Gerry Burke

• May-2009
• / General Fiction
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A humorous personal journey of revelation that explores the parameters of matters relating to politics, entertainment, sport and travel. You'll meet some of the people that the author knows or thinks he knows....

• Mar-2010
• / General Fiction
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As the song says: I come from a land Down-Under. However, my short stories and opinion pieces are truly international and you are sure to be enthralled as I plunder the possibilities, probabilities and potential of all things relating to politics, e...

• Jun-2011
• / General Fiction
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Gerry Burke writes short stories and commentary on subjects relating to politics, entertainment, sport, and travel. In this collection of humorous adult tales, Paddy Pest and the author’s other notorious characters really come to life. Paddy Pest:...

• Mar-2012
• / General Fiction
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Ask anyone who knows him: Paddy Pest is a real character. Paddy is an Australian crime fighter with a dubious Irish background, an overwhelming abundance of confidence, and a handful of bad habits. His enthusiasm for finding trouble is only exceeded ...

• Aug-2012
• / General Fiction
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Paddy Pest is a hero to himself and others. Youd better believe it. The man has been fighting crime all his life and although he does have his shortcomings, he does try hard. Bless his heart, he really tries. And now, someone has put out a contract o...

• Jul-2013
• / General Fiction
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IPPY Bronze Medal for Best FictionPaddy Pest is the garrulous gumshoe/secret agent fromDown-Under. He is completely indestructible, totally irresistible to women andgenerally a horse's ass. Gerry Burke completes a four-volume serie...

• Mar-2015
• / Suspense
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Finalist USA Best Book AwardsPaddy has done it again and he wrote thestory himself. Well, he recounted his version of certain events and Itranscribed them for posterity. I thought The Hero of Hucklebuck Drive might bea little weird...

• Mar-2015
• / Mystery
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Heroes come in all shapes and sizes, and Paddy Pest is equally comfortable being described as a garrulous gumshoe, a shameful shamus or a lecherous lounge lizard. When the Melbourne community is rocked by the news of abduction and murder, Paddy can s...

• Feb-2016
• / Suspense
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President Gus Snoodle has obviously rubbed someone the wrong way. Despite the fact that there have been no escalating wars, no sizzling scandals, and no bad reviews of his performance on Dancing with the Stars, his poll numbers are plunging, there is...

• Jan-2017
• / Science Fiction
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THEY COME IN PEACE, OR SO THEY SAY. Planet Schmoo is so far into outer space it is the last stop before heaven. When a cataclysmic seismic intervention decimates their world, the Schmooans look for refuge on Earth and a continuation of the lifestyle...

• Dec-2017
• / Police Procedural
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Crime:Murder with MaliceThe murder of a controversial figure in a public place creates nervous tension at police headquarters. Chief Inspector Dave Klingendorf and his offsider from the Homicide Squad, the enigmatic Rachel Lyons, fight to keep the ca...

• Jun-2019
• / General Fiction
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IT WAS A LAND OF HOPE AND GLORIOUS POSSIBILITY and the Europeans arrived in droves, including Bing McKeon, Peter Papadopoulos and Matthew O’Gorman. Their dramatic story unfolds in the mountains of Northern Victoria and extends through a lifetime of...

• Nov-2020
• / General Fiction
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SHORT STORIES History, heroes, horror, and Hollywood! Every story with a sting in the tail. Lady Godiva; The Charge of the Light Brigade; The Borgias; and Tales from the Old West: stories that never happened, but should have. Plus the heroes of toda...

• Nov-2021
• / General Fiction
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SHORT STORIESStories from Down Under and all over! Humility is not a common virtue among the rich and famous. The protagonists in these narratives come from all parts of the globe, and have experienced the dizzy heights of fame and fortune. These are...

• Sep-2022
• / Thriller
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“In recent times, we’ve received many veiled threats; but this one has legs.” -- Dave Mackrell:MI5 This one, Fatima Khan, manages to retard the efforts of the CIA, and confuse the combined resources of MI5 and MI6. There’s an international...

• Sep-2023
• / General Fiction
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Short Stories Every morning I take my constitutional along the beach path in the suburb where I live. The early risers are already there with their dogs, every conceivable breed. All of the canines have a story to tell, so I thought I might like t...

• Oct-2024
• / Mystery
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CRIME She wore a gown of brown to Truman Capote’s Black and White ball, while her twin sister danced with the devil in Little Italy. Lieutenant Gene Beckman thought he had seen everything but this Manhattan murder mystery had everybody on edge,...