This is the story of four people and how they experienced and dealt with the greatest disaster to ever hit Great Britain, as a result of which their lives became entwined.Jeanette McGuire is a successful businesswoman, Tom Yeo a West Country farmer, Brian Galway, a failed businessman travelling on an aircraft from Canada, and Greg Robins, a retired builder, all had their lives planned out only to find that their futures were to be irreversibly altered by the forces of nature.

This is the first in the series of stories covering the life of Detective Inspector Victor Moyes in the fictional town of Abberford.Victor carries a lot of baggage with him having been left standing at the altar, resulting in his attitude towards women being very bitter. But this attitude gradually changes with the arrival of Detective Constable Victoria Morgan and we follow them as they work together to try and contain the criminal activities of the citizens of Abberford.

The novel follows world-weary Detective Inspector Luc Vanier as he hunts down a disturbed killer of homeless people. Vanier confronts his own demons while his investigation draws him into the heart of the Catholic Church in Quebec, the boardrooms of Montreal’s business elite, and the back-alleys and soup kitchens of the dispossessed. With a cast of fascinating characters, this is a Montreal that will cast its icy shadow over your shoulder for a long time to come. Step into the world of Ins...

This story covers the adventures of Graham Wenby, a member of Interpol, as he attempts to uncover those responsible for the mysterious disappearance of a number of young women. For someone who is normally involved apprehending dangerous drug barons and exposing international crime syndicates, his visit to a ski resort in France appears on the face of it to be a relaxing affair. Because of this, he allows his guard to drop and he is drawn into a situation that could change him as a man fore...

This is the sixteenth in the series of stories covering the working and private lives of Detective Chief Inspector Victor Moyes and his second in command Detective Sergeant Victoria Morgan.While Victor is on holiday, Victoria struggles with two particularly nasty murders and as well as jumping to conclusions, she almost falls for the charms of one of the forensic team.On his return, Victor is convinced that she is pregnant and feels that his whole life is about to be turned...

Inspector Luc Vanier is back, and Montreal's Hochelaga district is in the throes of gentrification. Its drug dealers and prostitutes are disappearing, and Vanier, investigating the brutal death of one, suspects the neighbourhood cleanup may involve murdering the unwanted. The local Police Commander sees only declining crime rates and his improving career prospects, and is willing to go easy on a local militia group that’s expanding its influence. When Vanier is suspended for brutality, he’...

This is the second in the series of stories covering the lives of Detective Chief Inspector Victor Moyes and his second in command Detective Sergeant Victoria Morgan and covers both their professional and private lives.Victor, having led a bachelor life for twenty years, was not comfortable in his handling of women and he and Victoria, having broken up with yet another boyfriend, used each other in order to satisfy their own ends. This inevitably led to a certain amount of conflict...

A Guatemalan journalist is kidnapped, and the only message from her kidnappers is the murder of her lawyer. In a race against time, Luc Vanier sets about reconstructing her life, through the sordid world of human trafficking, the secretive underbelly of a multinational mining corporation, and the hiding places of desperate refugees. When Vanier is brutally warned off the investigation, he throws away the rule book and goes after the villains with a vengeance.

"These 15 new stories celebrate the differences between us and our northern neighbor. As in any good noir, poverty, drugs, and despair cloud many of the characters' lives. But even the stories about druggies have a certain je ne sais quoi...Whether it's the quirkiness of the characters, the ingenuity of the puzzles, or the big hearts inside some of the darkest villains, noir's different north of the border."--Kirkus Reviews"American crime f...

This story covers the adventures of Graham Wenby, a member of Interpol, as he attempts to uncover those responsible for the mysterious disappearance of a number of young women. For someone who is normally involved apprehending dangerous drug barons and exposing international crime syndicates, his visit to a ski resort in France appears on the face of it to be a relaxing affair. Because of this, he allows his guard to drop and he is drawn into a situation that could change him as a man fore...

Historians have long recognised the importance of child health during the Industrial Revolution, but few have explored the health of working children in any analytical detail. In this comprehensive study, Peter Kirby places the occupational health of employed children within a broad context of social, industrial and environmental change during the period 1780 to 1850. The book explores the deformities, fevers, respiratory complaints, industrial injuries and physical ill-treatment which hav...

This is the fourth in the series of stories covering the working and private lives of Detective Chief Inspector Victor Moyes and his second in command Sergeant Victoria Morgan, as they try to solve the murder of a village postmaster.Their love of dancing is in stark contrast to their everyday working relationship and their arrangement of spending the occasional night of passion together. Neither is in love with the other but they use each other’s bodies in order to satisfy their ow...