Dead Ringer is Book 4 of the Beaufort's Landing Murder Mystery Series.
Our psychic sleuth, Xelma, goes west to Charters Towers to purchase another railway carriage for her B&B at Balgal Beach, in tropical North Queensland. There she joins the search for a missing ringer, at Eagle’s Nest Station. Hans is a young German man who’s come to The Towers to escape ‘Trouble’ in Melbourne.
Just in case there’s been foul play, the far too attractive for Xelma’s comfort, Detective Inspector Ryan Croft has been assigned the task of helping find the young man.
When Han’s is found, injured but alive, certain things just don’t add up. Due to his head injury he now speaks only German, and instead of the easy going Hans the whole town knows and loves, he is taciturn, then oddly accommodating, by turn.
Xelma and Ryan once again join forces to corner the criminal bhind the murder attempt, and things go from strange to downright bizarre.

: Xelma, a reluctant psychic, is hiding out in tropical North Queensland, under the Witness Protection Program, but when her sister, Charlie, is murdered she risks all to investigate.
Detective Ryan Croft fears Xelma’s ex-husband may be trying to warn her off witnessing against him. He finds Xelma’s insistence that she ‘sees’ events highly suspicious, however her ‘dreams’ are strangely accurate. Could she be the murderer? He is increasingly irritated when she won’t stop interfering in the case. She could get herself killed, and him as well. Xelma is not the only suspect. Jealousy, retribution and greed all provide motives for Charlie’s nearest and dearest. Croft fears the worst when Xelma disappears. Has she run? Is she safe?

A small community holds ,Amy secrets, some of which ,ay prove fatal. Our reluctant psychic, Xelma, is just setting not the quiet life when donkey alerts her to danger in the tidal wash. The hand, or rather the arm, of fate has reached out to her. Like it or not, Xelma is caught up in a murder investigation and is in danger of being killed. The investigating detective , who she knows from a previous case, doesn't believe in her supposedly psychic abilities, or appreciate her interference.

Vanessa, 'Nessa', Mitchell wasn't always in hiding, though she was running away from something, someone and possibly herself. She has many lessons to learn, and being stubborn means doing it the hard way. The way of danger where death stalks her and ignoring her genetic inheritance only gets her in deeper. sometimes love and blind trust are not enough.
Neither her sister's attempts at gentle guidance, not Grandma Sally's straight talk can save her. she must do this alone and in the process become Xelma...

There is a serial killer out there. Iit may be someone you know – someone charming and kind…and deadly– living next door, a pillar of the community, in your family.
They are people you like or admire. They are human; complex, damaged and cruel: oft-times kindly, generous and loving. Their lives are full of love and laughter; tenderness and beauty; adventure and travel; exploration and discovery.
They were once innocent babies, weren’t they? OR, were they already damaged by an aberration in their D.N.A.?
Look into their eyes during their last moments; they are frightened of death, but long for it; terrified by life, but long for it. They are just humans after all. However, you know that…you’ve met them…
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Death follows Ruth, she cannot hide from it, nor can she rely on anyone to protect her. No, Ruthie is on her own and she must do what she must do to be free.

A collection of strange, dark and sometimes amusing short stories and poetry.

Charlie and his Mum move into a new house. Charlie meets Nana Rose who used to live there. The trouble is that Mum can't see Nana. Uh Oh!

It is exciting and scary starting at a new school, but Terrifying Terence threatens to spoil it. That makes Nana very cross. Uh Oh!

Every day Charlie goes to school and Nana is left with no one to play with. She gets bored. Uh Oh!

Mum and Charlie have built a garden but now have too many fruit and vegetables. What can they do? Nana Rose has an answer. Uh Oh!

Mum makes a new friend. Charlie doesn't like changes. Nana has other Ideas. Uh Oh!

Turns out Mum's friend is more than that, he's a Dad. Charlie and Nana Rose celebrate. Whoo Hoo!