Bücher von Gawain Barker

Seth Kelly has a bit of history.A private investigator in small town tropical Cairns, he's left the security work and dope-growing behind. But when an old friend is jailed, Seth gets pulled back into a dangerous world he'd rather forget.Getting hard-case crims to turn witness against two of the most evil bastards in the far north isn't easy,but it's the rock-star guitarist he'd being paid handsomely to baby-sit that's really doing his head in.With heavy boys on both sides of the law unwilling to let his reputation die, Seth must keep his cool -and temptation at bay. All he wants is to spring a mate from prison, make a few dollars - and hear a classic song get written in his house.Doing the right thing will get him put in the ground. Tough, authentic and drenched in sunshine noir style, The Weight of Love is a white-knuckled thrill-ride through an untold time and place - Far North Queensland in the 1970s & 80s. It's a world of epic natural beauty, extreme conditions, absolute personal freedoms - and some very dangerous people.The Weight of Love is the second book in The Colour of Shadows Trilogy featuring Seth Kelly.

A lot can happen in 200 kitchens.A giant razor-clawed lizard attack. An ecstasy overdose on a busy service. A stripper in the cold-room. A twenty-eight-hour day and a hundred-and eight-hour week. Dish-pigs on acid and billionaire special forces bodyguards. Burnt genitalia and the spine-nipple. Not to mention a whole lot of love, hate, madness and magic. From tropical beaches to corporate skyscrapers and into the homes of the super-rich. At the big food shows, rural vineyards and week-long music festivals. From inner-city restaurants to remote resorts - it's all in a day's work for a gypsy knife-for-hire. Beyond the food, sex, drugs and laughter, 200 Kitchens is also about the psychology and politics of an industry where permanent physical damage and going insane are not only possible - but very likely.See what it takes to give serious pleasure while in serious pain. Take a trip through three decades of the bizarre and beautiful and step into biggest variety of kitchens imaginable. From a Pacific Island childhood to working with the superstar TV chefs, this true-life story is a celebration of the world's oldest pleasure. 200 Kitchens is a thought-provoking and very funny odyssey through the magic of cooking . . . and where it can take you.