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When your first day in a new city starts with murder, there’s no easing in slowly. Margie Patenaude is brand new to Calgary—still helping her daughter settle into school—when she’s called to her very first crime scene. The murder is brutal. The setting? One of Calgary’s most beautiful parks. With a killer loose in the city’s green spaces, park-goers don’t feel safe, and Margie doesn’t have time to win over her skeptical coworkers before she proves she belongs on this team. Margie is Métis, tough, and determined to prove she’s more than just a “diversity hire.” To ...

In the world of recovery, some secrets are lethal Some places promise healing. Some deliver hell. When Erika's sister Karen vanishes from an exclusive rehabilitation facility, the staff's explanations don't add up. Karen was getting better—so why would she suddenly disappear? Her cryptic final messages hinted at something sinister lurking behind Turning Trail Recovery Center's pristine facade, but now she's gone without a trace. Private investigator Zachary Goldman knows the desperation of families fighting addiction. His own brother's struggle has taught him that recovery is fragile, ...

Welcome to Bleeding Hearts Valley, a standalone series of interconnected thrillers in one twisted midwestern suburb. A mystery from USA Today Bestselling author, P.D. Workman that will keep you turning the pages! An abandoned apartment holds deadly secrets. When Graham Hall, owner of "Hall it Away" junk removal services, steps into an abandoned apartment, he expects to take out the trash—literally. But what he uncovers is anything but garbage. What he finds sends chills down his spine: personal items like family photos, passports, and essential medication that no one would leave behind ...

Thirty-something ex-cop-turned-P.I. Cal Corwin faces her most puzzling murder case yet. When a friend of a friend dies in suspicious circumstances, the police believe it's open-and-shut. As Cal digs deeper to get to the bottom of the mystery, she finds herself a target for those who want the truth to stay dead and buried.

A Wake-Up Call for Parks Pat Detective Margie “Parks” Pat is back—and this Canada Day, she lands a case she never expected. A body in the water was initially thought to be an accidental drowning, but the autopsy says otherwise. With no witnesses and a city preparing for Calgary Stampede tourists and visiting dignitaries, Parks races against time to uncover the truth. The homicide squad wants the investigation closed fast, but Parks won’t rest until justice is served. Tropes You’ll Love: clever detective work, small-town police procedural, deadly secrets, a race against the clock, ...

A Mighty Fall Detective Margie “Parks” Pat almost misses the days when all her victims were pulled from the water. This time, the body lies at the base of a seventy-meter cliff. At first glance, it looks like a tragic fall—but the medical examiner’s report tells a different story. As Parks digs deeper, she discovers that this tight-knit community hides more secrets than anyone wants to admit. Every answer only raises new questions, and someone is willing to do whatever it takes to keep the truth buried. Tropes You’ll Love: small-town secrets, clever detective work, a suspicious ...

“Daddy… can’t we come with you when you leave this time?” When Michelle asked to be taken away from her abusive mother, she never expected to lose everyone she loved in the process. They said they would keep her and Kenny together. Her daddy said he would be back. And she never even got to say good-bye to Marcie. All too soon, they were trying to reunite her with her mother, and Michelle is forced to take to the streets, seeking safety in the gang life. Michelle is third in the Ruby, Between the Cracks series, a winner of the Top Ten Best Books for Teens 2015. A heartbreaking story....

With a long string of unbelievable stories to explain her frequent injuries, Social Services sees Katt is the stereotypical abused child. When she is admitted to hospital with yet another broken bone, they do the only logical thing to protect her, removing Katt from her mother’s custody. But Katt and her mother know that something is wrong, and it has nothing to do with abuse, and the longer Katt stays in foster care, the worse her health gets. Can they get the answers they need before it is too late? Can they get the answers and get Katt back home? ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I was ...

Private Investigator Zachary Goldman’s life isn’t all roses, but he tries to put his own shattered life behind him to investigate the death of five-year-old Declan Bond.

Justice is worth the risk The death of a child is always heartbreaking, but what Kenzie Kirsch, assistant to the Medical Examiner, finds on her slab shakes her to the core. Kenzie can't help but feel a surge of anger and sadness as she examines the evidence. As she delves deeper into the case, Kenzie uncovers a tangled web of lies and deceit. But Kenzie is not one to back down from a challenge. She will not rest until the guilty are brought to justice. With each new piece of evidence, Kenzie's resolve grows. The truth must be revealed, no matter the cost to her professional career. If ...

