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Population    by Nicole Stuart
Price: $2.99 USD. 45110 words. Published on January 25, 2012. .

a mathematician becomes obsessed with the predictions of thomas malthus. he plans to intervene in the ‘unchecked growth’ in the population of poor people. max walton is developing an affordable food for the poor, but is waylaid by a ruthless man who exploits his power and influence with banks the government, revenue authorities and police. max fights back, then targets the ‘evil empire’.
Call a Spade a Shovel    by Gavin Tucker
Price: $3.99 USD. 34620 words. Published on January 30, 2012. .

Call a Spade a Shovel is a subversive, irreverent book written by South African radio personality Gavin Tucker. In this book he takes a look at South Africa through humourous eyes and highlights some of the absurdities they deal with. Although the material focuses on serious problems that the country faces, one cant help but giggle at the sheer disdain with which he treats the issues.
Agents of Change    by Guy Harrison
Price: $2.99 USD. 85000 words. Published on February 12, 2012. .

Calvin, a young corporate manager, acquires the abilities of shapeshifting and telekinesis after joining an agency charged with spreading the world's good karma. After he's framed for murder, Calvin must elude the authorities while also defending the world against the machinations of the agency's wayward sister organization.
Heaven 2.0    by Scott Haworth
Price: $0.99 USD. 61750 words. Published on February 16, 2012. .

In the future, the technology exists to allow every human being who has ever lived to be rescued at the time of their deaths. Unfortunately, the fate of the departed is left in the hands of a money-hungry corporation.
Dhamma    by Jonah Rye
Price: $5.99 USD. 36560 words. Published on February 16, 2012. .

'The Buddha never laughs. He doesn't sprawl. He isn't fat. In a land where the people are hungry, he is upright, austere, and dead serious.' DHAMMA follows the path of a person taken and the trio of misbegotten believers who make her redemption their responsibility. After the genocide. Exploitation, impunity, and heroism - on and off the road to redemption.
Panorama Beach Mysteries: A Breath Away From Dying    by J. Steven York
Price: $3.99 USD. 28580 words. Published by Tsunami Ridge Publishing  on February 17, 2012. .

Deputy "Mustang" Sawtell knows something's wrong with the scene when he responds to a call at the Aquarama underwater-show, and finds a dead mermaid. It's not his case, but he can't leave it be. He soon finds deep secrets, cut-throat business, old-flames, and hidden agendas. Before Mustang knows which way the tide is running, he's in hot water-- face-to-face with a killer!
The Borough    by Steve Dockray
Price: Free! 96380 words. Published on February 19, 2012. .

It's the late 1980s and Sharmouth Council is having a difficult time. Accountant Dave Winner teams up with auditor Sally Travis to get to the bottom of things, but their investigations soon bring them into conflict with a powerful businessman who will stop at nothing. Ill-suited to a James Bond lifestyle, our heroes lurch from comic incompetence to improbable success, but corruption has a price.
Justis    by Nicole Stuart
Price: $4.99 USD. 50970 words. Published on February 26, 2012. .

A businessman is subjected to a fraud perpetrated by a crooked business partner, his lawyer and a Judge. He plans to get revenge, not realising that you sometimes get what you wish for!
When David Davidar Drank My Wine    by Richard Crasta
Price: $4.95 USD. 45260 words. Published on February 26, 2012. .

By the author of "The Revised Kama Sutra" and "Impressing the Whites", this fiery collection of essays, blog posts, and rants on corruption in publishing, literature, and journalism in India and among the Indian diaspora makes practical suggestions to reduce corruption and increase plurality. No matter who you are, it matters, because what is at stake is free expression for one-sixth of humanity.
An Hollywood Fragrance    by Aa. Goldstarr
Price: Free! 1980 words. Published on March 7, 2012. .

The story of a mature cop who explains to a young recruit his enter in Police.