Storm Books: 15 books

LUCAS. Quattro anni fa Kira se n’è andata, lasciandomi solo nel momento peggiore della mia vita. Non la perdonerò mai per questo. Ora è tornata e tutto l’odio che sento dentro di me, riesce a tenermi alla larga da lei. Eppure, ogni volta che mi guarda, mi sento confuso, perso e spaventato,...

Makes you want to get on the next flight to Santiago and eat cocido! - Rick Stein, TV chef Like Bill Bryson, Barlow has canny comic timing. Both writers get by on cerebral charm that can verge on slapstick. New York Times A mouthwatering adventure! LA Times * Everything...

One journey can change everything—for you and everyone else... ISLANDERS: A dystopian adventure for young adults from prize-winning author John Barlow. *** Ben Brewer has lived all his life on the Island. But things are getting unbearable. There’s hardly any food and there’s...

You can't change your past. But what about your future? *** 'A gripping read... A fascinating study in dark and evil... Beautifully cinematic… far more cinematic than a McDermid or a Rankin.' Crimefictionlover 'Crime thriller fans, this novel is a must read.' Jersey Girl Book...

Someone wants you dead. You don’t know who. Or why. John Ray is called to the scene of a violent murder. The victim is an old associate of his father, local crime boss Tony Ray. There’s no obvious motive for the crime, but everybody agrees on one thing: don’t tell the police. John,...

Gerald Thomas is the perfect mixture of a streetwise kid and a highbrow intellectual, a blend that is bound to create something intense. From the cheerful samba sessions in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, which he attended enthusiastically, to the cerebral opera houses in Germany, which he scandalized with...

The first three twist-filled novels in the Emily Swanson series. "Had me on the edge of my seat." - Readers Favorite "The twists and turns hook you like a fish." - SJ's Book Blog NEXT TO DISAPPEAR When Emily moves into a new apartment, she's desperate to overcome her troubled...

When Jake persuades his family to embark on a sailing-camping holiday on a small Tasmanian island, he is mostly interested in pirate fantasies and his new sailing dinghy. But he does not plan on events which are to leave him isolated with his brother and sister as well as a couple of Kiwi kids. Ultimately,...

Fin has always been passionate about fishing, so when he discovers an illegal net full of undersized fish in Sydney’s northern waterways, his first reaction is to empty it. The subsequent events turn a joint Kiwi-Australian family holiday into a rather more complex experience. This deeply...

When a Tasmanian sailing family anchors near an old wrecked hulk in New Zealand’s Marlborough Sounds, the kids discover a strangely abandoned campsite nearby, with plates of uneaten food and young children’s toys still visible under the mould and cockroaches. Their curiosity leads to an investigation...

When three Tasmanian children try chasing a couple of home-alone kids who live on an old barge in New Zealand’s Bay of Islands, they soon find themselves heavily involved in a conflict with one of the local oyster-farmers. The outcome is a triumph of lateral thinking, and a signal to youngsters...

The darkest thoughts should stay buried… Two months ago, Emily Swanson was almost murdered by a psychopath. Determined to overcome her trauma, she visits a forest retreat called Meadow Pines. With no phones or Internet, it’s the perfect place to relax. Until one of the guests is found dead. At...

She’s searching for the missing. She’ll wish they stayed lost. When Emily moves into a new apartment, she’s desperate to overcome her troubled past. Then she learns about the previous tenant. Her name was Alina. One night, she left the hospice where she worked as a nurse…and was never...

To protect the innocent, she must first risk their lives… Emily Swanson knows how it feels to lose everything. Which is why she agrees to help a grieving widow look into her husband’s death. Max Edwards drowned in the River Thames. A toxicology report shows he was drunk, but his wife insists...