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"One of the best novels in ten years."
– Hackney Literary Awards Committee
In this fast-paced suspense novel, Gabriel Branch leaves his home on the Queensland coast to search the rugged outback for his best friend. Although Gabe is a biracial Aborigine, he lost all ties to his culture when the government forcibly removed him from his family when he was a child. Everything about the red desert seems alien including the artifact, a message stick, that is his only clue.
While crisscrossing the unforgiving terrain he draws the attention of Dana Pukatja, a Pitjantjatjara shaman who runs the smuggling ring. Using his traditional knowledge and many tricks, he stalks Gabe to keep him from discovering the truth. As Gabe struggles with the loss of both his friend and his biological family, the shaman draws closer. The men clash on an arid plain of twisted mulga shrub far from any law except that of the outback itself.
Message Stick provides a panoramic look at Australia, its land, its peoples and the social issues that continue to this day. The novel won two national awards and was supported by The Jerome Foundation, the New York Mills Cultural Center and Cornucopia Arts Center.
Dreamtime tales, with their beautiful, spare styles and eternal lessons, are woven throughout Message Stick. Before writing this novel, Laine Cunningham spent six months camping in the outback with dingoes as her only companions. She has long been interested in mythology and folktales, and each of her novels weaves traditional stories from different cultures into modern plotlines. She has also written Seven Sisters, a collection of traditional Aboriginal tales that hold lessons for today’s global citizens.
"Ms. Cunningham shows an Australia beautiful and brutal. You know it isn’t going to be a gentle ride but you’re still not expecting to be kicked out of your seat onto the desert floor, rolling to a stop in the sharp-as-glass spinifex. Don’t be surprised when you want to put it down but can’t."
– Garrison Somers, Editor-in-Chief, The Blotter literary magazine

Bondage has appeared in books and movies ranging from the classic The Story of O to 9 ½ Weeks, so E.L. James’ 50 Shades of Grey was nothing new. Yet the book outpaced even the Harry Potter series as the fastest selling paperback of all times in part because the romantic relationship takes center stage. Now fans can find the best of 50 Shades in a new novel written by award-winning author Laine Cunningham.

He Drinks Poison pits a female FBI agent against a prolific serial killer haunting Wheeling, West Virginia. As a strong, independent woman in her mid-thirties, Priya Conlin-Kumar has already established herself in her career. Still she longs for a partner who will understand her need to step back from life’s pressures and demands, a lover who will guide her deep into her own passions in the bedroom.

Ohio County Sheriff Randal Pierson is that man. He challenges her to fully release her mind, body and heart into the sensual experiences she craves. Their nights together remind her of stories from Hinduism when the god Shiva took Shakti as his consort with lovemaking that shook the mountains.

The intimacy Priya shares with Randal extends far beyond the bedroom. Their relationship becomes an important support for her as she faces increasingly panicked citizens, relatives of victims who grow angrier the longer the murderer is free, and a killer who has targeted her as his most important victim. Randal’s devotion is so complete he is like Hanuman, the Hindu monkey king who broke open his own chest to show his heart to the god he adored.

The book is sure to satisfy fans who found the 50 Shades series lacking in literary quality. “He Drinks Poison ranks among the great thrillers of all time,” says Pamela King Cable, author of Televenge, a Southern thriller. “The story sparks fury and tears. It is impossible to read this book unmoved.”

Cunningham’s latest is also likely to satisfy those who criticized Anastasia’s glaring lack of self-respect in the 50 Shades trilogy. In Hindu thought, the male energy is active and the female energy receptive. Priya allows this dynamic to play out in her private life, much to her satisfaction. Her intimate passion builds her female energy known as shakti.

Finally her anger, the righteous anger Hindu warriors must feel if they are to be victorious, explodes. The dark goddess Kali enters her. Although Kali’s visage is horrific, she is the wrathful mother who defends her children from harm. Priya finds justice in a way that satisfies both the law of man and spiritual law.
“This story is beautiful, smart, and…intriguing,” says C. Hope Clark, author of Lowcountry Bribe. “The tale is intelligently deep with lyrical storytelling and strong character development…giving us a story we can't put down.”
The novel was shortlisted for the Pirate’s Alley William Faulkner award before being picked up by a small publisher. The creation of t...