AustLit

'It was supposed to be a myth. An urban legend. The ultimate adventure experience, unlike anything else in the world. The legendary Crab Island. Its reputation precedes it, yet no one really knows anything about the place, including its location. But that’s not stopping Andy Hudson. Internet fame awaits the person who first uploads pictures and videos from the mysterious location, and Andy is determined to be that person. With best mate Leigh in tow, he has travelled to the far corner of Panama in search of this Holy Grail. But the island is secret for a reason. A deadly reason. And when Andy and Leigh, together with three likeminded tourists, do find their way to the infamous island, they have no idea the danger that waits. Not even when the waters surrounding the island fill with thousands of dinner plate sized shapes with curious oval eyes, long spindly legs and a sharp, curved claws, do they realise the peril they are in. But it won’t take long for them to learn the true reason so little is known about the place, because nobody ever leaves the Island of the Crabs…' (Publication summary)

'Catching the beast is one thing. Smuggling it safely out of Indonesia is something else altogether. Whisked overseas for a mystery job, Australian Park Ranger and dangerous animal expert Matt Sanders finds himself presented with the opportunity of a lifetime: to find and capture a uniquely dangerous cryptid long hidden by the thick rainforests of Java. It is an opportunity too exciting to turn down. Teamed with an eccentric local lead and a pair of specialists, Matt quickly embraces the challenge of the ultimate catch. But the brutal killing efficiency of this voracious predator is well known. In a land of extremist views, there are those who see the lethal potential in controlling such a beast, and seek to steal it from them. In a perilous mission where failure would put more than their own lives in jeopardy, Matt and his team will need to be prepared to risk everything to stop these sinister forces from taking hold of their deadly cargo.' (Publication summary)

'Retired couple Paul and Margaret Lewis are about to see their dream trip turn into a nightmare. All their life, Paul and Margaret have held a lifelong ambition to replace the bricks and mortar of the family home for a life on wheels traveling across Australia. Shortly into the journey, however they hit a roadblock when a pandemic strikes. The government calls for a full lockdown, and Paul and Margaret are forced to find into the nearest, and only, place of refuge available to them: a dilapidated farm in Spear Creek. Surrounded by beautiful redgums and quiet mountain ranges, Spear Creek should be the ideal place to wait out a lockdown. But between a rude owner with strange rules, and the horribly mutilated kangaroo corpse found on the grounds, there is something distinctly sinister about the place. Tensions mount on the farm as their fellow guests act out against the owner’s strict rules. But as the confrontations escalate and threaten to spill into violence, an even deadlier threat lies in wait below the muddy waters of the farm’s dam. It will answer to the riddle of what happened to this once thriving farm, but is it a tale Paul and Margaret can escape Spear Creek to tell?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.