Weird things happen on Halloween don't they? The imagination works overtime after all. But for Ruby Ryan it's just the beginning. A happy go lucky young nurse she hasn't yet met the man of her dreams, but at 23 there's plenty of time for all that and being chief bridesmaid at her best friend's up and coming wedding is the nearest Ruby wants to get to walking down the aisle for a very long time. She doesn't have a care in the world. But strange incidents she had casually brushed off start t...

Mac and Megan McKenzie were young parents enjoying a glorious hot August day with their baby twins Ethan and Evie. The perfect family. The perfect day. But fortunes can change in a heartbeat. Before that day was over their lives had been shattered beyond repair.Eighteen years on how has Megan survived the nightmare no mother should have to endure? An act of evil that tore apart the lives of three generations of her family. Would they ever see Ethan again? And would they ever learn ...

At a time when criminal justice systems appear to be in a permanent state of crisis, leading scholars from criminology and theology come together to challenge criminal justice orthodoxy by questioning the dominance of retributive punishment.This timely and unique contribution considers alternatives that draw on Christian ideas of hope, mercy and restoration.Promoting cross-disciplinary learning, the book will be of interest to academics and students of criminology, socio-le...