SECRET WOMEN'S BUSINESS (Ben Hood Thriller No. 22)
The bones of Aboriginal women and their half cast white babies lie buried beneath sand in caves on Hindmarsh Island, South Australia.  Hiding their shame was called “Secret Women’s Business.”  Ben Hood is engaged to protect a woman and her daughter on the island.  He discovers that Secret Women’s Business can also hide murder and that secret can prove very deadly.
Secret Women's Business is available from Smashwords.com here

KILL THEM (Ben Hood Thriller No. 21)
Swimsuit models gather at a resort in Broome, Western Australia.  A young Aboriginal girl is brutally raped in sand dunes close by.  Ben Hood is hired to offer protection to the swimsuit crew.  Islamic State fanatics decide to launch a deadly attack on the models.  A secret government squad is dispatched to neutralise the I.S. plot.  There is obviously going to be a deadly collision course with Ben right in the middle.
Kill Them is available from Smashwords.com here

LOVELESS (Ben Hood Thriller No.20
Someone in this very exclusive swingers club is out for revenge.  Club members are brutally killed.  Ben Hood is hired initially to protect rich and beautiful women in this club but suddenly he becomes one of the prime targets for the killer.  In order to identify the killer, Ben is forced to mix with club members and in the main, beautiful women.  The killer is sly and careful and works in the dark with a knife.  Ben travels to Bali, Vanuatu and Green Island on the Great Barrier Reef during his rather reluctant involvement in tracking down the killer of the Loveless. 
Loveless is available from Smashwords.com here

OUT OF THE DARKNESS (Ben Hood Thriller No. 19)
Ben Hood is hired by a beautiful Sydney model to investigate what she believes is a haunting in her house which overlooks a notorious suicide cliff at The Gap, Watsons Bay.  This treacherous location also claimed the lives of 121 men, women and children in a shipwreck in 1857.  Someone seems to have invited the spirits of some of the dead from The Gap into the basement of the model’s home.  One of the spirits is an angry vengeful man who seeks revenge on anyone he can get hold of because of his murder in 1973.  Ben is initially sceptical but the dark angry presence in the house eventually forces him into a fight for his life where his martial arts skills are of little use.
Out of Darkness is available from Smashwords.com here

THE PILBARA AFFAIR (Ben Hood Thriller No. 18)
The Pilbara in the searing heat of Western Australia is not a place for the faint hearted.  Billions of dollars are made from mining iron ore for sale. Who would care if two Aboriginal men are murdered so that someone can get their hands on a mine owned by a beautiful widow?  Ex Police Detective Ben Hood ends up in the middle of a brutal family war which plunges him into The Pilbara Affair.   
The Pilbarra Affair is available from Smashwords.com here

SOUTH PACIFIC AFFAIR (Ben Hood Thriller No. 17)
The discovery of a body in a creek not far from Sydney and a royal necklace stolen from the collection of the King of Tonga eventually leads Ben Hood into an assignment where he encounters dangerous people, beautiful women and an exotic coral island in the Kingdom of Tonga.  Ben faces the challenge of remaining alive and keeping his client safe with his usual flair for breaking rules and tackling dangerous people head on.
South Pacific Affair is available from Smashwords.com here

ISLAND MAGIC (Ben Hood Thriller No. 16)
Lord Howe Island, just off the east coast of Australia, has prided itself in being relatively crime free for years.  With the arrival on the island of movie star Brenda Grant and a film crew, together with some twisted criminals, things are about to get very deadly.  Ben Hood is hired to protect Brenda following death threats made against her by the deranged son of the island’s resident witch.  Ben’s relationship with the 61 year old witch takes him into totally unexplored territory.  He eventually finds himself in a race against the clock to save Brenda’s life as well as the life of the beautiful witch who seems to have him spellbound. 
Island Magic is available from Smashwords.com here

