New Releases by Catherine Jinks

The award-winning Pagan Chronicles are international bestsellers. And the action-packed epic continues with the adventures of Babylonne - as feisty, funny and irresistible as her famous father. ''The quality and pace of Jinks''s writing is flawless ... a triumph.''- Sydney Morning Herald.

La familia de Kevin casi nunca sale de vacaciones. Cuando finalmente deciden pasar unos días en casa de una tía, Kevin es el único que se entusiasma. Además, las cosas pronto se complican: el perro se enferma, los pañales se acaban, el coche se descompone. La familia promete no salir de vacaciones nunca más. Todos, excepto Kevin, que no puede esperar a contarle a su maestra sobre su fantástico viaje. Una divertida novela en la que situaciones cotidianas se convierten en una emocionante aventura siempre y cuando se las quiera ver de está manera. Tomada de: http://66.132.164.165/castillo/catalogo_d.asp?ID=41&cat=lij&menu=&tienser=1.

Isaac wanted mice for his birthday. So Dad brought Katie and Cleo home. "These mice are special," Dad said. "Scientists use mice like these for experiments. They can find hidden food and learn to push buttons. They are very, very clever . . . " Katie and Cleo don''t like their new home. "The food is terrible," says Cleo. "There''s nothing to eat off," says Katie. So one night, while everyone is asleep, they decide to make improvements . . . From the award-winning team that created You''ll Wake the Baby comes another delightful story about a family and two very cheeky mice.

Who is waiting in the cave? The Jenolan Caves Ghost Tour sounded like the perfect weekend for a ghost hunter. But I didn''t realise I was letting myself in for a whole lot more than just a haunted hotel and endless family squabbles. Something was on our trail. Something vicious, mysterious, and very, very smelly . Full of suspense, mystery and humour, the books in this series follow Allie as she investigates a number of possibly paranormal events with a mix of logic, intelligence and teenage attitude. ''Cleverly creepy, well-written and well-researched, this is a delightful spine-tingler and a great read.'' The Sunday Tasmanian (on Eglantine) ''With great, unexpected twists in the story. This is a very addictive book, and I recommend it to anyone who wants an original mystery story.'' Ambrose, Year 8 (on Eloise)

Who is haunting the cabin? After Eglantine vanished, I thought I was through with ghosts. Then I went on a school excursion to Hill End and found myself investigating a whole bunch of them. First there was the ghost of Granny Evans, pacing around the museum. And Eustace Harrow smashing things up in Taylor''s Cottage. But when two of my classmates disappeared, I realised things were about to get serious . Full of suspense, mystery and humour, the books in this series follow Allie as she investigates a number of possibly paranormal events with a mix of logic, intelligence and teenage attitude. ''Cleverly creepy, well-written and well-researched, this is a delightful spine-tingler and a great read.'' The Sunday Tasmanian (on Eglantine) ''With great, unexpected twists in the story. This is a very addictive book, and I recommend it to anyone who wants an original mystery story.'' Ambrose, Year 8 (on Eloise)

Beautifully crafted historical fiction set in medieval France, "The Secret Familiar" is a page-turning murder mystery and a fascinating moral tale of betrayal, faith and ultimate truth.

In 1814, Dorothea Brande leaves the quiet harmony of her Devonshire home and accompanies her officer husband, Charles, to the colony of New South Wales. Here she endeavours to escape the harshness of the landscape - and the appalling brutality of common existence - by cultivating an English garden with the help of her convict manservant, Daniel. Together, in the creation of this garden, two bereft and disoriented people find a new strength and a special kind of refuge. But while Dorothea begins to adapt to the unforgiving environment, her husband is increasingly destroyed by it - until at last they stand on opposite sides of an unbridgeable gulf.

A new scribe looks to his mentor as a holy war draws near.

In this warmly told, laugh-out-loud story, Helen finds herself trapped in some kind of alternate-universe soap opera, rifling through her husband''s wallet and even retaining a private detective.

