Jonathan Appleford had a strict upbringing and continued to live a sheltered life during his university and theological college days.In his final year of ordination training in Dublin, he was offered the opportunity to spend a term in an Anglo-Catholic theological college in Cambridge. It was to prove to be a transformative experience.He returned to Ireland to begin his curacy with the Venerable Guy Morgan, rector of St. Stephen's, Lislea, a flagship of evangelicalism. But,...

Even as a student, Arthur Easterby was tipped to become a bishop.Ambitious and able, he carefully plotted his progress to preferment including marrying his rector/archdeacon's daughter. So it was no surprise when in due course he was elected as bishop of Daneford, just outside Dublin.In a hurry to make his new diocese a flagship for Growth and Renewal and make a name for himself in the process, Arthur became autocratic rather than a 'pastor pastorum', alienating both clergy...

Being single, ordained and in sole charge of a parish can often be lonely, as Revd. Wendy Morris knows all too well. It's a situation not helped by having an egotistical and ambitious archdeacon, whose interference fuels rather than quells the criticism and conflict Wendy deals with as rector of St. Olaf's.Following the resignation of her crabby, disgruntled organist, Wendy appoints a former RUC officer to succeed him. Things further look up with the arrival of a new clerical neigh...

The first novel featuring "the most savvy cop currently in the genre" is a story of terror and suspense in a small Canadian town ( Library Journal).After his life was destroyed because of his efforts to prevent a rape, Reid Bennett relocated to Murphy's Harbor, a quaint little town in Canada. But it may not be the quiet place it seems.A corpse and a scared woman are each found on different sides of the lake. Then, another corpse. Reid, with his Ger...

"A series character worth watching for," small-town Canadian police chief Reid Bennett and his dog tackle big city crime ( Los Angeles Times).Reid Bennett hits the mean streets of Toronto again. Because of his expertise, he (and his German shepherd, Sam, of course) is asked to bring in the vermin that has been bludgeoning nighttime security guards. And he makes the collar as advertised. So the police department asks him to stay on the case...

Police chief Reid Bennett—"the most savvy cop currently in the genre"—and his dog track cold-hearted kidnappers in a Canadian crime thriller ( Library Journal).Reid Bennett, the newest addition to the Murphy's Harbour, Ontario, police department, has embarked on his second case. During the Ice Festival, there is a sudden blackout and the Queen of the Ice Festival disappears; in fact she has been kidnapped! Members of a feminist anti‑pageant group are suspec...

A killer mines the wilds of Canada for victims. On the case: police chief Reid Bennett, "one of the most interesting series whodunit heroes of the decade" ( Chicago Sun-Times).When gold is found in the mountains of Canada, it brings a rush of prospectors, pilots, and men looking to get rich quick. It also brings a slew of dead bodies. That is when Reid Bennett, the lone cop of tiny Murphy's Harbour, gets called in to help. The dead body of geologist Jim Pru...

This gripping crime thriller pits "the most savvy cop currently in the genre" and his police dog against a band of mercenaries ( Library Journal).Reid Bennett, police chief of tiny Murphy's Harbour in Canada, is looking forward to a month's vacation. He plans to spend time with his girlfriend, Freda, and he might even get to go fishing with his dog, Sam. But then Norma Michaels, the wife of a rich businessman, turns up with a $25,000 offer: Find her twenty‑...

An undercover assignment puts Canadian police chief Reid Bennett's dog, love, and life on the line. "A series character worth watching for" ( Los Angeles Times).Police Chief Reid Bennett has always filled his days crimping the plans of criminals, sweating it out knowing danger and intrigue are what fuels his passions. But this time Reid is taking some time off. With his new wife Freda and Sam, his always-present German Shepherd, Reid is heading north throug...

A crime spree ends in murder for Canadian police chief Reid Bennett, "one of the most interesting series whodunit heroes of the decade" ( Chicago Sun-Times).There is no rest tonight for Reid Bennett, police chief of tiny Murphy's Harbor in Canada. Not if he keeps getting phone calls, that is. The first comes in from Amy Wilson. She's been brutally attacked on her arrival home from play rehearsal. The second has Reid breaking up a fight at a bar called Murph...

A double murder in a Canadian fishing village pits a rogue cop against a motorcycle gang in a mystery with "a hero as canny as he is strong" ( Publishers Weekly).Reid Bennett and his dog Sam serve as the police force for not‑so‑quaint Murphy's Harbor, Ontario. They have yet another perilous but important task. There are some pretty nasty bikers disrupting the façade of serenity of Murphy's Harbor, and Reid must find a way to make them take a hike without "d...

Dirty money draws Canadian police chief Reid Bennett and his dog south of the border, where they come up against racism, the mob—and murder.Canadian police chief Reid Bennett is back with his faithful dog Sam by his side. This time, the case takes them across the border to Chambers, Vermont, where an old buddy needs Reid's help. Doug Ford, a black policeman in the all‑white town, has been charged with murdering the attractive bookkeeper of a local ski resort. Only R...