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With degrees in art history and classics, John C. Stringer brings a depth to appreciating both contemporary and ancient art as an expression of human culture. Having worked in both the church and the art sector, he is qualified to unpack Kees Bruin's unique painting career. Stringer is a published author and historian with interests in archaeology, faith and art. He lives in Christchurch with his wife, Laurie. They have five children, four grandchildren, and two British bulldogs. John continues to write and research on history, art history and faith and is a practising artist himself.

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Chris Stuart has been writing for several years, but this is her debut novel. She has spent 25 years working overseas as a Humanitarian worker, mainly in the Middle East and in other Muslim Countries in Africa and Asia. Her roles have included working in war zones and natural disasters and this experience forms the backdrop to this novel. She has written several short stories and was the winner of the 2016 Elyne Mitchell Rural Writing Award and is a current judge for two writing awards, one in Australia and the other in New Zealand. She writes from the heart as well as the head, so that the reader not only comes on a crime solving journey but also challenges they way we think.

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Rosalie Sugrue has been organising programmes all her life. Rosalie went through Girl Guides, helped with Brownies and was a Boys Brigade leader. She has taken leadership in Sundays Schools, Youth Groups and student camps. A feminist at heart, Rosalie was instrumental in bringing women into full membership of New Zealand Jaycees, being the first woman to ever address a Jaycee Conference as a (local) member (Rotorua 1974). She has held various positions in National Council of Women, been the National Programme Convenor of the Methodist Women’s Fellowship and organised countless meetings, socials, and U3A groups. Although retired from primary school teaching, she continues to tutor struggling readers and achieves success by inventing educational games and activities geared to each student’s needs. All games and activities in this book have been successfully used in groups that Rosalie has led. Retired to the Kapiti Coast Rosalie is a lay preacher and has plays, poems, prayers, Bible puzzles and articles published in many church magazines in NZ including a regular Bible Challenge puzzle in Touchstone. She also has work included in devotional anthologies in Canada, the UK and the US. Her prayers have been used in diverse national conferences including Baptist Women in America and Bishops in Ireland.