Bøger af Richard Pinkerton

In an inventive attempt to control Rex Cassidy, Principal Mr Ropata makes him head boy, however, the Reaper is dead against it and determined to do whatever it takes to have him removed from his position. Ever the opportunist, Tucker Pyles has decided to re-establish his Vanessa Dante worshipping cult and recruit followers from the new batch of gullible juniors with promises of personal introductions and even dates with the Goddess... for a price. However, an old foe from a previous school has turned up on the scene to make his life miserable and has his eyes on the object of Tucker's worship.

It's Rex Cassidy's 17th birthday party and at least one student was forbidden to come by her parents. Vanessa Dante attempts to cover for her but soon finds she has to keep lying to cover up the previous lies. Colin Hewes is trying to distance himself from the bad influence of Tucker Pyles and improve his reputation as being just one of Tucker's goons. However, no matter what he does, everything seems to backfire. How is he going to convince the beautiful Ambrosia Wilson that he really is a good guy? Maggie Matthews has a new boyfriend, but this one wants to lead her astray by stealing cigarettes from her father's shop to sell at school. Rick Maverick finds that Aussie exchange student Sharona has desires for him, even though she's supposed to be the girlfriend of his best mate, Pete. Will he remain strong and resist her advances or will he give in and possibly ruin his friendship with Pete as well as upset his sweetheart, Holly Robinson?

Sequel to Dead End HighAt first it was "Dead End High", but now it's an entire town.Adam Braddock returns to his old home town, from which he was previously driven out by unspeakable horrors. It now remains a vacant shell of itself and not a soul lives there.Or so it should be.Adam soon finds that the town is not as abandoned as he thought. People from his past are turning up unaware that they are not supposed to be there. Why are they there? How did they get there? To help them, there are many horrors Adam must face. He will also have to deal with the evil Hochstetler, who is intent on enforcing his will on all those around him.

With the school principal out of action, Mr Harris is now in charge and declares that Te Arawa College is going to be run similar to a boot camp.Meanwhile, Tucker decides to start his own religion... the worship of the Goddess - Vanessa Dante.Speaking of Vanessa, her obsession with Rex is starting to have negative effects, effects which once led her to attempt suicide. Can she pull herself together and will the appearance of her long lost father only complicate matters?Meanwhile Will Ullman plans to skip class with a bunch of guys to see a rugby match and a new junior boy finds that he has run afoul of the wrong people

One of Te Arawa College's most hated teachers has been murdered. But who did it? Three different tales will be told, each with wild contradictions. Can Rex Cassidy wade his way through all the conflicting stories to find out the truth? Everyone has a theory on who the murderer is, but only Pete Cook is threatened with violence if he dares say anything against one of the suspects.

It's a new year at Te Arawa College, a New Zealand High school, and two Schools merge into one, bringing with it all sorts of complications. New student Tucker Pyles terrorises the school, while plain Jane, Chelsea Brown attempts to get in with the popular girls, while oddball Rick Maverick is just trying to fit in. Peer pressure comes in the form of alcohol, cigarettes and sex. But who is the mysterious Rex Cassidy, who was expelled from his previous school and is about to make his mark on TAC? Will that be a good thing or more complications for the Mob from TAC?

Tucker Pyles is bitter and twisted, angry that Rex Cassidy left him wounded on the side of the road after having been shot by Ben Tamati's shotgun. He is determined to get revenge once and for all and he's going to use Rex's only known weakness against him... Vanessa Dante. Maggie Matthews is having major problems with her parents who cannot accept that she is bisexual and cannot accept her best friend Vanessa. Will her parents go through with their threat of removing her from Te Arawa College or will they more likely leave her to the mercy of their deluded church pastor who believes she has a demon inside her?

Book 4 in the Mob from TAC series.Snobby Craig McLeod is on a campaign to have Mr Harris fired from Te Arawa College. Can Rex Cassidy prevent that from happening while at the same time trying to protect Daryl Chambers from her abusive father?Holly Robinson is troubled over the terrible news she must deliver to her boyfriend Rick Maverick. Can she find the courage to tell him or will he find it out through other means? Tough guy Will Ullman (Wal) finally gets himself a girlfriend. However, it seems she may not like him as much as he thinks.

Bulldozer is on the warpath and looking for revenge on Rex. He has decided to recruit himself a gang to take Rex down. This gang intends to terrorise and control the entire school Chelsea Brown is back at TAC, but she has changed and is no longer the sweet considerate girl she used to be.Rex Cassidy's gorgeous half-sister Skylar is now at TAC and is turning heads almost as much as Vanessa Dante did when she first arrived. However it seems that Skylar wants to avoid her brother and no one but Vanessa and Rex know the reason why, but they're not saying anything. Meanwhile, both Vanessa and Mandy Evans are having problems with adults. The senior mistress wants to have Vanessa expelled, while Mandy is in danger of being kicked out of home due to her rebellious attitude at school and at home.