SUBTERRANEAN (Ben Hood Thriller No. 15)
Deep in the cold dark limestone caverns of the South Australian coastline, drugs worth millions of dollars are being smuggled inland from ocean caves.  An experienced diving instructor becomes suspicious and her mother is concerned enough to hire ex police detective Ben Hood to watch her.  Ben enrolls in her cave diving course which ultimately leads them both into a dark sinister world where deception and death are frequent stalkers. Ben is forced to deal with ruthless businessmen, professional killers both male and female and a stunning police detective who shows an intense interest in his activities and takes him to limits that have nothing whatsoever to do with the subterranean world.
Subterranean is available from Smashwords.com here

GONE (Ben Hood Thriller No. 14)
Two little girls from Charters Towers in Far North Queensland are abducted during the night and vanish.  Torn and bloodstained remains of one girl’s dress are found on a remote roadway.  There is no ransom demand and no contact by the girls or their abductor.  After almost 2 years missing, the Coroner gives a finding that both girls are dead.  Ben Hood is hired by one of the distraught mothers to go over the available evidence.  Ben isn’t used to working by normal investigative rules so buried secrets are quickly unearthed and a dangerous search begins for the girls, dead or alive. 
Gone is available from Smashwords.com here

ATOMIC BLONDE (Ben Hood Thriller No. 13)
She’s blonde and beautiful.  She’s wild and unpredictable.  She’s mentally fragile, unstable and abused.  She’s highly skilled in nuclear fission technology and knows how to build an atomic bomb.  Fanatics will use her in order to destroy one of the largest cities in Australia and cause catastrophic loss of life.  When her rebellious social life leads to club brawls Ben Hood is hired to keep her out of trouble.  Ben is assured it’s just another simple VIP protection job.  They should have hired someone else.        
Atomic Blonde is available from Smashwords.com here

DISORGANISED CRIME (Ben Hood Thriller No. 12)
As usual, it was another uncomplicated job for Ben
Hood.  Locate a stunning Italian woman who seemed to have gone missing from a NSW country town.  Perhaps Ben should have known before he became involved, that this woman was the wife of an Australian mafia boss and that attempting to locate her would bring him on a direct collision course with men who kill to protect their family secrets and illegal business dealings.
Disorganised Crime is available from Smashwords.com here

DYING IN PARADISE (Ben Hood Thriller No. 11) 
Ben Hood is reunited with the stunning Samantha Cruz, her
sensual and provocative younger sister Irene, and their grandmother, Ivy Cruz as he visits Surfers Paradise in Queensland, Australia, to investigate fraudulent activity involving the Cruz family fortune.  Deception, lies, death, witchcraft and the spirit world collide around Ben as he sets out (with some unexpected and lethal help) to bring the offenders to the kind of justice that only Ben Hood knows and understands.
Dying in Paradise is available from Smashwords.com here

CHARLOTTE'S FEAR (Ben Hood Thriller No. 10) 
When your children are kidnapped, a mother will do almost anything to get them back alive.  She will follow the instructions of the kidnapper to the letter, no matter how revolting those demands may be.  VIP operative, Ben Hood, is not given instructions to take on this kidnapping case and the desperate mother doesn’t want him interfering and risking the lives of her children.  As usual, Ben has other plans that may place the lives of the children at serious risk, but will turn the kidnapper’s life into a deadly nightmare.
Charlotte's Fear is available from Smashwords.com here 

A LOST LADY (Ben Hood Thriller No. 8)
It’s just another one of those ‘easy’ VIP security assignments for Ben Hood.  This job couldn't possibly land him in the crocodile infested Daintree Rainforest, attempting to rescue the kidnapped wife of a member of the Australian Federal Parliament, or get him tangled up with Islamic terrorists trying to launch a horrific attack inside Parliament House.  It just couldn't happen…not to Ben Hood!  

