James Patterson

Mark Pearson

A hard-hitting thriller set in the London office of the world's most exclusive detective agency. Sometimes when the nightmare ends - the terror is just beginning... For Hannah Shapiro, a beautiful young American student, this particular nightmare began eight years ago in Los Angeles, when Jack Morgan, owner of Private - the world's most exclusive detective agency - saved her from a horrific death. She has fled her country, but can't flee her past. The terror has followed her to London, and now it is down to former Royal Military Police Sergeant Dan Carter, head of Private London, to save her all over again. Carter draws on the global resources of Private in a desperate race against the odds. But the clock is ticking... Private may be the largest and most advanced detection agency in the world, but the only thing they don't have is the one thing they need - time.

Private London

A young woman's body has been found on Hampstead Heath. Naked, tortured, mutilated. The violence visited upon her shocks even seasoned forensic pathologist Kate Walker. When DI Jack Delaney takes on the case, he realises that someone is taunting him with the horrific murder.

Blood Work

Jackie Malone has been murdered. For Detective Inspector Jack Delaney this is no ordinary case. Just as Delaney begins his investigation, a young girl is reported missing and he is tasked with finding her. Delaney knows he must act quickly if there is any chance of finding her alive, but he is also determined to track down Jackie's killer.

Hard Evidence

Jack Delaney is looking forward to spending Christmas with Kate Walker and his daughter, but the past has a way of ruining the best-laid plans. Some years earlier, Delaney's testimony was crucial in putting Michael Robinson, a violent serial rapist, behind bars. However, new DNA evidence secures an appeal. And Robinson walks free. Only to be discovered dead three days later. Robinson is not the first rapist to have perished in mysterious circumstances. And DI Sally Cartwright is beginning to work on the theory that there may be a vigilante at work. As the body count rises, the spotlight of suspicion falls on Delaney. The circle closes . . .

Murder Club

"Jack Delaney is a hard-drinking, hard-living detective with a troubled past who works some of the grisliest murder cases in London. His third outing will be as full of suspense, thrills and gore as the first two."

Death Row

DI Jack Delaney is trying to make a clean break. Tormented by his troubled past, he has taken his young family out of London, swapping the mayhem of London for the tranquil calm of the north Norfolk coast. Except it's not so tranquil. After a terrible storm hits Sheringham, a body is discovered beneath the rubble of a collapsed cliff. Natural disaster? No, this looks like murder, and Jack is the only local resident qualified to investigate. But when more disappearances follow and the local police step in, Jack finds himself plunged dangerously deep into the investigation - and in the sights of the killer on the loose.

The Killing Season

This book offers an introduction to the key legal and ethical topics confronting Australian journalists and strategic communicators both at home and internationally and offers a suite of reflective techniques for navigating them. It starts by positioning morals, ethics, and the law in their historical and philosophical frameworks by tracing the evolution of free expression and professional media ethics. Media law and ethics are then contextualized in their modern international human rights framework. Readers are equipped with a skill set for reflecting on the law and ethics of professional media dilemmas – including mindful reflection, the Potter Box, journaling, concept mapping, and discussion. Such approaches are then applied to key topic areas, including free expression; reputation; confidentiality; privacy; justice; intellectual property; national security; discrimination and harassment; and conflicted interests. Each is examined in terms of its philosophical underpinnings, relationship to human rights, professional ethical context, international examples, legal principles, key Australian laws, legal cases, and strategies for applying reflective practice techniques. It concludes on a confident note – imploring communicators to engage in constructive and mindful strategic communication with the authority and confidence that results from a working knowledge of media law and ethics. This handbook is for professional communicators and students in all fields, but particularly in journalism, public relations, corporate communication, media relations, and marketing.

A Handbook for Australian Professionals

The Communicator's Guide to Media Law and Ethics

Dan Carter is the head of the London office of investigation agency Private, the world's largest and most technologically advanced investigation agency. Hannah Shapiro and her mother were kidnapped when she was thirteen years old. Hannah survived; her mother didn't. Hannah is now studying in London, and it is Carter's job to protect her. But then Hannah is kidnapped for the second time. Somebody is kidnapping and murdering young women, and Carter is praying that Hannah is not another victim.

