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On the Edge
Tom Bradley, recovering from a stroke, discovers a new, inner self who can also hear the thoughts of others in close proximity. In the park where he exercises daily, he overhears a robbery plot and reports it to the police.The plotters are arrested and the drug gang’s profits, over two hundred thousand pounds, are impounded. The gang’s boss, K, threatens to snatch Tom’s wife, if Tom does not return the cash and Tricia is kidnapped as insurance. The villain escapes with the cash when the police botch an arrest attempt without identifying Tricia’s location. He flees to France but is arrested at the Channel Tunnel and returned into police custody, without the cash.Tom is allowed to inte...
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The Adventures of Jimmy Crikey: Jade, the Youngest Ever Witch
Jimmy is the alien orphan who chose to make his home on Earth. His close friend Jade is close to the end of her apprenticeship with Matilda as a witch.There are several challenges to complete before she can graduate as a fully qualified member of the sister’s Coven. Matilda is head of the four guardian witches of Earth’s realms. But she has been called to move to a higher level. Who will be appointed as her successor?Jimmy is told not to help Jade directly. She must succeed in the trials using only her skills.When collapsing roofs threaten the cave world of Lithnia, both Jimmy and Jade’s skills are needed to save Lithnia from the giant, rock-chewing beatles who originated in Egypt as s...
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The Adventures of Jimmy Crikey: The Emerald Lake
This is a stand-alone, fourth in a series, of the adventures of Jimmy Crikey, the alien orphan who, despite cruel bullying, decided to make his home on Earth. He numbers among his friends the four witch guardians of Earth’s realms and the ancient Lord Oron, aka The Weatherman.The underground Emerald Lake, home of the Aquamites, is invaded by a flesh-eating, fire-breathing serpent, which is impervious to the magic of the four guardian witches. Matilda, the chief witch, asks for Jimmy’s assistance Jimmy accompanies Elwinn, witch guardian of everything associated with water, to visit the Emerald Lake. They arrive at a plausible plan to capture the serpents in a spider’s web net. ...
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Jimmy Crikey's Adventures in Parallel Worlds
Jimmy Crikey is the orphaned alien who chose to make his home in the magical kingdom of Roombelow on Earth. The subterranean Emerald Lake, home of the Aquamites, is invaded by a species of omnivorous worm, the like of which no one has encountered before. The four guardian witches of Earth's realms are powerless against the alien organism. It falls to Jimmy to seek the help of his technologically advanced friends on Attalia, his home planet in a different dimension. Jimmy may be an orphan, but he has friends on both sides of the universe. Jade, the apprentice witch, joins Jimmy on his quest by becoming a stow-away on Jimmy's starship but unfortunately, they are attacked en route, in another r...
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The Adventures of Jimmy Crikey in the Sky Islands (and beyond)
Jimmy Crikey is the orphan alien who was left on Earth when his ambassador parents died.Because of his strange appearance, Jimmy was bullied beyond his endurance at school. He ran way and discovered the underground world of Roombelow. Mr McDonald, the Mayor and his wife Amanda ‘adopted’ the strange-looking boy who had saved Roombelow from the sleeping spell cast by Matilda, the witch who forgot how to laugh. Gemma, the little lady who had lived at the bottom of the well but didn’t know how she got there, was Jimmy’s greatest friend. Once Jimmy restored Gemma to her clan of Diamonites in the cave world of Lithania, her tiny niece Jade became Jimmy’s greatest admirer.Now freed f...
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The Amazing Adventures of Jimmy Crikey
The first book in a series of stand alone adventures. Join Jimmy Crikey on a quest that will take you beyond the stars and into the depths of courage. Jimmy is the orphaned alien who made his home on Earth after his Ambassador parents were overcome by Earth's diseases. The baby was left in the care of a surrogate ‘Aunt’Ethel but as he grew up he is ridiculed by the neighbourhood children because he looks different. As a result, Jimmy runs away to escape the bullies and in his midnight flight he stumbles and falls into the magical underground world of Roombelow Jimmy rescued the town from the curse of a sleeping spell and was ‘adopted’ by Mr McDonald, the Mayor. Witch Matild...
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