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"Meet four intrepid young friends, destined to follow each other into hell. Three times.
The Characters
Jade Draper: Born leader, unwilling psychic, computer freak. Asian cultures link her name to the tenacity of the dragon.
Wing Tran: Hacker, martial artist, chef and romantic. Soon to confront his family's darkest secrets.
Lucy Van Daal: Brave, clever, desirable. And a glamorous fraud, hiding behind a siren's mask.
Detective Bruce King: Gifted rookie, highly competitive, and crazy for Jade. Utterly sold to his police career.
The Stories
DOCTOR ID: Suburbia is the battleground, the internet the weapon of an ingenious killer. Trust becomes the bait to trap a monster whose secrets hide in bizarre dreams.
CYBERCAGE: In an inner-city fortress, a modern Minotaur pits an advanced computer against a seasoned SWAT team. But unexpected guests have entered his maze ...
THE STALKING ZONE: First cyber-stalked, then hunted for real on a lonely plateau Jade and Wing are stripped of technology then separated. How can they survive the cunning nemesis from Jade's worst nightmare?"
(Source: Random House)
The Characters
Jade Draper: Born leader, unwilling psychic, computer freak. Asian cultures link her name to the tenacity of the dragon.
Wing Tran: Hacker, martial artist, chef and romantic. Soon to confront his family's darkest secrets.
Lucy Van Daal: Brave, clever, desirable. And a glamorous fraud, hiding behind a siren's mask.
Detective Bruce King: Gifted rookie, highly competitive, and crazy for Jade. Utterly sold to his police career.
The Stories
DOCTOR ID: Suburbia is the battleground, the internet the weapon of an ingenious killer. Trust becomes the bait to trap a monster whose secrets hide in bizarre dreams.
CYBERCAGE: In an inner-city fortress, a modern Minotaur pits an advanced computer against a seasoned SWAT team. But unexpected guests have entered his maze ...
THE STALKING ZONE: First cyber-stalked, then hunted for real on a lonely plateau Jade and Wing are stripped of technology then separated. How can they survive the cunning nemesis from Jade's worst nightmare?"
(Source: Random House)
Notes
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This book consists of three separate tales linked by the characters and their adventures.
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has a Vietnamese-Australian character.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Milsons Point,
North Sydney - Lane Cove area,
Sydney Northern Suburbs,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Random House Australia
, 2003 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Cybercage,
single work
novel
young adult
detective
thriller
'Computer freak Jade Draper's outing to the experimental building Cybercourt has already become the field trip from hell. Nightmare images make her doubt her own sanity. Then there's the romantic conflict that just won't go away. Bad day? Things are about to get worse... In the labyrinth of Cybercourt, Jade must survive a deadly nemesis - fearless prison escapee Haman Callow. Aided by a brilliant young geek, the ruthless, inventive criminal is about to lock Jade and her friends Bruce, Wing and Lucy into a terrifying contest of wits. Escape will depend on controlling the artificial intelligence that runs Cybercourt. That's another problem: it's armed... and it's gone crazy.' (Source: Author's website)
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Doctor Id,
single work
novel
detective
young adult
thriller
'There’s a serial killer on the loose. A killer so clever that Detective Dave Draper’s Special crime Squad has no clues to go on. How does “The Invisible Man” know so much about his victims? How does he choose them and track them down? Jade Draper, teenage computer freak, wants to know. The mounting tally of unsolved murder victims is wrecking her family life. No one is safe. She has her own theory and she wants to test it. With the help of her two admirers she decides to set a trap – a trap that just might work! But who is really setting the trap and who is really after who?' (Source: Author's website)
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The Stalking Zone,
single work
novel
young adult
adventure
thriller
'On a lonely Australian Bush plateau, a young man and two women are about to be hunted. Their pursuer is an expert tracker, skilled with firearms. Cunning. Dedicated. Insane. During this life-and-death chase, secrets will be revealed, loyalties tested. WING TRAN Trained fighter. Obsessed with a family secret. Haunted by a man he can never be. JADE DRAPER Amateur Sleuth. Target of Internet hate mail. Unwilling guardian of an ancient gift. LUCY VAN DAAL Glamour girl? Confused yet confident, and Quarry Number 3 in a diabolical game. ...for deep in the forest, madness is ready to hunt.'
(Source: Author's website)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Book Reviews
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 21 October 2003; (p. 4)
— Review of Jade Draper in the DreamWeb Files 2003 selected work novel
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Book Reviews
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 21 October 2003; (p. 4)
— Review of Jade Draper in the DreamWeb Files 2003 selected work novel
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