Project Amber: The Milestone Incident by Carl Lakeland is a powerful thriller that melds the elements of suspense and crime fiction to give readers a tremendous ride. Meet Angel, a clever and unflinching journalist who would do anything to get a good story out. Her...

Before I begin the review for Eagle Shield: Milestone Rising by Carl Lakeland, can I just say, wow! Seriously, this is one of the best thriller novels with a spy angle that I have read EVER! I absolutely loved the story line, I loved the...

The Lost Ones is a work of thriller fiction penned by author Carl Lakeland. Taking adventure fiction into a thrilling supernatural new setting, dystopia looms on planet Earth after the devastation of the Fall Wars. Richard Gabriel is our hero, a man stranded with his...

I have never before embarked on reading a trilogy, and I might not have lasted the experience if it weren’t for the excellence of Carl Lakeland’s writing. What an amazing imagination Lakeland has, one that steers clear of anything predictable. So refreshing. Each book stands...

So, You Wanna Write a Novel: And Not Only That, a Thriller by Carl Lakeland is the ideal resource for new writers with structure and advice provided by an experienced author. The book focuses on the thriller genre; however, it is written so that any...

After the Quiet: Stories to the Edge and Back by Carl Lakeland is a tightly constructed collection that examines moments when ordinary lives brush up against violence, moral fracture, and irrevocable choice. Across its interconnected stories, the book moves through intelligence work, personal loss, and...

After the Quiet: Stories to the Edge and Back, Volume Two by Carl Lakeland is a collection that leans into the tension of lives lived under pressure, where consequences arrive before anyone is ready to name them. The opening story, Bagels and a White Rose,...

For Love Alone by Carl Lakeland opens in Depression-era Ballarat, where furniture maker Thomas Hamilton falls in love with Betty. Her strength and grace attract him the moment she walks into his workshop. Thomas builds Betty a chair by hand in his workshop with the...

Paper Clowns by Carl Lakeland is set during World War II. Alison Carter is a switchboard operator who gets suddenly reassigned to the top-secret Manhattan Project. There she meets Stanley Neeson, a quiet RAAF engineer who finds it easier to speak with his hands than...

Carl Lakeland’s The Wine Cellar follows Michael Dodd, a Canberra homeowner whose concern over a Middle East crisis grows when fuel supplies tighten as financial markets behave strangely. Australian officials urge people to remain calm, yet Michael begins converting the space beneath his Deakin garage...

Say Something by Carl Lakeland is set in suburban Melbourne, where a widower who has lost both his teenage daughter and his wife has stopped speaking. He lives behind closed blinds, locks his front door in the same order every night, eats pre-packaged meals, and...