It’s 1971, the Cold War is still chilly, and ex-Detective Sergeant Cameron Kyle returns from an aborted trip abroad to discover that his solo rescue of a coach load of tourists from a terrifying terrorist attack has been closely monitored by MI6.Not only are the spooks fully aware of his Giza heroics, his dire medical condition, his Welsh misadventures and his involvement in disposing of a high-profile Italian extortionist, but they also break the unexpected news t...

The first three books in a brand new series from CWA award-winning author, Scott HunterThe Fragile CageApril, 1968. Detective Constable Cameron Kyle takes a bullet to the head. He survives—but the damage is done. Shrapnel in the brain. No telling what it’ll do. Or when.His police career over, life takes an unexpected turn for the once reticent Kyle when his ex is snatched during a craftily executed prison break, and a senior detecti...

A brand new series from CWA award-winning author, Scott HunterApril 1968. DC Cameron Kyle is struck by a bullet at a bungled stakeout.He survives, but it’s clear that his old self didn’t. Once courteous and cautious, he now finds himself uncharacteristically outspoken, impatient, intolerant. His surgeon warns him that, due to the inoperable location of the bullet fragment, Kyle could die anytime; his psychologist’s prognosis isn’t much bett...

1971. London teeters between post-60s optimism and Cold War paranoia. MI5/6 are under political pressure, the IRA is growing bolder, and KGB moles are deeply embedded in Britain’s intelligence corridors.The Soviet Union looms threateningly over Europe. Trust is vanishing in every direction.And now there's a megalomaniac rogue Russian at large in the Home Counties.As if Cameron Kyle didn't have enough problems to contend with …Book 3 in the F...

This book reveals a groundbreaking 15-step program that enables business leaders to become unstuck from conventional and disempowering thinking and create positive and dramatic change within their companies. Hunter’s book is an invaluable resource that lays out detailed techniques businesses can implement to create breakthrough outcomes and extraordinary performance. As American companies face increasingly precarious economic circumstances, it is incumbent on senior leaders to find new way...

How real engineers build electronics—one working piece at a time.If you’ve ever had a board fail on power-up, spent hours debugging a layout that “should work,” or run into a supplier problem just before a deadline—you already know this isn’t just about theory. It’s about judgment, decisions, and real-world constraints.Designing Electronics That Work is a guide to all the practical things you won’t find in a typical electronics textbook. It’s writt...

The most comprehensive book on story structure for half-hour comedy, dramedy, and sitcom pilots.Writing TV Comedy describes in detail the most common structures used for half-hour comedy, dramedy, and sitcom pilots. From classic multicams to modern, serialized, single-cam dramedies, you'll learn every major element required to write the perfect pilot. While most books only discuss two-act, non-premise pilots for episodic shows, this book c...

As children, if you ever played the outdoor game Lock and Key,then, as an adult, who is lonely; you'd know the value of that 'tap' followed by the person calling out your name.Such is the plight of a lonely person.Wherein, if they're 'locked' they remain frozen for what appears to be for eternity.And, if they're 'key'd' they remain free for what appears to be for eternity.In both cases, there is a desperate craving of being loved -To...

A mutilated body in a shop doorway. Someone on the force wants the case buried.Still recovering from the crash that nearly ended his career, Irish DCI Brendan Moran is called to the savage murder of a young man. But when a Catholic priest is found dead in his own confessional, the case veers into far more sinister territory.As tensions rise and a fellow officer disappears, Moran uncovers signs of a disturbing cover-up—one that points straight back to his own department. And...

The Stittsville Creative Writing Group is a program of the Ottawa Public Library. The group meets every Thursday at the Stittsville branch for approximately an hour to read pieces they have written.We are: poets, scholars, rogue scholars, authors, and audacious amateurs taking their first steps into group sharing and into the published world. There are those who mostly listen rather than write, those who write prolifically but only share with the group and published writers.These are our s...

A missing wife. A ruthless trap. A detective hunted on his home turf.DCI Brendan Moran returns to Ireland after an urgent call from an old friend—his wife has vanished without a trace. But what begins as a missing person case takes a sinister turn when Moran finds a dead man in the boot of his own car.With the body linked to a violent past Moran hoped was behind him, suspicion lands fast. Pursued by shadowy figures and boxed in by local police, Moran must chase a lead that ...

The perfect public image hides a dangerous secret—one that could cost her everything.A gripping steamy political romance where love and ambition clash, forcing heart-wrenching choices and proving that following your heart can cost you everything.British Prime Minister Charlotte Langford is a woman of steel—a respected conservative leader with a flawless public image and a traditional marriage to businessman Howard.But beneath her unshakable...