Veterinarian Nate Holub takes a job in his father's Texas hometown, wondering if a city boy has what it takes to be a country vet. As he struggles to adapt, Nate reconnects with his family and discovers that his father's accidental death thirty years earlier was much more complicated than he realizedNate delves into the past, afraid of what he might find. He encounters a resentful cousin, a wary town patriarch, a reclusive uncle, a beguiling hidden garden, and a mysterious illness. ...

After the discovery of a body in the graveyard of St. Matthew's Church, another corpse surfaces in St. Mark's churchyard. Detective Inspector Andy Ross and Detective Sergeant Izzie Drake must lead their team in a race against time to prevent further atrocities. But what links the dead men with an old mental hospital, now an orphanage, and the scarcely reported suicide of a teenage girl? Somehow, all clues point towards the enigmatic priest, Father Gerald Byrne, who recently returned to the...

In When Nationalism Began to Hate, Brian Porter offers a challenging new explanation for the emergence of xenophobic, authoritarian nationalism in Europe. He begins by examining the common assumption that nationalist movements by nature draw lines of inclusion and exclusion around social groups, establishing authority and hierarchy among "one's own" and antagonism towards "others." Porter argues instead that the penetration of communal hatred and social discipline into the rhetori...

The third edition of Carpentry and Joinery 1 is the first in a series of three books which together provide an authoritative but thoroughly practical guide to carpentry and joinery for students following City & Guilds and CITB courses, NVQ candidates, and a wide range of amateurs and professionals. Carpentry and Joinery 1 deals with the fundamentals of the subject from topics such as timber and wood preservation and protection, to a detailed outline of the tools available and information o...

Liverpool, 1961. A group of young men come together seeking fame and fortune, as the fledgling sounds of the Swinging Sixties take root in the city. Soon, Liverpool becomes synonymous with the groups and music that shapes a generation. Liverpool, 1999. Skeletal remains found in the docklands lead Detective Inspector Andy Ross and Sergeant Izzie Drake into a journey through time, as the investigation takes them back to early days of the Mersey Beat. Whose bones laid beneath the mud of the R...

Carpentry and Joinery 2 is the second in a series of three books, which together provide an authoritative and thoroughly practical guide to carpentry and joinery for students following City & Guilds and CITB courses, NVQ candidates, and students working towards an Institute of Carpenters qualification. This book is also ideal for a wide range of amateur and professional woodworkers.Volume 2 builds on the fundamental knowledge introduced in volume 1, by covering more advanc...

A peaceful cricket match on a warm summer's day turns to murder and mystery, as the star player Aaron Decker lies dead in his bed, his girlfriend sleeping soundly beside him. The case takes on a new twist with links to the disappearance of a German U-Boat and a British warship in 1945. With the mysterious Aegis Institute hovering in the background of the investigation, D.I Andy Ross and his team find themselves in their most complex case to date. With events in Britain, Germany, the U.S.A ...

Carpentry and Joinery 3 is the third in a series of three books, which together provide an authoritative and thoroughly practical guide to carpentry and joinery for students following City & Guilds and CITB courses, NVQ candidates, and students working towards an Institute of Carpenters qualification. This book is also ideal for a wide range of amateur and professional woodworkers.Volume 3 builds on the fundamental knowledge introduced in volume 1, and accompanies volume 2...

Soon after the cargo liner Alexandra Rose steams into the Mersey Estuary, one of the ship's passengers is found dead, leading into Detective Inspector Andy Ross's most baffling case to date.Another death soon follows, and Ross discovers that the case has its roots in the depths of the Amazon Rainforest. A billionaire entrepreneur, mysterious passengers, a team of researchers and a band of vicious mercenaries all have their part to play.Working the case, Ross and his team fr...

Books 7-9 in Brian L. Porter's 'Mersey Murder Mysteries' series, now available in one volume!The Mersey Monastery Murders: A poisoned monk and a second victim with a pitchfork thrust through his body make Andy Ross and his team dig deep into a complex case that leads them to reopen a cold case from years ago. As connections to the East German Secret Police are revealed, Ross realizes that nothing is as it seems. This mystery novel will keep you on the edge of your ...

England wins the soccer World Cup. The same night, a barmaid's body is discovered near an abandoned lighthouse. Two more murders follow; all remain unsolved.D.I. Andy Ross is called in when a disturbingly similar series of murders begins in the same location. If their estimates are correct, Ross and his team have one week to solve the case before the next Lighthouse Murder takes place.D.I. Ross and Sergeant Izzie Drake seek to a...

After the discovery of two bodies, Detective Inspector Andy Ross and Detective Sergeant Izzie Drake must lead their team in a race against time to prevent further atrocities.Clues point towards the enigmatic priest, Father Gerald Byrne, who has recently returned to the city of his birth.But what connects Byrne to the graveyard murders, a young girl's suicide, and a former mental asylum?