A Lost Lady is available from Smashwords.com here




AN EXPLOSIVE AFFAIR (Ben Hood Thriller No. 7)
Why would anyone want to blow up an entire Australian town?  How would they get their hands on sufficient explosives to even undertake such a task?  Why would ex police detective Ben Hood end up in the middle of this town at the same time as the bomber is preparing to unleash devastation?  Can an outcast, 12 year old Aboriginal girl be of any assistance to Ben in finding a way to resolve an impending catastrophe?  An Explosive Affair holds all the answers.  
An Explosive Affair can be purchased from Smashwords.com here



THE DARK AFFAIR (Ben Hood Thriller No. 6)
Ben Hood isn't all that comfortable with BDSM.  He’s never actually spanked anybody.  When the body of his partner’s brother is found washed up on the beach off an island off the coast of Far North Queensland, with a dog collar and chain around his neck, Ben finds himself dragged into a dark world where only his fighting skills and ability to survive against the odds, can keep him and others alive.
The Dark Affair is available from Smashwords.com here




THE MEN'S CLUB (Ben Hood Thriller No. 5)
All Ben Hood wanted was a quiet holiday by the sea.  He didn't want to spend time protecting beautiful women, repeatedly getting into fights or analysing bizarre death scenes.  He didn't want to be stalked and shot at by a hit man.  Ben therefore, picked a remote coastal town in Australia where none of these things could possibly happen.  Guess what?
The Men's Club is available from Smashwords.com here

DEAD WOMAN'S HOUSE (Ben Hood Thriller No. 4)
St. Helena Island in Queensland’s Moreton Bay, was a prison to some of the most vicious and dangerous criminals in Australia during the early 1900’s.  Many are buried there, some thrown down a deep well and left to die in agony.  An old house now stands over the well.  The house is empty.  The old couple who lived there are dead.  Some say it’s haunted. Someone is trying to burn it down.  Ben Hood is hired to guard the house by the stunningly beautiful granddaughter of the deceased couple.  It’s supposed to be an easy job.  Dead easy.
The Dead Woman's House is available from Smashwords.com here

FLESH TRADERS (Ben Hood Thriller No. 3)
The flesh traders kidnap daughters of the wealthiest people in the world, ship them secretly to Australia, brainwash and terrorise them before selling them as sex slaves in an exclusive underwater resort. Parents are forced to make regular ransom payments, or have their daughters killed. Only ex-detective Ben Hood could accidentally stumble into an operation so sinister and dangerous. They know he knows. They have engaged the most bizarre and deadly hit man in Australia to take him out. Only a crazy person would attempt to smash this operation and try to rescue any of these girls. Then again, this is Ben Hood and they say he is a little crazy.   
Flesh Traders is available from Smashwords.com here

BLACK MOUNTAIN AFFAIR (Ben Hood Thriller No. 2)
Ex Detective Sergeant Ben Hood, now a VIP protection operative, finds himself the target of a twisted serial killer when he is sent to protect Far North Australian Socialite, Merinda Jerome. Bodies and body parts are turning up in the deadly and ghostly caverns of Black Mountain. A graveyard is robbed. The killer seems to be two totally different identities. Perhaps he is white, or perhaps black. He is always one step ahead of Police and always too close for comfort. He uses a variety of unusual killing techniques. The man hunt is on, but who is hunting who? 
Black Mountain Affair is available from Smashwords.com here

CORAL SEA AFFAIR (Ben Hood Thriller No. 1)
Ben Hood is a suspended Australian Police Detective.  He joins a VIP protection company and is sent to exotic Port Douglas in Far North Queensland to watch over a breathtaking, upcoming starlet, Brenda Grant and her American film crew as they make a movie on the Great Barrier Reef.  He never expected to get within a million miles of this amazing woman in his wildest dreams….let alone kiss her;  touch her.   Initially their hilarious encounter is just great fun.  It’s Ben Hood’s mid life crisis dream come true.    Then it goes bad. EXTREMELY bad.   
Coral Sea Affair be downloaded FREE from Smashwords.com here


THE P PLATE FACTOR
Statistics show that a 17 year old driver with a P1 license is four times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than a driver over 26 years. Driving at night, with friends, significantly increases the risk.  17 year old Elias Yousif was involved in a high speed crash on the evening of the 19^th of July, 2008.  He was critically injured and snatched from the jaws of death by paramedics and medical experts. He beat The P Plate Factor. Many others don’t.  
The P Plate Factor can be downloaded FREE from Smashwords.com here