BARRY W METCALF Author Writer Novelist
MY BOOKS
From the mind of Barry W Metcalf (author, writer, novelist) comes Martin George Mitchell and Claire Elizabeth Jennings, agents for the Strange & Obscure Cases (SOC) Unit, an autonomous offshoot of ASIO. Despatched around Australia to solve cases that have baffled regular law enforcement bodies, they soon discover they are facing forces of evil like nothing they've encountered before.
Nightmare in Alice Springs
(The Oz-Files, Prequel)
ISBN 10: 1876047046
ISBN 13: 9781876047047
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As investigators for the newly-formed Strange & Obscure Cases Unit (SOC), Martin and Claire journey to the Red Centre to solve a series of baffling murders involving the mysterious deaths of a number of locals.
Join them as they follow the clues, travelling to Ayres Rock and the Devils Marbles, always one step behind the perpetrator. What they ultimately find will leave their minds reeling and sets them on a path that leads to some of Australia's most scenic locations.
Broometime Serenade
(The Oz-Files, Book 1)
ISBN 10: 1622537017
ISBN 13: 9781622537013
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When authorities fail to identify human remains uncovered after a cyclone ravages the Western Australian coastline, Martin and Claire are sent to Broome, a popular holiday destination, far from major population centres. Posing as new arrivals, the SOC agents (offshoot of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation) attempt to merge with the locals in an effort to solve the baffling case and bring the killer to justice.
Lulled by the soporific influences of the sun, sand and surf—known by the locals as the ‘Serenade of Broome’—time seems to have no meaning for the two agents, and the investigation drifts from one location to another as they follow a trail of bodies designed to confuse and distract them from their real business in this tropical paradise.
Little do they know their every move is being watched by an enemy who is both ruthless and deadly, a powerful, sadistic enemy who enjoys toying with others’ lives before despatching them in the most horrifying manner imaginable. As the clues lead them first one way then the other, they fall deeper and deeper into the trap set for them.
By the time they uncover the truth, they will begin to doubt everything they know and face their greatest challenge to date.
Intrigue At Sandy Point
(The Oz-Files, Book 2)
ISBN 10: 1622537033
IBSN 13: 9781622537037
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When a CIA agent is murdered at Sandy Point, Martin & Claire are despatched to the idyllic seaside resort to investigate. What they stumble upon takes them from one end of the country to the other, trying to foil a plot with international implications. Employing fast cars, planes and helicopters they race against time to avert this threat to world peace…
Spirit of Warrnambool
(The Oz-Files, Book 3)
ISBN 10: 1622537041
ISBN 13: 9781622537044
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Still believing their nemesis, Wanda Jean, is dead and buried in Broome, Martin & Claire are sent to Warrnambool to investigate a savage and despicable murder. Before they have time to collect their thoughts, more murders occur, each more bizarre than the last. Little do they supspect who is behind the latest killings, constructing a web of intrigue designed to draw the agents closer and, ultimately dispose of them. Have Claire and Martin finally met their match?