Linda and her husband were sailing on a catamaran in the Persian Gulf when they were intercepted by two Iranian gunboats and taken to Iran where they were held prisoner for 13 days. They were finally released on 11 November 2005 after strenuous secret efforts by the British Foreign Office and the Australian Government.
Novels
- Nest of Vipers, 1994
- Wilderness of Mirrors
- Something Wild
- Into the Fire
- Final Settlement, 2006
- Sea Djinn
- Fire Djinn
- Storm Djinn