AustLit

'Based in Logan, Queensland Tedde and the Serial Killer tells the story of Nugura Tjarawee (aka Tedde) of the Queensland Police Service. A Detective Sergeant in the toughest town in the state of Queensland, Australia. Tedde likes danger, dancing and men. She may be sleeping with a serial killer. Based on well-known streets and suburbs in Logan City, Grozier embellishes on the seedy underbelly of this Queensland City.' (Publication summary)

A collection of short stories covering the author's experiences in Australia and Scotland.

'Arthur of the Battles is dead. The Irish are building an empire on the bones of Britain, fighting the Picts, the Saxons, the Britons and any other contender for the Islands.

'Arthur's namesake, young Arthur mac Cenaidd, is bodyguard to Colum Cille, the warrior priest charged with establishing Celtic Christianity among the Caledonian Picts. On a diplomatic mission with Colum, Arthur rescues a young girl from the grips of a monster. Not a monster of myth and legend, but a human monster.

'Ingrid, the rescued slave girl, is beautiful, cruel and ambitious, and she pushes Arthur up the greasy pole of success. Soon they have everything to live for, however, someone close to them wants them both dead.

'Set against a backdrop of historical conflict and romance, Blood Heritage is a tale of how legends grow from the seeds of reality.'

Source: Equilibrium Books (http://www.equilibriumbooks.com/bloodheritage.htm). Sighted: 14/7/2011.