Books published by publisher Black Spot Books

Bad things are happening in San Francisco.It's not the first time. Jennifer Jones has stopped being surprised at this point.Two months have passed since her name was cleared, and in that time Jennifer and her new partner Ian Clarke have had no lack of trouble. But this time, something is different. A man returns from the dead. A friend goes missing in mysterious circumstances and dark creatures are stalking the streets. It soon becomes clear that not all is as it seems, yet with more questions than answers and enemies everywhere, Jennifer finds herself in more danger than ever.Nobody is safe, and immortality counts for nothing when something wants you dead.

COOPERATE AND YOUR REBYRTH WILL BE PAINLESSFor Jonny, life is about avoiding homework, building the perfect card deck, and provoking the school bully. That all changes when his best friend is dragged away right before his eyes. Unsure of who to trust, Jonny must uncover the awful truth before he suffers the same fate.Alinta is a hacker. Well, she’s trying to be. But the net has gone down, leaving her—and the city of Layman Creek—cut off from the world. Her investigation leads to Rebyrth, a secretive tech company. She has something they want. And they have her mamma.Together, Jonny and Alinta must put a stop to Rebyrth’s plans. Because If they fail, every last human on Earth will know what it means to be rebyrthed.Rebyrth is a tense science fiction adventure in the vein of Stranger Things, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and The Terminator.Australian/UK Edition

The fourth book in the popular Elodie Fontaine mystery series finds Elodie travelling to Southern California to search for the birth father she never knew. She discovers his name—Hector Melendez—and learns that he was a Mexican-American professor whose main interest was the study of petroglyphs—ancient rock carvings in the desert mountains. Trouble is, he vanished from sight a decade earlier and his car was found abandoned on the shores of a once-famous salt lake. Refusing to believe that he is dead, Elodie, along with her half-sister Layna, embarks on a journey that takes them through the off-the-grid settlements of Bombay Beach, Slab City, Salvation Mountain, and finally into the lonely Sonoran Desert hills, where deep washes and shifting rocks make any kind of traveling treacherous. Where has Hector gone and why won’t anyone talk about him? Even some of Elodie’s newfound relatives in California make it clear that her efforts to find him are not wanted. Elodie is trying to find out answers to these questions when she learns that she is not the only one looking for him . . .

Fifteen-year-old Robbie knows bad things happen in Walgaree. But it’s nothing to do with him. That’s just the way the Aborigines have always been treated. In the summer of 1965 racial tensions in the town are at boiling point, and something headed Walgaree’s way will blow things apart. It’s time for Robbie to take a stand. Nothing will ever be the same. Freedom Ride is a confronting young adult novel from award-winning Australian author Sue Lawson. Based on real events, this gripping coming-of-age story about civil rights, racism and Indigenous issues is perfectly suited for teens and lovers of historical fiction. For more YA by Sue, read her books Allie McGregor’s True Colours, Finding Darcy, After, Dare You, Forget Me Not, Pan’s Whisper and You Don’t Even Know.

St. Andsbald Mental Institution is the new home for thirteen-year-old Skyler Canter Reems. She can't quite come to terms with why she's ended up in this place, strangely nicknamed "The Fat." Dumped on, cut, and too old for her own good, Skyler manages to find her place in The Fat alongside the oddest assortment of young women she's ever met. Before she can leave, their friendships brace her for a final, heart-wrenching wave of misfortune.

"IMAGINATIVE AND CAPTIVATING, I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN!"Fourteen-year-old Hayden doesn't believe in magic. He's never been attacked by dragons, taken a ride on a taxi service staffed by man-eating pegasi, or battled a swarm of killer tarantula fairies. And he's certainly never owned a pair of ensorcelled underpants designed to make the wearer invisible—that would be ridiculous.All Hayden knows is a wretched life in the overcrowded Arizona foster care system where miles of red tape often keep him separated from his twelve-year-old sister Sera, the only family he has left.But that's about to change.When Sera is snatched by a bunch of sharp-toothed goblins, Hayden follows the kidnappers through a portal and into the magical world of Wayfair.In a place where carnivorous mushrooms lurk in dark forests and people in velvet waistcoats ride spider automatons, Hayden must solve the mystery behind Wayfair’s President and his secret source of power, or his sister may be lost forever.The Lost Emerald of Briarwood is the first book in Vona Stewart’s Shadow Sovereign series. If you like Harry Potter, Fablehaven, and Percy Jackson, you’ll love this imaginative and exciting magic portal fantasy.Get your copy of The Lost Emerald of Briarwood today!

Who will sacrifice? And who will win? The Last Duel chronicles the final days of Athos as a Musketeer. He must find a condemned man, free him from the Bastille, and rescue the love of his life. He scours Paris on his mission while hunted by those seeking revenge. His path takes a final savage turn when he must enter an underground dueling competition, placing him face-to-face with fate. Only one man can leave the match alive.

COOPERATE AND YOUR REBYRTH WILL BE PAINLESSFor Jonny, life is about avoiding homework, building the perfect card deck, and provoking the school bully. That all changes when his best friend is dragged away right before his eyes. Unsure of who to trust, Jonny must uncover the awful truth before he suffers the same fate.Alinta is a hacker. Well, she’s trying to be. But the net has gone down, leaving her—and the city of Layman Creek—cut off from the world. Her investigation leads to Rebyrth, a secretive tech company. She has something they want. And they have her mamma.Together, Jonny and Alinta must put a stop to Rebyrth’s plans. Because If they fail, every last human on Earth will know what it means to be rebyrthed.Rebyrth is a tense science fiction adventure in the vein of Stranger Things, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and The Terminator.US Edition

A legendary treasure... a secret palace... one big adventure!When 12-year-old Brock Ford is invited to Africa with his globe-trotting anthropologist uncle Dirk Armstrong, he jumps at the chance to ditch his boring hometown to spend the summer on safari among wild animals and friendly natives. But Brock and Dirk are barely off the train in Nairobi when mysterious artifacts begin to surface which indicate the legend of an ancient lost treasure may actually be true. It’s an adventure that takes them over the Serengeti plain, through an underground Chagga fortress, and up the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro itself. Their discovery might be the greatest archaeological find of the century, but it could also trap them within the mountain’s volcanic depths forever.

A lost goldmine... a forgotten ghost town... a terrifying creature!“Alaska is a huge place. Easy for a man to get lost and never be seen again.” These words ring in 12-year-old Brock Ford’s ears as he embarks for the frozen north with his uncle, world-famous anthropologist Dirk Armstrong. But it’s not long before Brock and his new Inuit friends Tanaraq and Kalli put that warning to the test. From a ghost-town saloon with a cryptic message scrawled on its wall to the vast uncharted Alaskan wilderness, Brock must rely on his wits and integrity if he wants to make it back alive. But when he crosses paths with the mysterious half-animal/half-spirit Urayuli, he’s also going to need a great deal of luck.