Friday, 23 September 2016

Vivid Publishing

My latest novel "Serpent Salt" is being printed by Vivid Publishing in Fremantle, W.A.  The eBook can be downloaded from Amazon;

https://www.amazon.com.au/Serpent-Salt-Alan-Watchman-ebook/dp/B01ILMZJH2

Back cover

"Russian criminals steal railway freight including the radioactive chemical ‘hex’ disguised as drilling salt and destined for Iran’s secret nuclear enrichment program.  Determined to retrieve the toxic compounds, Iranian agents design a devious plot and kidnap geologists working for gold exploration companies in eastern Turkey to establish their credentials as legitimate buyers of the salt.  Australian friends of one of the geologists, Mark Altree become concerned by his disappearance and collaborate with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to pursue their Iranian captors, free Altree and foil the recovery of the uranium fuel.  The thrilling chase across Georgia and Turkey involves collusion, double agents, murders, explosive action and romance.

Instead of solving murder mysteries in Australia, such as in Yarraman Gold and Solstice at Flinders Cove, Altree’s chance involvement in this recent drama tests his endurance and life saving skills."

My other novels are:
No Time for Tears
Secrets at Hanging Rock
Love in War
Yarraman Gold
Solstice at Flinders Cove

and
Who Killed the Girls? under my pen name Jane Bell.

Friday, 2 September 2016

Murder mystery in gated community







Paperback now available.  Contact me , Vivid Publishing in Western Australia or read it on a device by downloading from Amazon


https://www.amazon.com/Solstice-Flinders-Cove-Alan-Watchman-ebook/dp/B0172ZHV1Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1472852702&sr=1-1&keywords=solstice+at+flinders+cove#nav-subnav

Monday, 11 July 2016

Fatal crash kills my colleague

St-Tite-des-Caps
Deux adultes et un jeune adolescent ont perdu la vie dans une violente collision frontale survenue vers 16h45 face au 450, route 138. La collision a impliqué une camionnette et un véhicule de type VUS. Le conducteur de la camionnette s'est retrouvé dans la voie inverse provoquant ainsi le face à face.
Deux victimes sont décédées sur le coup. La troisième victime, l'enfant, a été conduite au centre hospitalier dans un état critique. Son décès a été constaté au centre hospitalier.
Les victimes sont de la région de Montréal. Il s'agit de Daniel Arsenault, 58 ans, Nadine Desbiens, 45 ans et Jacob Desbiens-Doyle, 11 ans.

(from http://www.zone911.com/actualites/accidents/item/22788-accidents-mortels-a-st-tite-des-caps-et-beauceville-les-identites-sont-connues)
1993 Dan sought my assistance to determine the age of rock paintings at Nisula, near Forestville, Quebec. We collaborated on that project and on other rock art sites in Canada. His knowledge and experience will be surely missed by the international rock art and archaeological communities.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Daniel_Arsenault