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Mit einem Nachwort von Sektenexperte Hugo Stamm Beschreibung Ermittler Thomas Holder ist besessen davon, seine entführte Tochter zu finden. Sein einziger Anhaltspunkt ist, dass ihr Entführer mit einer Sekte in Verbindung stand. Als Jesse, ein fünfzehnjähriger Junge, des Mordes angeklagt wird und aus einem religiösen Kult hoch in den Schweizer Alpen flüchtet, entscheidet Holder, ihn […]

A phone call between two friends unleashes a series of eventswhich threaten to shatter New Zealand’s officially accepted history. Dr. Matthew Cameron travels to New Zealand to investigate aremarkable archaeological discovery. As he follows a trail of cluesscattered throughout the country, Matt is thrust into the role ofstudent and learns about trust, love and deception. But can hesucceed in revising a nation’s history when the Government willstop at nothing to hide the truth?Five...

Seven Falls was released on 1st April 2014 on Kindle Detective Thomas Holder is obsessed with searching for his kidnapped daughter. Holder’s only clue, that her kidnapper was involved in a religious sect. When Jesse, a fifteen-year-old boy accused of murder escapes from an elusive cult high in the Swiss Alps, Holder decides to use him as a way to get inside the walls of the mysterious community. Jesse is running for his life. Framed for the murder of his best friend, Jesse escapes into the al...

Seven Falls was released on 1st April 2014 on Kindle Seven Falls Detective Thomas Holder is obsessed with searching for his kidnapped daughter. Holder’s only clue, that her kidnapper was involved in a religious sect. When Jesse, a fifteen-year-old boy accused of murder escapes from an elusive cult high in the Swiss Alps, Holder decides […]

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2014 - I designed and started building a chalet-inspired doll's house for my daughter in 2013. Phase one was given to her on her third birthday. In 2014, work continued and the final product with roof, furnishings and lighting was given on her 4th birthday.

It doesn’t seem possible that despite my previous efforts into collecting information about the skull of a European woman found in Ruamahanga in 2004 that I have completely omitted writing something about it here. It’s time to correct that. The Mystery Begins As reported in numerous newspapers of the time and discussed more thoroughly in […]

This was printed in the special Frankfurt Book Fair edition of 360° Neuseeland.Be sure to visit their website and discover the rest of their great content. An English translation of this interview will follow on my site as soon as possible. Verschwörungsroman „Der spanische Helm“: Wer entdeckte Neuseeland wirklich? Mit seinem Erstlingswerk hat der in [...]

Here are reviews for The Spanish Helmet as they appear on Goodreads. This review widget updates with the latest reviews whenever one is added.

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Today, a Google Alert came through with links to the first big scale pirated edition of The Spanish Helmet that I have been made aware of. There have been little ones in the past, but this one is the real deal.

The big question now is: should I curse the pirates or should I celebrate my success. Neil Gaiman and Paulo Coelho have both reported many times that pirated versions of their books result in sales increases. Meanwhile, thousands of big-name and unheard of small-time authors are crying...