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Sherryl Clark

    Tato autorka přináší bohatý a rozmanitý literární svět, který zahrnuje napínavé krimi, půvabné dětské příběhy a provokativní YA romány. Její tvorba, která se opírá o více než dvacet pět let zkušeností, je charakterizována vytrvalostí a hlubokým porozuměním pro postavy, často s nádechem humoru a moudrosti. Dětské a YA knihy, které se dočkaly celosvětového úspěchu, ukazují její schopnost promlouvat k mladším čtenářům, zatímco její krimi romány, inspirované silnými ženskými postavami a složitými zápletkami, dokazují její mistrovství v žánru.

    Trust Me, I'm Dead
    Mad, Bad and Dead
    Bone Song
    Dead And Gone
    Puffin Nibbles: The Littlest Pirate
    The Littlest Pirate in a Pickle
    • 2022

      Mad, Bad and Dead

      • 320 stránek
      • 12 hodin čtení
      3,8(66)Ohodnotit

      A murdered employee. A missing child. Anonymous phone calls in the dead of night. Judi Westerholme's troubles aren't over......

      Mad, Bad and Dead
    • 2020

      Dead And Gone

      • 336 stránek
      • 12 hodin čtení
      4,0(3)Ohodnotit

      There's nothing more dangerous than revenge. Judi Westerholme has been through it. Brave and strong-willed, she's just about coping in her new role as foster parent to her orphaned niece, taking a job at the local pub to help make ends meet. Then the pub's landlord and Judi's friend, army veteran Pete "Macca" Maccasfield, is murdered, and her world is suddenly turned upside down.Despite warnings from the city police to keep out of it, Judi can't help but get involved in the search for Macca's killer. But she soon becomes deeply entangled with some ruthlessly dangerous men. She must act fast and think smart to work out what they want—before anyone else gets hurt . . .Long buried secrets resurface in Sherryl Clark's pacy crime novel that pushes Judi Westerholme to her limits to protect the people she loves most.

      Dead And Gone
    • 2019

      Trust Me, I'm Dead

      • 304 stránek
      • 11 hodin čtení
      3,7(44)Ohodnotit

      She hasn't seen her brother in years. Now, he's dead. When Judi Westerholme finds out her estranged brother has been murdered, she assumes it's connected to his long term drug addiction. Returning home, she is shocked to discover he had been clean for years, had a wife--now missing--and a child, and led a respectable life. But if he had turned his life around, why was he killed in a drug deal shooting? And where is his wife? Desperate to know what really happened, Judi sets out to uncover the truth, even though it means confronting her own traumatic past. But she's not the only one looking for answers. With a gutsy, unapologetic protagonist, Trust Me, I'm Dead is a gritty and bold crime thriller that explores the sacrifices people will make for their families.

      Trust Me, I'm Dead
    • 2017

      Our Australian Girl: The Rose Stories

      • 464 stránek
      • 17 hodin čtení

      It's 1900 . . . Rose lives with her family in a big house in Melbourne. She wants to play cricket and have adventures but Rose's conservative mother won't let her. Then young Aunt Alice, a feisty suffragette, moves in with them and everything changes, not only for Rose, but for the whole country

      Our Australian Girl: The Rose Stories
    • 2016

      1915: Jimmy's War

      • 176 stránek
      • 7 hodin čtení

      Set in 1915 Melbourne, the story follows Jimmy, who leaves school to support his family while his brother fights in the war. Upon his brother's return, Jimmy discovers he has changed, and his involvement with local criminals leads to dangerous consequences. As he grapples with the challenges of loyalty, family, and morality, Jimmy faces tough choices that could land him in jail. The narrative explores themes of sacrifice, the impact of war, and the struggle between right and wrong.

      1915: Jimmy's War
    • 2012

      Bold, colourful readers with kid-friendly characters and subjects they'd choose for themselves.

      Rocky and the Wolf Cub
    • 2012

      Bold, colourful readers with kid-friendly characters and subjects they'd choose for themselves.

      BC Lime A/3C Rocky Runs Away
    • 2011

      Meet Rose 1

      • 128 stránek
      • 5 hodin čtení

      It's 1900 ... and Rose lives with her family in a big house in Melbourne. She wants to play cricket, climb trees and be an adventurer! But Rose's mother has other ideas, and only wants Rose to be a proper young lady, wear frilly dresses and learn how to sew. Then Rose's favourite young aunt, Alice, comes to town, and everything changes ..

      Meet Rose 1
    • 2011

      When Nicholas Nosh's cousin Primrose tells him he's too small to be a real pirate, he just has to show her she's wrong! But when things don't go to plan and Primrose is kidnapped, he wishes he'd kept his mouth shut. Can the littlest pirate in the world make it out of a vey big pickle?

      The Littlest Pirate in a Pickle
    • 2008

      Melissa is running for her life; she can't risk making friends and she can't trust anyone.

      Bone Song