John Barwick

The fast-moving second instalment of the stunning Averil trilogy. Averil, returning from a trading expedition, is horrified to find that the Wise Woman Warrior Metria and Averil's sister, Ludella, have been kidnapped. Averil and a small band of warriors set out to rescue them. They find the wider world again thrown into chaos. The evil sorcerer Malidon has emerged stronger...

Averil: The Master of Callus takes readers on a journey where Averil discovers a world of wonder, sorcery, and evil. She becomes entangled in a battle between malevolent powers that threaten to change the world forever.

The stirring final book of the Averil trilogy finds the Taalian Alliance again threatened by evil. The sorcerer Malidon has captured the iron forges of Suther, stemming the flow of weapons to the rest of the world. Averil, now Aum’s Chief Trader-Diplomat, knows of an ancient magical weapon that might be used to finally defeat Malidon—the Winged Spear of Iraz....

Every Rhyme Masks a Crime! Amateur sleuth Little Miss Muffet is back, exposing crime and cover-ups and filling in all the missing bits of those confusingly incomplete rhymes. Baaa Baa Black Sheep is suspicious. Why is Farmer Fred giving all her precious black wool away? Is Baaa Baa being fleeced? Will Baaa Baa and Little Miss Muffet solve the mystery...

Nursery Crimes is a riotous reimagining of seven popular nursery rhymes. The central character in each story is Little Miss Muffet, who is capable, smart, calm, and practical. An amateur sleuth, she has many other hidden talents such as locksmithing, woodcutting, and makeup artistry, which serendipitously come into play to help solve the crimes. In each story, she teams up...

What REALLY happens when Kit the Pussy Cat tries to visit the Queen? Will the Lord Chamberlain's evil plot to lock the Queen in a castle tower succeed? And ... who is really more frightened - the cat or the mouse? It certainly sounds mysterious... Fear not! Amateur sleuth Little Miss Muffet and her feline sidekick are on the case,...