Detective Oto Gage is a seasoned, no-nonsense lawman with a sharp instinct for trouble and little patience for excuses. Slightly heavyset and somewhat pug-faced, he has graying hair, piercing steel-gray eyes, and the tired expression of a man who has seen too much dishonesty.Gage usually works in plain clothes, wearing a rumpled shirt with no tie and occasionally suspenders. He is not polished or fashionable, but beneath his untidy appearance is a determined investigator who notice...

Schema Therapy is widely used for personality disorders, chronic depression, and complex, long-standing difficulties. As it spreads globally, a major clinical question remains: how can Western-developed Schema Therapy be used well with clients from collectivist cultures, immigrant and refugee communities, and ethnic minority backgrounds—without mislabeling cultural values as pathology?This clinical guide offers a structured approach to culturally responsive Schema Therapy. It blend...

'Language is his power. His characters are precisely the words they speak' A. S. ByattA young man is condemned to death for breaking a law forbidding sex outside marriage. When his sister pleads with the Lord Angelo to save him, he offers her a bargain - her brother's life in exchange for her virginity. One of Shakespeare's most enigmatic plays, Measure for Measure is a morally complex drama of intricate moves and countermoves that explores falsehood, justice and humanity'...

When the body of a city building inspector is discovered stuffed inside an unplugged icebox behind an abandoned café on Commerce Street, no one's calling it accidental. But what looks like a mob hit doesn't sit right with Detective Oto Gage.The dead man, Philip Greenwald, was clean on paper—no debts, no gambling habit, no enemies. But when Gage starts poking around, he finds a tangled paper trail of forged permits, shell construction companies, and real estate deals approved on bui...