NOVELS
Sovereign Assassin is my first novel for Shooting Star Press.
A darkly satirical thriller about an assassin whose sovereign immunity leads to her getting her own reality tv show as she prepares for her next kill.
“A thrilling, fast-paced book which is run through with a seam of genuinely deep philosophy.” – Read Freely
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While investigating a series of deaths where the victim’s brains have melted, Detective Thomas uncovers an intelligence raising program. As he works through the program, his own thinking becomes transformed. He discovers a secret society spreading the program and finds himself becoming a crucial part of their plan to change how the world is run.
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They’re falling in love, one conversation at a time. The Conversationist is an experimental and philosophical novel that tells the story of two freethinking people meeting and falling in love. During the relationship that follows, they have meaningful conversations regarding modern science, physics, biology, language and the human condition.
This was my first novel and self-published.
Out of Print.
CHILDRENS
After their base is raided by some unknown animals, an army soldier is sent into a mysterious forest to forage for food. Along the way he gets lost and discovers some dragons, but are they friend or foe and how will he find his way back to the base?
This story has themes relating to prejudice and indigenous use of land.
Written by the same father and daughter team as Unicorn’s Egyptian Rescue.
Unicorn’s Egyptian Rescue is my second book for children. I co-wrote it with my daughter, Rachel. It is the story of a baboon and an eagle going to rescue their magical friend, Unicorn.
Eddy’s Treasure is my first book for children. I co-wrote it with my son Michael. It is the story of Eddy the Echidna discovering a treasure with a little help from his friends from the Australian bush.
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SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS
The detective stories in this collection continue the adventures of Sergeant Thomas and his colleagues as they solve the many colours in which mystery and death are found.
A collection of nine detective stories where colour plays a role in the mystery. Includes:
Blue Bloods: A school awards ceremony turns tragic when the audience turns blue as they die.
The 11th Killer: A serial killer’s hair colour may be the key to their capture.
Black Death: After a body is dumped in public, working out how the victim died is harder than decoding the intended message.
Fear the Red Man: An incident with the Red Man haunts Sgt. Thomas, but may also be the key to solving a new case.
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Inspired by the appreciation of a light-hearted caper, these three heists have some twists in the tale.
The Coat Hanger: Mug and his crew are hired to steal a coat hanger from a dry cleaner. It’s a matter of life and death.
The Argument: Mug makes a bet over why two people are arguing. Will Mug finally make a bet he can win?
The Second Safe: One job, two safes. One contains money, but what’s in the second safe?
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This twelve story collection is centred around the theme of being altered by a situation. In the acclaimed How to Win a War, a soldier experiences a strategy for ending wars that might just work. In The Patriotic Amnesiac, a mother voluntarily gives up her ability to form new memories with far-reaching consequences. A Queen and a Prime Minister plot against a President in Sever-Reign. The Legend of Legend is a light-hearted caper about an egg that contains a universal truth. In the dystopian The Second Fear a ministry attempts to produce fear in someone who is incapable of feeling it. In the closing story, Devilish Tricks, a deal with the Devil changes the life of Casimir Hendrix, but is it for the better?
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Robert New 
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