Francia, siglo XIV. El joven Raymond Maillot es un escribano pendenciero amante del vino, las mujeres y las canciones, pero cuando se pone al servicio del padre Amiel, un domínico encargado de investigar un crimen especialmente sórdido, su vida empieza a cambiar. El monje le contrata para que investigue el misterioso asesinato del ayudante del cardenal Di Vicio, el cual fue hallado muerto y con el pene amputado. La misión del escribano consiste en determinar la identidad del agresor -si es que hay alguno- o bien descubrir si se trata de actos de brujería. A partir de ese momento, Raymond se siente dividido entre su apego a los placeres y su deseo de encontrar refugio en la Iglesia.

Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan is still obsessed with finding her daughter, Bonnie. No stranger to looking for clues where there seem to be none, Eve enlists the unique skills of the mysterious Dr. Megan Blair to help bring Bonnie''s elusive killer to justice. The tension and danger escalates as Eve and Joe Quinn go on a hunt that can either bring them the revenge and closure that Eve has long sought or the destruction of everything she holds dear.

Follows the adventures of Pagan, squire to Lord Roland, through the years 1188 to 1189, as he accompanies his master, now determined to be a monk, to the French monastery of St. Martin and uncovers a dangerous blackmail plot.

A nightmare comes to life when a group of people are stranded on the Silver City Hightway.

In twelth-century Jerusalem, orphaned sixteen-year-old Pagan is assigned to work for Lord Roland, a Templar knight, as Saladin''s armies close in on the Holy City.

Playing about with ghosts can be dangerous, but Alethea needs all her detective skills, and the help of her friends, to solve the mystery of Eloise. Book 3 in Catherine Jinks'' spooky ghost story series is gripping, creepy and unputdownable.

I hereby record those events which took place in and around the city of Lazet relating to the assassination of our venerable Brother Augustin Duese in the year of the Incarnate Word, 1318. So writes Brother Bernard, an Inquisitor of Heretical Depravity, following the discovery of his superior''s dismembered corpse. At a time when heresy is a heinous offence, routed out with ruthless determination, Brother Bernard is accustomed to dispensing harsh justice. But as he attempts to make sense of this shocking crime, he himself becomes an object of persecution-thanks to his passionate involvement with a mysterious suspect and her beautiful daughter. Pursued as a heretic, implicated as a murderer, Bernard must now face his accusers. To fail such a task, in fourteenth century France, means certain death. In the tradition of The Name of the Rose, Catherine Jinks has crafted a magnificent tale of murder, forbidden lust and betrayal.

Twelves year old, Mercy adores 60''s hearttthrob Hector McKerrow, thanks to re-runs of his zany TV series. Desperate to find out more about him, she creates an Internet message board asking for information. But what begins as an innocent search quickly escalates into a fierce competition.

Ray and Bethan have moved into a new house where they have their own rooms - But Bethan''s room is haunted and he wants to share again - Ray has to get rid of the ghost - But he is totally stumped.

Daryl, one of the youngest magpies, is eager to feed himself, but he doesn''t always choose the right things.

In a guesthouse, as in politics, appearances are everything. Avril is the perfect hostess, managing the Bella Vistawith grace and charm. But when her husband, Steven, decides to run for mayor, Avril is incensed- where would she be without Steven to clean the bathrooms? Avril sets about undermining Steven''s campaign with an instinct for local government as sharp as her talent for domestic politics. Steven retaliates with all the guile at his disposal. The battle lines are drawn!

Novel for young adult and adult readers. Early in the 21st century, Joseph Peek turned into another person. Now, 80 years later, journalism student Aldo Frewin discovers who that person was - and why he''s now living as Jarom Woodruff, aged 16, in a troubled Mormon cult in remote Tasmania. Author''s previous titles include ''What''s Hector McKerrow Doing These Days?'' and ''Eye to Eye'', which won the 1998 Children''s Book Council Book of the Year Award.

A murder mystery set in 14th century France, this novel tells of dismemberment, debauchery and demonic visitation. Raymond Maillot is a womanising young notary employed by Father Amiel, a Dominican monk who is investigating a shocking murder. Author''s other publications include the Pagan series, for young adult readers, and ''The Inquisitor'' and ''Witch Bank''.