Te Arawa College has been overtaken by religious bigots. The pastor of Te Arawa's largest and most influential church has been made interim principal while Mr Ropata is away overseas and he wants to run the school like it's his local church. Rex and Vanessa, in an attempt to teach these religious bigots a lesson, decide to plan a trick to humiliate them. Not only does Rex have to contend with the new powers that be, but he also has to watch out for Mr Reaper who is still trying to have him ousted as head boy and this time he has a scheme that just might work. Vanessa's father and her psychotic half-sister Nadia are back in town, claiming to be new people. But are they really? Meanwhile, Tucker Pyles finally has a chance at getting a real girlfriend, but will he blow it due to his tunnel vision and desires for Rex's sister, Skylar?

Tucker Pyles has found himself a cushy number working part-time at the Te Arawa Christian Fellowship but finds himself the target of persecution from one of the Fellowship, persecution in the form of a plot to have him fired. Ambrosia Wilson also goes along to the church, but her crisis of faith has now forced her to change her views on everything she ever believed. But how does she deal with her extremely religious parents and brother? Mr Harris has been stood down as temporary Principal due to bogus claims of sexual harassment by the sexy new girl's PE teacher. Rex vows to blow the plot wide open and it means having to get into the good books of the new PE teacher to do it. He is, however, unaware he too is the target of a plot, one which plans to see him fired from his role as head boy. Meanwhile, Nadia, Vanessa Dante's mentally disturbed sister is plotting, along with their father, to split Rex and Vanessa up and this time they have a despicable plan, using an old friend from Vanessa's past.

Tucker Pyles has had enough of having to work for his mother, so declares that he is going to get himself fired from every job she sets him up with. Rex finds himself in serious trouble with the police, when, protecting Vanessa, he puts a guy in hospital. When Daryl Chambers, Rex's former girlfriend, returns to Te Arawa, Vanessa finds that herself and Rex's relationship might not be as solid as she believed. Meanwhile, Nadia, Vanessa's jealous and mentally disturbed half-sister is plotting something that will result in big trouble at the school camp.

Ben Tamati is back in town and everyone knows he has a vendetta against Rex Cassidy. But just how far will he go to exact revenge? A heck of a lot further than anyone thinks and only Rog Shepherd realises this. Vanessa Dante has beat out Carla Munroe to get the lead female role in the annual school production. But just what lengths is Carla willing to go to, to ensure Vanessa is unable to perform? Holly Robinson decides she likes the new athlete to the school, Byron Hastings. However, it seems that he is out simply to break hearts and ultimately has his eye on Vanessa. Will Rick Maverick stand by and allow his ex to be taken advantage of?

There's a new principal at TAC and he's about to find that being there is more of a curse than a blessing. Tucker Pyles, although no longer the kingpin of the school, still continues to do his dirty work. Holly Robinson and Rick Maverick are now a couple. But already there is trouble brewing. Will their relationship last? Rex Cassidy finds himself involved in a challenge to woo the head girl into going to the school dance, but not only does he have to deal with Tucker plotting to humiliate him, but he also has to deal with a tough new teacher who wishes to force his students into submission.

Tucker Pyles has lost his job and he has until the end of the week to get a new one otherwise he will be kicked out of home by his witch of a mother. Newcomer, Biggles, Rex's cousin, has arrived at Te Arawa. But why is it that Rex refuses to have anything to do with him?Holly Robinson and Rick Maverick have split, but she still desires to have him back. But will she lose out to the girl who Mav had a crush on at the beginning of the year or will Jacqui Donaldson sabotage everything? The school gala is coming up but it could turn out to be very controversial... a kissing booth AND a challenge that will be completely humiliating for the loser.

Vince Drexler has built a time machine. But little does he know that messing with the forces of nature is going to have serious consequences to the entire world. It is also going to indirectly affect the lives of two other people...First Shawn Camerons (the chosen one); a failing solicitor finds that bizarre things are happening around him. Not only does he have to defend a nutter who believes he was robbed by a church full of vampires, but he finds that parts of the city are turning into the Wild West. Other parts look like something out of a futurist science fiction movie. Days of the week are getting mixed up and things that happened weeks ago are happening again. But he is the only one who seems to notice these crazy things.Then there is Joseph Ashworth, a police officer. He just happens to be passing by the Drexler household when the time machine makes its maiden voyage. A strange anomaly engulfs him and sends him into a dimension where the earth is only a shell. There is no life and everything has frozen. Vince Drexler and his time travelling companions Dufus, Hugh and Kelly soon find that their time travelling is doing some serious damage to the fabric of time. They must put things right. But to do that they have to visit God.Vince, Shawn and Joseph's destiny's will all intertwine as the adventure progresses. But are they all working for the forces of good?

Trouble comes in volumes for Rex Cassidy when he runs afoul of a street gang. Vanessa Dante, the new school sweetheart, only has eyes for Rex, but Tucker Pyles is going to change that when he declares that he is going to be more like Rex. Tucker, isn't the only one the "Goddess" Vanessa has captivated - for Jacqui Donaldson though, all she has captured is her ire and jealousy. But will her distaste for Vanessa cause her more harm than good? Rex's 17th birthday party is approaching and it's going to be the biggest party ever. But there are people who are determined to ensure that it will be the biggest disaster ever.