The creator of the acclaimed Detective Murdoch Mysteries turns her exceptional storytelling skills to a murder mystery set in rural Shropshire, England, in the darkest days of the Second World War.Following the disastrous retreat of the British army from Dunkirk in 1940, England is plunged into a state of fear. The threat of a German invasion is real, and many German Nationals are interned in camps across the country. One such camp is on the ancient moor land of Prees Heath, near t...

From Canada's premier author of historical mysteries, Maureen Jennings, comes the haunting fourth novel in the DI Tom Tyler series. Set in Britain during the darkest days of World War II, this is a must-read for fans of Foyle's War, Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs series, and wartime dramas.It's late 1942; the war is still raging and the upcoming Christmas season looks bleak. Detective Inspector Tom Tyler is settling into his placement in Ludlow, Shrops...

November, 1940. Tom Tyler, Detective Inspector of the small Shropshire town of Whitchurch, is a troubled man. The preceding summer had been a dark one for Britain, and even darker for Tom's own family and personal life. So he jumps at the opportunity to help out in the nearby city of Birmingham, where an explosion in a munitions factory has killed or badly injured several of the young women who have taken on dangerous work in support of the war effort.At first, it seems more than l...

It's late 1942; the war is still raging and DI Tom Tyler is settling into his placement in Ludlow, Shropshire, a small town full of Italian PoWs from a nearby internment camp, brought to work the land. Fraternizing is forbidden but, as Tyler knows only too well, the human heart has a way of crossing boundaries. Then a old man is found murdered, and Tyler suspects that the two evacuee children who found the body are not telling him the whole truth...

This Element presents the history, research, and future potential for an alternative and effective model of policing called 'legitimacy-based policing'. This model is driven by social psychology theory and informed by research findings showing that legitimacy of the police shapes public acceptance of police decisions, willingness to cooperate with the police, and citizen engagement in communities. Police legitimacy is found to be strongly tied to the level of fairness exercised by police a...

There are few literary authors in whose work animals and other creatures play as prominent a role as they do in Franz Kafka's. Exploring multiple dimensions of Kafka's incorporation of nonhuman creatures into his writing, this volume is the first collection in English of essays devoted to illuminating this important and ubiquitous dimension of his work. The chapters here are written by an array of international scholars from various fields, and represent a diversity of interpretive approac...

Issues of social justice have been an important part of social psychology since the explosion of psychological research that occurred during and after World War II. At that time, psychologists began to move away from earlier theories that paid little attention to people's subjective understanding of the world. As increasing attention was paid to people's thoughts about their social experiences, it was discovered that people are strongly affected by their assessments of what is just or fair...

I only wanted one kiss. One kiss, under the dark of night, in a city where no one knew us.One kiss fueled by my hormones and alcohol and the blinding grief over losing my mother. One kiss from the man I told myself was untouchable.But, it didn't stop at one kiss. And now we are running full speed down a road with no intention of stopping. His touch disarms me.His kiss revives me. But our love could destroy me.This is a taboo novel an...

A retired Green Beret who can't walk away from trouble finds no shortage of it.This omnibus edition collects the standalone John Tyler action thriller novels Lost Highway and Four on The Floor.Lost Highway: A pop singer is missing, and she'll soon be completely gone. For John Tyler, the clock is ticking.While waiting for his new car repair shop to open, Tyler takes a job on the protection detail for singer Alex A...

Fast cars. Stolen guns.John Tyler is caught in the middle.When a driver crashes near his classic car shop, retired soldier John Tyler lends aid. Something about the situation seems off, and Tyler soon learns this was no ordinary wreck.The injured man turns up again asking for Tyler’s help. He’s in over his head with the wrong people. When the two barely survive an ambush, Tyler knows he needs to act.A gun runner closes deals...

She's missing, and she'll soon be completely gone.For John Tyler, the clock is ticking.While waiting for his new car repair shop to open, Tyler takes a job at an old friend's urging. He'll be on the protection detail for pop singer Alex Anne.It's a simple job . . . until it all goes sideways.When Alex Anne disappears, Tyler ignores the official investigation and launches his own. He discovers a notorious group of traffickers...

Even hundreds of miles from Baltimore . . .Deadly trouble still finds John Tyler.Thanks to his daughter’s encouragement, retired soldier John Tyler attends a classic car convention in another state. Lexi tags along for moral and technical support.When Tyler is jailed for a bogus vehicular violation, the weekend gets off to a terrible start.Then, his captors learn who he is . . . and what he’s done.After he deals with...