Private goes on the hunt for London's most feared killer since Jack the Ripper. For Hannah Shapiro, a young American student, the nightmare began eight years ago in Los Angeles, when the owner of Private--the world's most exclusive detective agency--saved her from a horrific death. Now, after eight years, the terror follows her to London. The only man who can help is former Royal Military Police Sergeant Dan Carter, head of Private London. In London, young women are being abducted and their bodies found mutilated in a grotesque, mysterious way. Carter's ex-wife, DI Kirsty Webb, leads the investigation into these brutal murders, which may somehow be linked to Hannah Shapiro. Working together, the two investigators are caught in a desperate race against the odds. Private may be the most advanced detection agency in the world...but can they catch a predator who rivals London's most elusive killer ever?

Susan Grantham

Social media has many advantages for professional communication – but it also carries considerable risks, including legal pitfalls. This book equips students and communication professionals with the knowledge and skills to help minimise the risks that can arise when they post or host on social media. It offers them strategies for taking advantage of the opportunities of social media while also navigating the ethical, legal, and organisational risks that can lead to audience outrage, brand damage, expensive litigation and communication crises. The book uses stakeholder theory and risk analysis tools to anticipate, identify, address and balance these opportunities and risks. It takes a global approach to risk and social media law, drawing on fascinating case studies from key international jurisdictions to explain and illustrate the basic principles. Whether you are a corporate communicator, social media manager, journalist, marketer, blogger or student you will find this book an essential addition to your professional library as the first reference point when social media and legal risks arise.

A Guide for Global Communicators

Social Media Risk and the Law

Jane Johnston

A practical guide to starting a career in journalism

Your Guide to a Career in Journalism in Australia and New Zealand

Breaking Into Journalism

Helen Wilson

Using Expressive Arts to Work with Mind, Body and Emotions combines theory, research and activities to produce practical suggestions for enhancing client participation in the therapy process. It surveys the literature on art therapy; somatic approaches; emotion-activating models; use of music, writing and dreamwork; and the implications of the new findings in neuroscience. The book includes step-by-step instructions for implementing expressive therapies techniques, and contains a wide range of experiential activities that integrate playful yet powerful tools that work in harmony with the client's innate ability for self-healing. The authors discuss transpersonal influences along with the practical implications of both emotion-focused and attachment theories. Using Expressive Arts to Work with Mind, Body and Emotions is an essential guide to integrating creative arts-based activities into counselling and psychotherapy and will be a useful manual for practitioners, academics and student counsellors, psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers and creative arts therapists.

Theory and Practice

Using Expressive Arts to Work with Mind, Body and Emotions

Dan Carter ist der Chef der Londoner Dependance von PRIVATE – der weltweit erfolgreichsten Detektivagentur. Sein derzeit bedeutenster Fall ist Hannah Shapiro, die Tochter eines reichen und wichtigen Klienten. Sie wurde bereits als Kind zusammen mit ihrer Mutter entführt. Hannah überlebte, ihre Mutter konnte nicht entkommen. Heute ist Hannah Studentin an einer Eliteuni, und Carters Job ist es, sie zu beschützen. Doch dann wird Hannah ein zweites Mal gekidnappt. Und gleichzeitig geht ein gnadenloser Serienmörder um, der es auf junge Frauen abgesehen hat ...

Thriller

Falsche Schuld. Private London

Martin Westerman

If you've ever wanted to backpack in Europe... If you want to relive your adventures... If you love good travel writing... Better than guidebooks, these first-person accounts paint vivid pictures of a traveler's experience in Europe. Like familiar music and favorite scents, they'll awaken a taste for adventure in those who have yet to travel, and bring back memories for those who have. Romance, surprise, discovery and wisdom all bubble through these authors' inviting pieces. At last, a collection of first-person eye-witness adventures that will keep you laughing, wondering, and walking with the well-traveled story tellers who take you inside Europe's must-see places. Billy Anderson stares down death at the running of the bulls in Pamplona. Lisa Cordeiro takes a "will work for food" approach to travel as a waitress at a Paris restaurant. And Mike Riley's desperate search for underwear in a Portuguese market... well, that's another story.

Real Stories from Young Travelers Abroad

Europe from a Backpack

This book combines theory, research and activities to produce practical suggestions for enhancing client participation in the therapy process. It surveys the literature on art therapy; somatic approaches; emotion-activating models; use of music, writing and dreamwork; and the implications of the new findings in neuroscience.

Mark Pearson

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