Dion and Leith aren’t just detectives, they’re human beings. See, that’s the problem. RCMP officer David Leith and his team investigate a series of murders in this atmospheric new crime series. Cold Girl – Book #1 A singer vanishes in the snowbound Hazeltons. Has she been snatched by the so-called Pickup Killer? Investigator David Leith has much to contend with – punishing weather and wily witnesses, plus a young constable who’s more hindrance than help. Suspects multiply, but only at the bitter end does Leith discover who is the coldest girl of all. Undertow – Book #2 RCMP detective Leith fears he’s made a mistake bringing his family to North Vancouver. His first Serious Crimes Unit case has rocked his senses: who would brutally murder a mother, father, and baby? Detective Dion, also regretting the move, has returned to the city where he no longer fits in – but is he back in the swim, or destined to drown? Creep – Book #3 A pair of dead bodies don’t seem linked, or even suspicious, at first, but Dion and Leith soon find themselves with a hairy murder case on their hands. As Dion gets tangled up with a witness and Leith loses himself in the case, a different kind of killer is on the prowl. But the rumours about him being more than human can’t possibly be true … Flights and Falls – Books #4 While Constable Dave Leith investigates past incidents along the stretch of highway to zero in on the faceless prankster, his unlikely partner on the case, Cal Dion, begins to suspect the team is on the wrong track.
When damaged, brilliant detective Kala Stonechild and workaholic staff sergeant Jacques Rouleau get paired up, pieces start falling into place. The series has been called “deeply atmospheric and tightly plotted” and praised for its grit. Now, the all five mysteries are available together in an ebook-exclusive bundle at a special price. <br/> <br/>
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<b><i>Cold Mourning – Book #1</i></b> <br/> A week before Christmas, wealthy businessman Tom Underwood disappears into thin air, with more than enough people wanting him dead. Kala Stonechild is a new member of the specialized Ottawa Police unit tasked with bringing him home for the holidays, but a killer has other plans. Who can you trust when love turns to hate and murder stalks a family? <br/> <br/>
<b><i>Butterfly Kills – Book #2</i></b> <br/> Rouleau is in a new job in a new city. He’s in a fight against time to keep his dysfunctional team together long enough to get to sort out the innocent from the evil. <br/> <br/>
<b><i>Tumbled Graves – Book #3</i></b> <br/> When Adele Delaney and her daughter go missing, Kala Stonechild and Paul Gundersund investigate. Adele’s body soon turns up – dead, with no sign of her daughter. Struggling to to keep the case on track and her own life under control, Stonechild learns the dead woman had ties to a Montreal biker gang and heads to Quebec to find the missing piece. <br/> <br/>
<b><i>Shallow End – Book #4</i></b> <br/> Convicted child molester Jane Thompson has made parole, but one month later the body of the student she was found guilty of abusing is found on the shores of Lake Ontario. Sergeant Rouleau assigns Officers Stonechild and Gundersund to head up the murder investigation, but things quickly get ugly, and not just with the case. <br/> <br/>
<b><i>Bleeding Darkness – Book #5</i></b> <br/> David McKenna lies on his deathbed, his children gathered to say goodbye amid the suspicion that years ago, one of them got away with murder. When one of the gathered family disappears, Stonechild and Rouleau are called in and must set aside troubles of their own. As buried betrayals resurface, the suspect list – and body count – are only growing.
Dion and Leith aren’t just detectives, they’re human beings. See, that’s the problem. RCMP officer David Leith and his team investigate a series of murders from the snowbound Hazeltons to Lower Mainland B.C. in this atmospheric new crime series. Cold Girl – Book #1 A singer vanishes in the snowbound Hazeltons. Has she been snatched by the so-called Pickup Killer? Investigator David Leith has much to contend with – punishing weather and wily witnesses, plus a young constable who’s more hindrance than help. Suspects multiply, but only at the bitter end does Leith discover who is the coldest girl of all. Undertow – Book #2 RCMP detective Leith fears he’s made a mistake bringing his family to North Vancouver. His first Serious Crimes Unit case has rocked his senses: who would brutally murder a mother, father, and baby? Detective Dion, also regretting the move, has returned to the city where he no longer fits in – but is he back in the swim, or destined to drown? Creep – Book #3 A pair of dead bodies don’t seem linked, or even suspicious, at first, but Dion and Leith soon find themselves with a hairy murder case on their hands. As Dion gets tangled up with a witness and Leith loses himself in the case, a different kind of killer is on the prowl. But the rumours about him being more than human can’t possibly be true …
As Halloween approaches, a pair of deaths set Dion and Leith on the trail of a suspected killer, and supernatural rumours about the murderer are almost beyond belief Book Three in the B.C. Blues Crime series, a noir series featuring two detectives whose lives have detoured badly off-course Two sleuths: Dion is recovering from a brain injury, while Leith’s ambition has slowly turned bitter Brings out the humanity of RCMP officers, depicting them without polishing off the rough edges First long-running police procedural set in North Vancouver Author is a court reporter/court transcriber and has plenty of insight into the system and how trials are conducted, as well as a feel for dialogue and how experts speak about crime First book in the series, Cold Girl , won the 2014 Unhanged Arthur Ellis Award and was shortlisted for the 2017 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel
A deathbed gathering shakes family skeletons out of the closet, and revives a long-dormant killing spree Book Five of the Stonechild and Rouleau mysteries, which have sold over 5,600 copies Kala Stonechild is the first female First Nations sleuth in Canadian crime fiction Author’s last four novels garnered strong reviews and advance praise. Publishers Weekly called the third book in the series a “thoroughly enjoyable whodunit that will leave readers eager for the next installment” The first Stonechild and Rouleau mystery, Cold Mourning , was nominated for Arthur Ellis Best Crime Novel Author is well-connected in the crime-writing community as a member and past president of the Capital Crime Writers and the Crime Writers of Canada Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland murder mysteries, gave a great review of the fourth book in the series: «Great cast of characters and very clever plotting.... Altogether a very satisfying mystery!»
