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When the world's civilizations collapse from a lethal pandemic, being old can mean you have the experience and wisdom to survive, and to see that friends and family do as well. Donal and Sheila McArn are seventy when most of the world is dying, and they mut hold the line for everything they know. They may not have long, but so long as they live, they're going to do their best - and anyone against them had better step back. NOW!

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He's seventeen, the world is dying around him, while half the country lies between him and his surviving family. He has a good dog, a child, a dying farmer, and decent ranchers to help him - against him are vicious bikers, the greedy, the foolish and the evil. But Jason is learning every step of the way.

Cataclysm collects four more of Lyn McConchie's intriguing and entertaining Sherlock Holmes and Mandalay stories! "Cat's Paw" When Miss Emily Jackson brings a small, second-hand table home, her brown Burmese cat Mandalay will not stop frantically scratching at the table top. What should she do? Consult her friends Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, of course! Holmes discovers the reason for Mandalay's actions, and they follow a series of biz...

Former schoolmaster Collin Melrose is found dead, but why is he sitting in the wrong chair? And did Lily Klimpton kill herself after her lover's death, or did she die at the hands of another? In Found Dead, Sherlock Holmes and John Watson return to unravel two mysterious tales by the devious Lyn McConchie. Local squire's daughter Miss Bibiana Paget befriends the ailing Collin Melrose, who lives near her family's estate. Melrose does not have l...

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Now you see them, now you don't … Where is the missing mother? And the omnibus with nine occupants?In Strange Events, Sherlock Holmes and John Watson return in two bizarre and chilling tales by the ingenious Lyn McConchie. How can an omnibus with eight passengers and a driver simply vanish into thin air? The newspapers are full of speculation, and the police are clueless. Maurice Jepson's wife Thelma was on the missing omnibus, and in desperat...

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Master storyteller Lyn McConchie returns with two tantalizing tales for Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. This time our heroes must dig deep to unearth long-buried family secrets in Familiar Crimes. When Bradon Riggston decides to write his family history, he is shocked to find that many of his relatives and their friends have died by unfortunate accidents. Are Riggston family members and their close associates just unlucky, or is there some si...

If this were the ancient Egypt of our time line, the year that this story begins would be around 1365 BCE. It isn't. If this were the ancient Egypt of our time line it would be only a nation. It's an Empire. If this were the ancient Egypt of our time line it would be known by that name. It's Napata. And if this were the ancient Egypt of our time line then the Gods wouldn't be real. It isn't and- They are!

Have you ever wondered about the clients who came to the front door of 221B Baker Street: whence they derived, how they heard of Holmes, who sent them? This book answers these questions. For, as Watson said: "I have often observed the two advantages that my friend Holmes has over most other private detectives and also the police. One is that it is very rare for him to fail, and the other springs from that. In short, his clients tend to recomme...

Sherlock Holmes: Catalyst collects four cat-themed Sherlock Holmes stories by Lyn McConchie: "Something The Cat Dragged In, " "Cat With A Vested Interest, " "Cat With Enough Rope, " and "Pinned To A Crime.

This book chronicles the real-life adventures of a middle-aged, first-time, New Zealand woman farmer. How she coped with fresh air, country noises, perplexed neighbors and a varied selection of animals (and how they coped with her) makes a diverting, often downright funny, story.

Further adventures of a first-time, middle-aged woman farmer on New Zealand's North Island. Buying and selling property at the same time is something the author swears she'll never do again. Her hilarious story of what happened when she did, and what happened afterwards on the small farm she purchased, makes this book a rolicking tale of property deals and country life. It expands upon the stories in Lyn's first book, Farming Daze.

Lyn McConchie again carries the reader back to the Victorian London of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, this time with two Beastly Mysteries. When Lord Temberton opens an Anglo-Saxon barrow and finds a securely locked Elizabethan chest seven mummified penguins placed around it in a circle, it is to Sherlock Holmes that he turns for answers. Is this sabotage? A practical joke? Or something more sinister? Holmes, together with Watson, must un...

Jo and Rangi, best friends and neighbors, like most kids spend part of their time dreaming of adventures. But their families are sheep farmers in New Zealand and while it's an enjoyable life, it doesn't tend to be overly exciting. However adventures can come to even the quietest places and one is stalking the two children, just waiting for the right moment to spring. Who would have thought that a routine trip to fix the fences would wind up be...

Jo and Rangi are best friends and neighbors. Rangi is injured in a farm accident and is unsure whether he'll walk again. Meanwhile, a sheep-killing dog is haunting the peninsula. Book 3 in a series. Other titles in series: 1 Summer of Dreaming, 2 Autumn of the Wild Pony, 4 Spring of Decisions.

Jo and Rangi are best friends, but their grandparents aren't because of something that happened a long time ago. And when Jo's grandmother comes to stay on the farm for a while during the summer, problems blossom like wildflowers after a rain. To top it all off, her grandmother nurses hatred in her heart for Jo's best friend, and his entire family. Hatred that is returned in kind by Rangi's grandfather for Jo, and her family. When the feud bet...

Rangi and Jo are best friends and neighbors. New students at school cause problems for Rangi. Meanwhile, Rangi and Jo plan a special birthday gift for Jo's sister Sue. Book 4 in a series. Other books in the series are 1 Summer of Dreaming, 2 Autumn of the Wild Pony, and 3 Winter of Waiting.