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Andrea Barton

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Andrea Barton, award-winning author and fiction editor, writes the Jade Riley Mystery Series. She runs Brightside Story Studio and is Vice President of Mansfield Readers & Writers.

Her other writing credits include The Winding Narrative blog, short stories, two picture books and nine stage productions about contemporary social issues. She has co-authored and edited two anthologies about expatriate life.

An electrical engineer turned career consultant, Andrea spent 12 years enjoying the exhilaration and dislocation of life as an expat in Nigeria, USA, and Qatar with her husband and two children. She has now repatriated to Australia, where she commutes between Melbourne and Mansfield. Along the way, she developed a passion for ballroom and Lati
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Andrea Barton When I came to bed, the redback spider had claimed my pillow. I blinked and he'd disappeared.…moreWhen I came to bed, the redback spider had claimed my pillow. I blinked and he'd disappeared.(less)
Andrea Barton What greater questions can there be than the mystery of life? I nearly solved this on a trip to Machu Picchu.
We had a meal in Cusco, where I made the …more
What greater questions can there be than the mystery of life? I nearly solved this on a trip to Machu Picchu.
We had a meal in Cusco, where I made the rookie traveler mistake of having a drink with ice in it (the best mojito I’ve ever had). By that night, I had a terrible stomach bug.
I was still feeling terrible the next day, which was New Year’s Eve, and our friends had invited us to a beach party. Insistent that I couldn’t miss the party, my friend took me to the doctor and told him that I needed to be better in time for the event. He gave me a monster injection and sent me home.
I didn’t get better, so they went to the party without me, but by then, I was spinning out. I saw black and white spirals and went places that no other human had ever been. Some higher power entered my mind, and I finally understood the meaning of life. I had special insight to see who my true friends were. Man, it was a wild night!
Sadly, the next morning, although I remembered having an epiphany, I couldn’t recall what it was, so the meaning of life remains a mystery. Who knows what was in that injection, but whatever it was, it was powerful stuff.
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"Andrea Barton has done it again as she goes into the chaos and intrigue of Lagos and its nearby villages with her journalist Jade Riley. Jade battles her own demons while doggedly trying to save a group of girls from violent criminals.

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" Thanks Amanda, and yes, more are in the pipeline. I have 2 more books already written, so I'll let you know when they are available. Book 4 should be ...more "
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