned the night Gin brought a box of taffy to a dinner party at Beverly’s house, she’s bumped to the top of the suspects list. It’s up to Mac and her Cozy Capers crime solvers to unwrap this real-life mystery. But this time they might have bitten off more than they can chew . . .