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Alice A Bailey
Isobel Blackthorn's portrait of Alice Bailey is at once intimate and authoritative, entertainingly readable and densely researched. Alice A. Bailey: Life & Legacy delves into the life and times of British aristocrat and Christian missionary turned theosophist whose writings, esoteric school and organisations provided the foundations of the New Age movement. A woman who counted among her friends Eleanor Roosevelt and Grand Duke Alexander of Russia. A survivor of horrific domestic violence, controversy dogged Alice Bailey from the moment she joined the Theosophical Society and rose to prominence as teacher and scribe for a master of the wisdom known as the Tibetan. She was accused by purists i...
The Legacy Of Old Gran Parks
Southern Australia, 1983. While Middle-aged stalwart Miriam rolls into town in her broken down car, Frankie - a deer hunter - is up in the forested hinterland with her gun. Meanwhile, fisherwoman Old Pearl sits on her front deck with her dog, a glass of whiskey in her hand, and Emily, the English backpacker, scrubs out the pie-encrusted kitchen at the roadhouse. But all is not well. Gran Parks is stirring. Four troubled women. One restless spirit. Who will survive?
Asylum
Seeking asylum from the wreckage of her life, Yvette Grimm arrives in Australia on a holiday visa. She applies for permanent residency with no hope of success. Resisting advice that she marry to stay in the country, Yvette invests her hopes in a palm-reader's prophecy that she will meet the father of her children before she's thirty. She's twenty-nine. Set in the excoriating heat of an endless Perth summer, against the backdrop of asylum seekers locked in detention, Asylum is a gripping tale of loss and belonging that is dark, absurd and hilarious by turns.
Spiritual Leadership
A documentary memoir of Twelves, an esoteric group attempting to make the world a better place through structured meditations.
A Matter Of Latitude
From the acclaimed author of The Drago Tree comes a riveting thriller about survival, revenge and long-hidden secrets. When Lanzarote anti-corruption activist Celestino is T-boned on a lonely road, he knows the collision was no accident. Wounded and fearing for his life, he hides in an abandoned fishing village, waiting for a chance to make it home. Meanwhile, his wife Paula is distraught and sets out to look for him. Paula's search for her husband quickly descends into mayhem, danger and intrigue. Before long, she realizes she's being followed. She needs answers, and fast. But where is Celestino, and will he ever make it back alive? NOTE: This is the clear print edition of A Matter Of Latitude, with a 14pt font size for easier reading. "A Matter of Latitude simmers with danger, betrayal and treachery, drawing the reader into the island's history of shady dealings and uneasy relationships between natives, tourists and expats... Isobel Blackthorn has crafted an atmospheric and setting-rich novel with alluring lyrical style." - Sandi Wallace, award-winning crime fiction author
Too Bright for Murder
When Ruth Finlay accompanies her neighbour Doris Cleaver and the Mahjong club on a long weekend in the picturesque town of Bright, she’s hoping for a relaxing time researching the town for a feature article. Instead, the death of one of the tour party catapults her into an investigation she could surely do without. Who killed Burt Braithwaite and why? Surely not one of the ladies of the Mahjong club? With too many suspects, only one small clue and few leads to follow up on, Ruth grows desperate to find answers. Her desperation grows as she finds herself under suspicion for the murder. When Ruth discovers that a second death connected to the holiday home took place five years before, she is determined to discover a link. And to make things even more complicated, her neighbour and sidekick Doris disappears at the local farmer’s market. A delightful Australian cozy mystery filled with quirky characters and unexpected twists, TOO BRIGHT FOR MURDER is the second book in Isobel Blackthorn's Ruth Finlay Mysteries.
Canary Islands Mysteries - Books 4-5
Books 4-5 in 'Canary Islands Mysteries', a series by Isobel Blackthorn, now available in one volume. A delightfully gripping collection with plenty of twists and turns, these novels will appeal to anyone who loves a good mystery! The Ghost Of Villa Winter: Psychic Clarissa Wilkinson is holidaying in the Canary Islands, hoping to find some adventure. Instead, she discovers a body in a chest in Villa Winter: a secret Nazi base on the idyllic island of Fuerteventura. Teaming up with the hapless writer, Richard Parry, the two try to unravel the clues and find the killer before another life is lost. Sing Like A Canary: Retired police officer Marjorie Pierce is on her way to Lanzarote to track down her old informer, Billy McKenzie. Soon, present and past collide when gangsters Eric and Mick Maloney turn up on the island, hell-bent for revenge. Racing against the clock, Marjorie has to get to Billy before the brothers. But who can be trusted... and who betrayed Marjorie all those years ago?
A Dark Thrillogy
All three books in 'A Dark Thrillogy', a series of suspense novels by Isobel Blackthorn, now in one volume! The Legacy Of Old Gran Parks: While middle-aged stalwart Miriam arrives into town, deer hunter Frankie is up in the forested hinterland with her gun. Meanwhile, fisherwoman Old Pearl sits on her front deck, a glass of whiskey in hand, and Emily, the English backpacker, is scrubbing out the pie-encrusted kitchen at the roadhouse. But all is not well... Gran Parks is stirring. Four troubled women. One restless spirit. Who will survive? Twerk: A Sunday night in a Las Vegas strip club is rocked, when a local oddball dies during a private dance. Amber falls for the hot paramedic who arrives...
Canary Islands Mysteries - Books 1-3
The first three books in 'Canary Islands Mysteries', a series by Isobel Blackthorn, now available in one volume. A delightfully gripping collection with plenty of twists and turns, these novels will appeal to anyone who loves a good mystery! A Matter Of Latitude: After Paula's husband Celestino fails to return home one night, she starts searching for answers. Together with the trouble retiree, Shirley Mobad, the two make their way through Lanzarote in search of Celestino. But where is he, and can they get him back home alive? Clarissa's Warning: A lottery jackpot changes Claire Bennett’s life, and she decides to buy an ancient stone ruin on the island of her dreams. Despite her mystic aunt...
The Indigo Flame
A collection of esoteric fiction, 'The Indigo Flame' contains four standalone novels from author Isobel Blackthorn, now available in one volume! The Drago Tree: Haunted by demons past and present, geologist Ann Salter seeks sanctuary on the exotic island of Lanzarote. Ann’s encounters with the island’s hidden treasures becomes a journey deep inside herself, as she struggles to understand who she was, who she is, and who she wants to be. Set against a panoramic backdrop of dramatic island landscapes and Spanish colonial history, The Drago Tree is an intriguing tale of betrayal, conquest and love. The Unlikely Occultist: Librarian Heather Brown discovers the fascinating life of Alice Baile...
