The mayor falls down dead in the middle of a speech, and a university secret society promptly claims credit for the murder.Clare Vengel is given her first undercover assignment: to pose as a student and penetrate the society. Shes a mechanic in her spare time, and thinks book smarts are for people who cant handle the real world. Instead of infiltrating the club, she alienates a popular professor, and quickly loses the respect of police superiors.Another politician is killed, and Clare is ...

A young snowboarder is found dead on the Blackcomb Glacier, and Whistler police want to close the case as suicide. The victim’s mother, a U.S. senator, says her daughter would not, and did not, kill herself. At her request, the FBI sends in an undercover agent — Clare Vengel — to find out who might have killed Sacha and why. Dropped into a world of partying with ski bums and snow bunnies, Clare soon discovers that Sacha was involved in an LSD smuggling ring. Worse: the top cop in Whistler ...

Someone's making a killing at a major poker tournament—one dead player at a time—in this Canadian mystery featuring a young female undercover cop.Every year, the Canadian Classic Poker Tour attracts tv cameras, scores of fans, and some of the most exciting players from the world of professional gambling. This year it has also attracted a serial killer. Players have been turning up strangled in their hotel rooms, and the Poker Choker's latest victim was an undercove...

In Dead Politician Society, the mayor falls down dead in the middle of a speech, and a university secret society promptly claims credit for the murder. Clare Vengel is given her first undercover assignment: to pose as a student and penetrate the society. She’s a mechanic in her spare time, and thinks book smarts are for people who can’t handle the real world. Instead of infiltrating the club, she alienates a popular professor, and quickly loses the respect of police superiors. Whe...

Linda L. Richards's "Terminal City" has received the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Short Story presented by Crime Writers of Canada!Editor Sam Wiebe's "Wonderful Life" has been named a finalist for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Short Story presented by Crime Writers of Canada!"Vancouver Noir is an excellent anthology that would appeal to short-story fans of all types--even those who don...

Robin des bois est une fille, les traîtres n'ont qu'à bien se tenir !Obligée de fuir depuis que ses compagnons l'ont accusée d'être responsable de l'épidémie qui s'est abattue sur Wellfield, Robin se retrouve seule. Ses amis sont devenus ses ennemis. Autrefois elle aurait donné sa vie pour sauver la leur, aujourd'hui elle doit les affronter. À moins qu'elle ne parvienne à regagner leur confiance ?

Robin des bois est une fille, les traîtres n'ont qu'à bien se tenir !La maison de la jeune Robin Hood, 15 ans, a brûlé sous ses yeux. Ses parents sont morts et son frère, Philip, s'est fait enlever. Par miracle, Robin parvient à s'enfuir et jure de venger ses parents de l'horrible Chevalier au Dragon à l'origine du drame. En attendant, elle se réfugie dans la forêt et tombe sur une bande de jeunes hors-la-loi qui détroussent les riches. Robert, le bandit au grand c...

Robin des bois est une fille, les traîtres n'ont qu'à bien se tenir !Robin a enfin retrouvé son frère Philip ! Mais ce dernier désapprouve sa vie de hors-la-loi et voudrait l'arracher au coeur de la forêt... et à celui de Robert. La flamme d'une bougie déposée dans le courant de la rivière exaucera-t-elle les voeux des deux adolescents ? À moins que ce ne soit une flèche décochée par Robin...

The original version of LATW’s groundbreaking docudrama about the Pentagon Papers, the infamous classified documents about US involvement in the Vietnam War, and how The Washington Post fought the government to publish them.Includes a 1991 panel discussion with journalists Ben Bradlee, Peter Braestrup, Robert Maynard, Carla Robbins, Robert Scheer, and George WilsonRecorded before a live audience at the Guest Quarters Suite Hotel, Santa Monica in March, 1991.Directed...