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A quiet lodger; a secret vice; a fortune-seeker who will stop at nothing. Cambridge, England. 1905. A neighbour's quiet lodger dies in an unlucky fall, but Vita finds clues that suggest a complex and dangerous secret life, and doubts his death was an accident. Forced to investigate when the police refuse to listen, she finds a connection with a second sudden death - that of a wealthy and eccentric local lady. As usual, Vita's discoveries infuriate the police and the murderer, but they also cast doubt on the findings of a police surgeon whose good opinion is vital if she is to continue her own scientific studies. With no one else willing to take on the killer, Vita must act alone.

A Stroll down Memory Lane A Rush for the Exits A Race for Freedom and Survival "Another great story of moral revelation, despair, and redemption by a contemporary master." --Lawrence Russell, author of Outlaw Academic Shattered by the death of his wife, Doyle Mere returns to San Francisco, his wife's hometown and the city he used to know and love. But when Doyle is robbed--twice in one day--he realizes that he has to adapt to an unfamiliar world consumed by flash floods, wildfires, drought, power failure and social collapse. After his initial setback, Doyle finds comfort with neighbors in a restored Victorian mansion. Together they befriend a wayward artist whose daughter carries a secret that will soon test everyone's courage and grit. But is their bond strong enough to overcome the impending crisis? When the chaos threatens to strike at the core of this new-found tribe, Doyle must call upon his twin sons to save them all. Exit from America is a coiled-up, character-driven novel set in a world on the brink of disaster. Balanced on the edge of suspense and psycho-drama, the novel portrays five disparate souls trying to escape the pending collapse before they are buried in its ruins. "The writing is extremely good ... an exquisitely crafted novel. Reminiscent of The Unbearable Lightness of Being." -- Aaron C. Brown, Amazon Top 500 Reviewer

A Day on the Water. A Moment of Panic. Lives Changed Forever. "Bailey has both characters and readers twisting on the spit of morality: What is good? What is bad? Bailey's vision is absolutely compelling." -- Marilyn Bowering, author of Green As Paul Wakefield paddles his kayak across Mouat Channel off Vancouver Island, he hears the engine of a yacht cutting through the fog toward him. In an instant, the cruiser swamps Paul and the young girl beside him, then disappears into the fog, never to be seen again. In a desperate attempt to save them both, Paul makes a fateful decision. Dumped into the winter ocean, the terrified girl thrashes in the ice-cold water, submerging Paul in her frenzy to survive. The Good Lie goes deep into the hearts and souls of characters who struggle to adapt to an utterly senseless incident. Faced with grieving parents demanding retribution, Paul and his wife find their relationship pressured by a series of events that threaten to consume them. "Bailey's masterstroke is in creating a situation for his protagonist that is so believable the reader cannot help but feel complicit in the guilt and anguish of it all." -- Quill & Quire

A child shot in a game of Mob. A world thrown into chaos. Can love redeem the survivors? Healing The Dead blends the dark tension of I AM WATCHING YOU with the brooding suspense of Gillian Flynn's SHARP OBJECTS. "You start reading Healing the Dead with a gasp and never get a proper chance to exhale." -- Globe and Mail When David Sykes captures the accidental shooting death of his best friend on film, his family is torn apart by guilt, isolation and a terrible inability to love. Who to blame? Who can save them? Children of ambitious parents, Jayne, Rose and David struggle to assert their individual identities in a world they believe is confused at best, brutally hypocritical at worst. Through the turbulent 1960s--as they move from Toronto to New York City--they struggle to keep their family intact. One by one, each must confront the emotional debris that threatens to break through their carefully constructed defenses. Ultimately, the hand of love is extended to David. But can he embrace it? Powerful and disturbing, Healing the Dead is an unforgettable story of the search for salvation in the rapidly changing morality of the 1960s.

Born by chance. Fueled by madness. Ignited by love. "A dynamite Read" --Andreas Schroeder, author of The Eleventh Commandment Meet Billy Deerborn, a man whose fractured mind converses with voices and the phantom dogs that haunt his psyche. Abandoned as a baby, his life has become a powder keg waiting to explode. Yesterday, he detonated a power station, setting the stage for a chilling odyssey into madness. Fire Eyes weaves a chilling tale between these two pivotal moments. Born into a life of uncertainty, Billy's journey unfolds from foster homes to institutions, and ultimately into the heart of the US Army, where he's both hero and outcast. At the center of his turbulent universe stands his girlfriend, Renee Stark, a disenchanted employee in the city's electric company. An insider privy to the secrets of the grid, she harbors the knowledge to cripple the regional power supply. Together, they become unlikely partners in a chilling plot of terror, a scheme neither could enact alone. A Books in Canada / W.H. Smith First Novel Award finalist, Fire Eyes unveils a harrowing tale of mental unraveling, revealing the armed forces as unwitting custodians of those who slip through society's cracks. It is a story of love's paradoxical power--to both annihilate and redeem.

It's all sunshine and chardonnay until your past comes knocking... Monica Palmer is determined to relax, spend some much-needed quality time with her daughter, and rediscover whatever muse she has left in time for her imminent show. Jacob Riley is at the end of his tether, with his teenage son and the constant ache in his heart. A villa holiday in France looks to be the perfect solution to both of his problems. But things aren't always what they seem. Especially when you discover who's staying next door.

They say that travel broadens the mind, but some journeys change your life forever. Jade is stuck in a loveless, suburban marriage and can't see life beyond her children's needs and the next PTA meeting. Sapphire is a successful lawyer whose glamorous New York life looks perfect, yet leaves her feeling empty. Amber has been backpacking since she left university, her nomadic lifestyle hiding the fact she has no idea where home is. Shocked by the death of their eccentric mother, the sisters are reunited for a journey that will take them beyond their comfort zones. As they rediscover the bonds of childhood, secrets from the past and truths about themselves, will they finally find their place in the world?