URBAN HUNTERS COLLECTION BOOKS 1 TO 3 Billy's gotta find some girls, or he and his brothers face extinction, the last of their kind living a Stone Age life in the Australian bush. The spirits choose Billy to see what he can find in the big city. But he's never even seen a girl before and all he's got to wear is a loincloth. His dad wants a fat one to keep him warm in winter and his oldest brother Mallee, wants six No one knows what Pindaari wants. Billy doesn't want to go so the spirit of his mother forces the issue with a violent attack by a giant Red kangaroo. She's good like that -...

FOUR SMALL STONES (book 1) Billy's gotta find some girls, or he and his brothers face extinction, the last of their kind living a Stone Age life in the Australian bush. The spirits choose Billy to see what he can find in the big city. But he's never even seen a girl before and all he's got to wear is a loincloth. His dad wants a fat one to keep him warm in winter and his oldest brother Mallee, wants six No one knows what Pindaari wants. Before he goes he must pull off the impossible and earn his brother's respect, outsmarting them at their own game with a stinking dead kangaroo, a flooded...

TRIBAL SCARRING (book 2) The clan face a dilemma - Billy doesn't want to go on his Walkabout yet and besides, he hasn't even been initiated into a man. Can hardly blame him, they want to use the slice of a knife where no boy wants a knife to go. The spirit of his mother forces the issue with a violent attack by a giant Red kangaroo. She's good like that - helpful. The old Magic Man wants to seal Billy's horrific injuries under the coals of a fire, exactly as he would initiate an Aboriginal Warrior. He's helpful too. Billy must decide whether to endure the pain of initiation or remain a boy....

WALKABOUT (book 3) Billy leaves his family and the bush for the first time ever, but wolf-whistles and abuse leave him confused about the appeal of his bare bum. A friendly trucker named Turbo, teaches him that he won't pick up any girls wearing a bright red sundress. And he nearly runs back home after a gruesome discovery in a barrel at the tip. He calls upon his ancestors for help with shocking results, and he's forced to fight off a mongrel old man in a violent confrontation. A darkened alley full of rats in the city reveals a beautiful girl. Amber's pyjamas are covered in mud and blood...

BUDGIE SMUGGLERS (book 4) Billy hunts street meat for his first ever dinner date, much to Amber's dismay. A cranky council worker named Norm, wants them out of his park, but he also wants his park rid of feral cats. Billy makes a weapon for Amber with mixed results and the drunken burp of a hobo sends her crashing back into the life she just escaped. Billy has no clue what to do with an upset Amber but he does try. His bare bum needs to be kept in check so Amber comes up with a gift. And Larry, Curly and Moe make a meal of a dying man, saving his life and making him giggle. Norm is...

BULLIES (book 5) The son of the mongrel old man who Billy speared wants revenge. Billy could lose the pups. A bloody battle ensues but Diesel doesn't count on Amber; or Larry, Curly and Moe for that matter. Billy leaves Turbo and Amber gobsmacked with a lesson in respect for Diesel. And with a little help from a hobo, Amber shows Billy how street kids hunt pigeons for brunch. "Mad writing skills you've got: )" Jessica B, USA "So many good characters in this book. You just have to wonder what Billy will get up to next." Ann C, UK "Another brilliant adventure from Billy. The fight is fantastic....

THE ORPHANAGE (book 6) Billy and Amber must save Larry from the dog catcher, with a shocking twist for Billy. A pursuit leads them into a creepy, rundown orphanage where they find themselves under attack by a savage pack. They fight to save the lives of many only to fall victim down the bowels of hell itself. "Way beyond wonderful. A spine-tingling experience of anticipation. Fear and terror a plenty. I think it is the best so far." Anne, Australia "Plenty of laughs, as usual, love it. Great dialogue. The Bullie's antics are hilarious." Jack S, Australia "Great ending." Hermione, Australia...

FINAL STRAW (book 8) It was all so perfect, until the dark side of life paid Amber a visit. Now all she's got is a bloodied pair of pink pyjamas and a cardboard box down a rat-infested alley. Amber comes face to face with a cruel murderer in the bush. She must decide - kill him now or later? And remain a victim at the hands of her mother, or fight for a life of her own? "I would read ANYTHING this man wrote." NEW YORK BOOK REVIEW, W. D LaRue "Real and frightening. Great build-up " Marie, UK "Gripping " Ethan, USA "Surprising climax. Great ending " Anne, Australia URBAN HUNTERS is storytelling...