Ian Wynne: 5 books

From the warm shores of Australia's Moreton Bay to a storm-swept English pier and a barren South African hillside. Whatever the setting, nothing is quite as it seems in this collection of short fiction.

Gavel is a story about forbidden passions, greed and a lust for power. Andrew Pringle's twin brother has always been on the fast track to success but now he's in trouble. The wildlife photographer from South Africa owes his twin an lot and is determined to pay his debt. But when his brother is murdered...

The abduction of his daughter by the Special Branch's most wanted terrorist sends Paul Van Niekerk into a spiral of disintegration until a chance meeting gives him hope. His relentless quest to find out what happened to his daughter drags him through the corrupt underbelly of South Africa's...

Welcome to the world of genetic terrorism – a place where evil knows no boundaries. A bird flu outbreak on Australia's remote Palm Island finds journalist Ryan Helzinger in the right place at the right time – and presents him with a chance to break the biggest story of his career. But the headlines...

"I wonder whether the memories I am writing down are real memories dredged from the soup of the past, or whether they are just what I think the memories would be – if I had any." Faith Trelawney is a successful young graphic designer with her own business in Brisbane, Australia. She has...