Eleventh book in the acclaimed Jack Taggart Mystery series Taggart's family’s lives are threatened by the Satans Wrath Motorcycle Gang Taggart ignores his superior’s orders to exact vengeance on the gang Author is a retired RCMP undercover agent with an insider’s knowledge of how the force works Gritty style and real-world details culled from a career in undercover operations Series has already built a substantial fan base Series is set in Vancouver Series is currently optioned for film and TV rights
RCMP officer David Leith and his team investigate a series of murders from the snowbound Hazeltons to Lower Mainland B.C. in this atmospheric new crime series. <br/> <br/>
<b><i>Cold Girl</i></b> <br/> A singer vanishes in the snowbound Hazeltons. Has she been snatched by the so-called Pickup Killer? Investigator David Leith has much to contend with – punishing weather and wily witnesses, plus a young constable who’s more hindrance than help. Suspects multiply, but only at the bitter end does Leith discover who is the coldest girl of all. <br/> <br/>
<b><i>Undertow</i></b> <br/> RCMP detective Leith fears he’s made a mistake bringing his family to North Vancouver. His first Serious Crimes Unit case has rocked his senses: who would brutally murder a mother, father, and baby? Detective Dion, also regretting the move, has returned to the city where he no longer fits in – but is he back in the swim, or destined to drown?
When damaged, brilliant detective Kala Stonechild and workaholic staff sergeant Jacques Rouleau get paired up, pieces start falling into place. The series has been called “deeply atmospheric and tightly plotted” and praised for its grit. Now, the first four mysteries are available together in an ebook-exclusive bundle at a special price. <br/> <br/>
<b>Includes:</b> <br/> <br/>
<b><i>Cold Mourning – Book #1</i></b> <br/> A week before Christmas, wealthy businessman Tom Underwood disappears into thin air, with more than enough people wanting him dead. Kala Stonechild is a new member of the specialized Ottawa Police unit tasked with bringing him home for the holidays, but a killer has other plans. Who can you trust when love turns to hate and murder stalks a family? <br/> <br/>
<b><i>Butterfly Kills – Book #2</i></b> <br/> Rouleau is in a new job in a new city. He’s in a fight against time to keep his dysfunctional team together long enough to get to sort out the innocent from the evil. <br/> <br/>
<b><i>Tumbled Graves – Book #3</i></b> <br/> When Adele Delaney and her daughter go missing, Kala Stonechild and Paul Gundersund investigate. Adele’s body soon turns up – dead, with no sign of her daughter. Struggling to to keep the case on track and her own life under control, Stonechild learns the dead woman had ties to a Montreal biker gang and heads to Quebec to find the missing piece. <br/> <br/>
<b><i>Shallow End – Book #4, NEW!</i></b> <br/> Convicted child molester Jane Thompson has made parole, but one month later the body of the student she was found guilty of abusing is found on the shores of Lake Ontario. Sergeant Rouleau assigns Officers Stonechild and Gundersund to head up the murder investigation, but things quickly get ugly, and not just with the case.
Still waters run deep. English teacher, mother, wife, and convicted child predator Jane Thompson has made parole and she has a plan. She begins her life in the shadows while she bides her time. One month later, the bludgeoned body of the student she was found guilty of corrupting four years earlier is found on the shores of Lake Ontario. Officers Stonechild and Gundersund head up the investigation and Jane Thompson quickly becomes the prime suspect. But knowing guilt and proving it are two entirely different things. Wading through deeply buried secrets to the truth will take Stonechild and the team on a twisted journey into the heart of evil. The question is: who will come out the other side?
When damaged, brilliant detective Kala Stonechild and workaholic staff sergeant Jacques Rouleau get paired up, pieces start falling into place. The series has been called “deeply atmospheric and tightly plotted” and praised for its grit. Now, the first three mysteries are available together in an ebook-exclusive bundle at a special price. <br/> <br/>
<b>Includes:</b> <br/> <br/>
<b><i>Cold Mourning – Book #1</i></b> <br/> A week before Christmas, wealthy businessman Tom Underwood disappears into thin air, with more than enough people wanting him dead. Kala Stonechild is a new member of the specialized Ottawa Police unit tasked with bringing him home for the holidays, but a killer has other plans. Who can you trust when love turns to hate and murder stalks a family? <br/> <br/>
<b><i>Butterfly Kills – Book #2</i></b> <br/> Rouleau is in a new job in a new city. He’s in a fight against time to keep his dysfunctional team together long enough to get to sort out the innocent from the evil. <br/> <br/>
<b><i>Tumbled Graves – Book #3, NEW!</i></b> <br/> When Adele Delaney and her daughter go missing, Kala Stonechild and Paul Gundersund investigate. Adele’s body soon turns up – dead, with no sign of her daughter. Struggling to to keep the case on track and her own life under control, Stonechild learns the dead woman had ties to a Montreal biker gang and heads to Quebec to find the missing piece.