Disillusioned and depressed, Gregory Worthington sets off from Perth in search of inspiration. He arrives in Malta full of resolve to reignite a flagging writing career. Quaint surroundings, the potential of a love affair, and the antics and warm-heartedness of villagers he befriends fuel his imagination, but his writing brings him more disquiet and confusion than it is worth. What is inspiration, and what is the reality behind the disappearance of little Censinu Mifsud, a ten year-old boy who was never found? There is a secret in the village, one Worthington resolves to unravel, to turn into a novel, despite warnings from a retired doctor and antagonistic parish priest. They are ambiguous about his involvement with a young Maltese woman, but are very clear about one thing: the author has no business nosing around his old rented farmhouse, looking for clues and disturbing the past. Poignant and moving, punctuated by comical scenes and passionate interludes, "Death in Malta" is a powerful novel of love and loss, disappointment and dislocation - curiosity and consequences.

This collection of thirteen stories brings Rosanne Dingli's recollections of Malta vividly to life. Some are family anecdotes, some are folkloric, and others are figments of the author's imagination. The reader's task is to distinguish which is which. In all the stories, one can feel the atmosphere and enjoy the descriptions of place, time and people, whether they embellish a mystery, a journey, a lover's dilemma or a family saga. Rosanne Dingli's impressive stories bristle with drama, reflect quietly on memories, contemplate the power of nostalgia... Dr Dennis Haskell, Westerly

Did old age sneak up on you? Karla Telega has cobbled together a semi-comprehensive guide for the newly-old (those at that awkward age between hot flashes and the senior menu). If you need glasses to read this book, drop everything and go get your gray roots touched up. The book will still be here when you get back.

At age 55, Maggie is losing the battle with her fear of failure and small designer dogs. At the advice of her psychiatrist, she and her friend Cher embark on a series of ill-conceived hobbies. Whether hunting for a fabled lizard man in the swamps of South Carolina, or panning for gold, their adventures are sure to test the limits of common sense. When archaeology student, Paul Lakeland stumbles too close to a secret goldmine, he becomes a liability to Bear's clandestine mining operation. Bear's attempts to kill Paul before he can leak the mine's location meet with repeated disaster. The bumbling would-be assassin finally succeeds ... in killing the wrong man. Paths cross in a small South Carolina town, where a secret from Cher's past entangles the girls in a murder investigation. Here they learn that the first step to surviving a mid-life crisis is, don't die.

Award-winning literary fiction author Rosanne Dingli follows the success of "The Astronomer's Pig" and "Counting Churches - The Malta Stories "with another volume. Read fourteen atmospheric stories crammed with exotic ingredients and locations, which engage and somehow ring with the familiar and the unexpected. Historical fiction, folkloric tales, and anecdotes linked strongly with their location are this author's favourite forays into storytelling. Each short story or novella has indelible links with the facts that form its base and background. Rosanne Dingli has authored three popular novels. Critically acclaimed "Death in Malta" appeared in 2005. "According to Luke" is a controversial romantic thriller. "Camera Obscura" is the most recently released. All are available in paperback, with digital formats by BeWrite Books. This bumper collection consists of the entire contents of Over and Above (2011) and Vision or Delusion (2010), now both out of print.

Rosanne Dingli's sensual poetry focuses on emotion. Her sense of location and occasion explore overlaps of sensation prompted by a lifetime of changes and shifts to different places. The poems imbibe some of the more challenging aspects of life with a tongue-in-cheek defiance. "All the Wrong Places is an engaging collection of verse. Readable, warm and honest, it should help win a wider audience back for poets and their craft." Rod Moran

Photojournalist Bart Zacharin's camera doesn't lie ... but his mysterious new lover Minnie Cuff double-deals for a living. Love-struck Bart can't get that into focus, until he follows her from Australia on a flimsily trumped up trip to Europe, only to become embroiled in an obscure web of international organised crime, deception and death. Minnie's humdrum job as a computer programmer, her deceptively carefree style, and passionate affair with Bart merely provide an innocent front for a sinister role in a ring of ruthless museum raiders and smugglers. Bart attempts to reform her on a dash around some of Europe's most colourful port cities, which becomes a frantic race thwarted by misfortune. Fast moving yet poignant, Camera Obscura is one desperate man's struggle with obsessive love that competes with a million-dollar crime empire: a search for meaning and belonging, frustrated by happenstance and misadventure.

This is a collection of succulent short stories, featuring various locations, each of which is accompanied by a recipe. Where will this book live: in the kitchen? On the coffee table? The international flavour of the locations and recipes will add distinction and interest to your reading and cooking.