AustLit

'The Redford family travel to a relative’s farm for a long weekend in wild country near the Snowy Mountains. From the moment they arrive the three children – the storyteller, 12-year-old Kim and her brothers Tony, 14 and Joe, 9 - are caught up in a mystery with danger around every bend in the bush track. What is waiting in Uncle Tom’s cabin? Who are the strange ‘Dancing Men’? What is so amazing about Rocky Ridge on the edge of the National Park? Each day brings a new puzzle and challenge. They meet Luke, a local Aboriginal boy who joins them in solving the mysteries and opens a new world for them. Their faithful collie dog Whisky defends them against the desperate people who are also tracking down the amazing secret of the forest. And it’s hot; the bushfire season is about to explode around them…'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'The Redford family’s beach holiday quickly turns into a dangerous mystery when 12-year-old Kim makes an amazing find in the old Seaview Cottage. She and her brothers Tony, 14, and nine-year-old Joe – with Whisky, their faithful border collie – find themselves caught in an amazing adventure where they must solve one puzzle after another…even inside the skeleton of a long dead whale! What is the meaning of the strange message being sent from the ship out at sea and why are security guards stopping them from landing their boat on a secluded beach?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'When 12-year-old Kim Redford and her two brothers Tony, 14 and Joe, 9, set out on a fun adventure to Flynn's Island, little do they realise the danger that awaits them. The locals say that a treasure was buried there during the goldrush days by Flynn the prospector who lived on the island with his family; and Kim has a plan to find it. But they are not alone in their quest. Also on the island are two escaped convicts who will stop at nothing to grab the gold and leave no trace behind. Luckily they bring Whisky, the family border collie, because very soon they find themselves in a life-and-death battle where only their quick thinking can save them.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.