The Stolen Maps. E-book. Formato EPUB Trevor Tucker   -  Trevor Tucker Publishing, 2024  - 

It is 1519 and two intrepid Portuguese seafarers set off on separate missions to different parts of the globe. Their journeys intersect with the European discovery of ‘The Great South Land’.Manny Perez, young and adventurous, and Cristo de Mendonça an older, experienced naval officer, become friends and agree to map the east coast of this wild continent, unknown to white people.Danger and death await on land and sea as the explorers make contact with the indigenous people of this strange new place, and face the worst that nature can hurl at their ships.Lost, re-drawn, then stolen, Manny and Cristo’s precious maps become a treasure sought after in a race between empires.Heroism, tragedy, and intrigue reverberate all the way through history, leading to the discovery of a secret lying buried beneath modern Australia’s coastal sands.

God Only Knows When. E-book. Formato EPUB Trevor Tucker   -  Trevor Tucker Publishing, 2023  - 

Failed farmer Andy Stevens' life takes a turn for the better when he meets and marries Sydney barrister Beth Carmichael, but before they can settle into their new life the couple is recruited by the Federal Government as Livestock Theft Investigation officers.Livestock theft – sheep and cattle rustling – is the thriving but little-known sinister underbelly of Australian rural life.Along with their leader, Beau, a no-nonsense former drover, two high-flying young army officers and an aboriginal investigator, the team tackle stock theft head-on and commence a hunt for a killer who is preying on Australian farmers and taking their land.The criminal web they uncover is far reaching and diverse, encompassing native bird and reptile smuggling, counterfeiting and even a fine-art racket dating back to the Second World War.Even as their successes mount, Andy, Beth and their teammates have to watch their backs. Who knows who is really pulling the strings?Reader review: "A thoroughly enjoyable read. Trevor has embraced a significant topic which is often overlooked and seldom, if ever, understood by those who do not live in regional Australia."

A Sense of JusticeA tale of retribution for two unlikely Australian heroes. E-book. Formato EPUB Trevor Tucker   -  Trevor Tucker Publishing, 2022  - 

Two young Englishmen, Harry Taylor, a minor felon, and Patrick Galbraith, a navy marine lieutenant serving on the final convict transport ship bound for Australia in 1867, become friends on the voyage.Harry and Patrick both end up in Trial Bay Prison on the north coast of New South Wales.In return for good behaviour, an early release allows them to explore the hinterland. Opportunity knocks when the pair have a violent run-in with bushrangers and land a windfall beyond their wildest dreams.But their newfound wealth also haunts their adventurous lives, through a series of pivotal encounters with cattle thieves, murderers, colourful figures of the colony's racing and farming industries, and a young Aboriginal woman.Harry and Patrick both find love in the arms of beautiful women, but their good fortune comes under threat when a ghost from their past emerges.