SHORTLISTED FOR THE CRIME WRITERS OF CANADA AWARDS OF EXCELLENCEEveryone has secrets. Some are more deadly than others.When a powerful land developer hires Evie Valentine's law firm for a multi-million dollar project and the charismatic young mayor convinces her to work on his re-election campaign, she's in her element. She's earning lots of money and she's making important connections with the movers and shakers at City Hall. Then she discovers a ...

No one has ever died falling off the balcony of the Banff Springs Hotel... until now.Guests gather at the luxurious Banff Springs Hotel, waiting to celebrate the illustrious career of Finn Tanberg, Evie Valentine's favorite law professor. The wine is uncorked, the food is waiting to be served, everything is perfect. There's just one snag: the guest of honour is a no-show.Not everyone wishes Finn good fortune. In fact, someone wants him dead. When the celebr...

There's privilege and then there's privilege.Mirror Ranch, an upscale dude ranch and spa, is the perfect place for a two-day offsite. At least that's what Evie Valentine and her law partners thought until a freak storm traps them at the ranch with billionaire Charlie Moore and his family.Charlie is about to announce which of his ambitious children, his hardworking angry daughter or his arrogant entitled son, will take over the company he founded......

How far will you go to get what you want?Marc and Sabine, a sophisticated Parisian couple, sparkle on Calgary's cultural scene. Marc is a renowned architect who's hired Evie's law firm to ensure his latest project, the Ballet House, is eco-friendly. Sabine, a former dancer with the Paris Ballet, is bringing a prestigious dance competition to the Ballet House in October so it absolutely has to be ready on time. Their reputations-and a lot of money-are on th...

The promise to save the planet comes at a very steep cost -murderEvie Valentine is a bright young lawyer who wants tosave the world, or at least her little piece of it. She's delighted when she lands the perfect client - an energy company on the cusp of going net-zero with revolutionary new AI technology. The company will make history and buckets of money...as long as no one discovers its fatal secret.As Evie gets closer to the truth, those who hav...

Whether it’s vintage Hollywood, the Florida everglades, the Atlantic City boardwalk, or a farmhouse in Western Canada, the twenty authors represented in this collection of mystery and suspense interpret the overarching theme of “moonlight and misadventure” in their own inimitable style where only one thing is assured: Waxing, waning, gibbous, or full, the moon is always there, illuminating things better left in the dark.Featuring stories by K.L. Abrahamson, Sharon Hart Addy, C.W. B...

More Alternative Truths is an exploration of the potential consequences of today’s politics in our daily lives. More than our individual lives, but our American identity.This exploration defines this anthology. So many of the stories ask what has America become? What will it be in the future? Will it devolve into a Russian style oligarchy, or will we rise to the challenge and use our hearts, our minds and our votes to return to a rational democracy, of, by, and for the people. No o...

As the age of globalization and New Media unite disparate groups of people in new ways, the continual transformation and interconnections between ethnicity, class, and gender become increasingly complex. This reader, comprised of a diverse array of sources ranging from the New York Times to the journals of leading research universities, explores these issues as systems of stratification that work to reinforce one another. Understanding Inequality provides students and academics with the ba...

‘This story of motherhood and secrets handles a difficult subject with skill and sensitivity' Catherine Isaac, author of You Me EverythingWhat has happened to Cornelia Blackwood?She has a loving marriage. But she has no friends.Everyone knows her name. But no one will speak it.Cornelia Blackwood has unravelled once before. Can she stop it from happening again?From a supremely talented ...