Normie, a Vietnam veteran, is now an itinerant drunk who makes his home in a hidden cave. When exploring his new home, Normie uncovers a labyrinth of caves, and in doing so, makes a grizzly discovery of human remains. Normie explores deeper and makes another startling discovery, opening up some devastating and frightening consequences for himself. As the story unfolds, the author explores a thought-provoking scenario, where a child born in seclusion is suddenly thrust into an alien outside world of human conflict. With some unexpected and startling twists and turns, the story draws to an...

Dr James Ulrich has just been released from prison after serving five tears for official corruption. He discovers to his dismay, that despite his excellent qualifications and vast experience, he cannot get a job because of his prison record. He finally accepts a position as a janitor in a run-down and corrupt tennis academy. James discovers that all the ghosts and demons from his sordid past have come back to haunt him as he tries desperately to forge a new life as a law-abiding citizen.

Danny is a twenty-nine-year-old penniless loner without a decent job. Seemingly by chance, Danny meets Mandy, the most beautiful woman he has ever set eyes upon, who is also rich into the bargain. And what's more, she agrees to spend the evening with him. Danny can't believe his good luck. Mandy then invites Danny to attend a function at her mansion. Here he meets her husband, a notorious gangster, criminal and racehorse owner. Danny falls hopelessly in love with Mandy. But in the back of his mind is always the suspicion that he is a pawn in something devious and deadly. Suddenly Danny...

Noni and Kenji grow up in poverty in the street slums of Phnom Penh. Their father walks out out on them when they are babies and their mother is killed in a factory accident. At twelve years of age Kenji has his leg blown off in a land mind explosion. In order to survive, Kenji becomes a street beggar and Noni becomes a prostitute at the age of fourteen. Thousands of kilometres away in Queensland Australia, Tina and Roy are brought up in very different circumstances under the loving care of a hard-working farmer and his wife. But their life is difficult too, struggling to survive at the mercy...