Salina Christmas

A Request For Betrayal

Part 4 & 5 of The Constant Companion Tales in paperback
The dark force of the Cold War threatens to destroy peace and unity in Southeast Asia. Young Private Raden is sent to Borneo to defend the newly independent country, whilst his clan fights the enemy at home. Sinister forces are summoned from unexpected places to fight to the bitter end.

• THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE TIGER-MEN
• A TRUCE MADE IN BLOOD

The Keeper Of My Kin

Part 1, 2 & 3 of The Constant Companion Tales in paperback
Three separate incidents between World War 2 and the Malayan Emergency period connect the dots to reveal a sinister force haunting three generations of the Raden family. Now the three haunting stories of the Raden family are combined in a paperback.

• THE RED-HAIRED GURKHAS
• THE TIGER-MAN AND HIS CONSTANT COMPANION
• THE NIGHT OF THE FLYING BLADES

The Constant Companion Tales Series

Captain Raden’s family can’t shake off the ghostly guardian – or “constant companion” – that his clan has inherited for generations. Getting rid of the constant companion isn’t easy. An oath made a long time ago in blood can’t be easily undone.

The Red-Haired Gurkhas

Part 1: A ghost appears just as the Commonwealth War Graves Commission exhumes the remains of fallen World War 2 soldiers.

The Tiger-Man and His Constant Companion

Part 2: An elderly relative reveals what their family ‘keeper’ did to the enemy soldiers. The price paid was too high.

The Night of the Flying Blades

Part 3: During their school break, the Raden children learn more about family magic and the past. The flying blades are justice reserved for those betrayed by kith and kin.

The Brotherhood of the Tiger-Men

Part 4: It’s the 1960s. Malaysia is in confrontation with Indonesia. The Raden family and the Javanese are asked to betray their country in favour of their ancestral land. Their son, a young soldier, encounters a Tiger-Man. But it’s not theirs. It’s the servant of another.

A Truce Made In Blood

Part 5: It’s 1964 and the warring sides are worn out. The Malaysians and Indonesians are beginning to wonder who really benefits from the conflict. Do they carry on fighting to the bitter end? Or do they settle for peace?

The Devil from the Deep

Part 6: 2016. The demon servant is back, and lives are turned upside down. Someone in the Raden family has summoned its return, but why? The answer might lie in a tragedy that struck the Raden siblings in a not-too-distant past.

Scissors in the Fold

Part 7: The flying keris goes missing just at the Raden sisters are about to get rid of it. To make matters worse, they discover that the curse of the were-tiger has spread beyond the Raden clan to their distant cousin, Julian Woodville Wang.