Death by Coyote? An accidental death in Nose Hill Park is always tragic—but Detective Margie “Parks Pat” Patenaude isn’t convinced this one is what it seems. The scene screams misfortune, a victim in the wrong place at the wrong time. But Parks has learned to trust her instincts… and her gut says this isn’t an accident. The deeper she digs, the more unsettling the answers become. What started as a tragic misadventure unravels into something far darker—proof that even in the wide-open beauty of Calgary’s parks, danger can stalk unseen. Tropes You’ll Love: suspicious “...

Derailment of Justice Detective Margie “Parks Pat” Patenaude didn’t expect her walk with Stella to end at a crime scene. A homeless man’s body at the below-grade pedestrian crossing looks like a tragic accident—until the details stop making sense. The victim isn’t who he first appeared to be. And that’s only the beginning. The deeper Parks digs, the more she uncovers a web of deception, prejudice, and hidden truths. This case will test her instincts, her patience, and her resolve to see justice served. Tropes You’ll Love: suspicious “accident,” hidden identity, social ...

A Chilling Death When a woman plunges through the ice into dark, murky waters, everyone assumes it was a tragic accident. Detective Margie “Parks Pat” Patenaude isn’t so sure. Something about Julia’s death doesn’t add up—and as Christmas approaches, Parks is determined to uncover the final clue that will reveal a killer with ice in his veins. What begins as a winter tragedy soon spirals into a chilling mystery that will push Parks to her limits, testing both her instincts and her resolve. Tropes You’ll Love: a suspicious winter accident, bone-chilling atmosphere, clever ...

Chloe had always been the perfect daughter. Diligent, obedient, good at caring for the other children when Mom wasn’t home. She always worked hard and did everything she was asked. But she couldn’t please her mother and the parade of stepfathers. It seemed like the harder she tried, the worse the abuse got. Chloe had known for a long time that she was two people. The Chloe who watched and the Chloe who experienced. She had been watching for so long, she wasn’t sure she could feel anything anymore. But if she can’t overcome her past and start living in the real world, she knows she ...

Winner of the In the Margins Fiction Award 2019, Recommended Reading. Ronnie was the one child in the Simpson family to escape from the abuse and grow up in a normal home without being bounced from place to place or ending up on the street. That was what the others all thought. That was what Ronnie told herself. When Ronnie could remember. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This story was well written and heartbreaking. It’s the story of how easily a child can be manipulated over and over and still not understand how badly she’s been mistreated. How the very system that is supposed to keep ...

June Simpson has lost everything. Her family, the love of her life, and now her freedom. And it’s her own fault. Drugs have taken her health and what little happiness remained in her life, and now, incarcerated after a failed attempt at armed robbery, June is forced to detox and to face the reality of the misery and abuse she has perpetrated on those closest to her, especially her children. Getting clean is just the first of her challenges, and as difficult as it is, may be the easiest part. The path ahead is filled with so many obstacles she can’t see her way through to the other side....

Gabriel has dealt with mysterious medical issues his whole life. Just when he finally thought that they had all of the answers and he was on the road to good health, he is apprehended by DFS on the grounds of medical neglect. At first, he thought that he would be back home in a few days, once the misunderstanding was cleared up. But when Renata tells Gabriel her crazy conspiracy theories, Gabriel feels the first pangs of doubt. Is there really a conspiracy? Will he ever be able to get well and go back to his mother, or is he doomed to be another guinea pig for Doctor De Klerk? ⭐️⭐️...

Is Justine crazy? Everyone thinks so… Her mother. The kids at school, and the teachers and administrators too. Even the police who pick her up from her night rambles. Maybe them most of all. Justine’s therapist says she is ‘troubled’, but it means the same thing. He thinks that her vivid, reoccurring nightmares and atrocious behavior point to some trauma in her past; but Em, Justine’s mother, can’t explain it. Justine used to have Christian, her best friend and skateboard partner. He was the only one who accepted her.

From USA Today Bestselling Author, P.D. Workman! When an Urban Legend becomes reality Kenzie Kirsch had led a sheltered life; daughter of a wealthy lobbyist, her way had been paved for her, and she wasn’t really required to do much in life. There were events to make an appearance at, boards to sit on, fundraisers to support, but she could pick and choose what she wanted to do and how busy she wanted to be. When she set out to find out why her sister Amanda was so ill, she had no idea where her amateur investigation would take her. Amanda’s illness had never been discussed. Amanda ...