As the front-of-house manager of a large theatre complex in Calgary, Kate Carpenter is used to several things. She is used to the late nights and the demanding customers. She is used to improvising when things don't go to plan. And she is used to a quiet life in her perfect apartment with her twin addictions of caffeine and good books. She is not used to finding dead people in her theatre, but that all changes when Kate and her young assistant, Graham, find a dead man in the theatre's public toilets - and the murder weapon was a hammer belonging to the theatre. Despite warnings from virtually...

Andrew Beckman owns one of the most successful pharmaceutical companies in the world. A former anesthesiologist, stripped of his license but not before his unethical experiments helped him discover a new local anesthesia, which he patented and founded his company on. The billions of dollars in sales worldwide helps to finance his hidden research into his real area of interest, discovering the drugs the will unleash the hidden telepathic centre of the brain. Sarah Hunter is a young woman, on the brink of graduation and beginning her career. She is going to be a research psychologist working...

It's strange how something as simple as a knock on the door can change your life completely - and not necessarily for the better. Kate Carpenter has had a busy year, what with moving in with her boyfriend, Cam, dealing with visits from ex-boyfriends - not to mention job stress, as she keeps finding dead bodies all over the theatre she manages. And then comes the knock on her door and a visit from Cam's cousin, just escaped from an abusive marriage with nowhere else to turn. As Kate and Cam get nowhere trying to navigate Carrie through the frustrating bureaucracy of lawyers and police, they...

Deborah Nicholson spent four years changing her life and losing over 140 pounds, journalling her misadventures along the way. Together with her coworkers, Arlene Cox - psychologist and Kelly Sullivan - registered dietitian, she penned Stop Lying to try and help others struggling with weight and food issues to find their own path towards truly overcoming those issues. Midwest Book Reviews says: In the beginning of this read you will meet three woman, Deborah, Arlene and Kelly. These three woman teamed up to write a book about weight loss. I know, there are many books out there on this subject,...

Charlie the Cello is a very young cello. When he meets his musician, Phil Harmonic, he faces his first big adventure - meeting and play with Phil's orchestra Midwest Book Reviews says: Inside the pages of this outstanding read we meet, Phil Harmonic. Phil is looking for a special cello that he will play at the Concert Hall. After much looking he finds the perfect one and names him, Charlie. Phil takes Charlie home and begins to practice with him. Phil takes his time, is loving and caring as he takes Charlie into the very essence of the music. Soon the big day is upon them and Charlie is...

Kate Carpenter was hoping for a peaceful start to her summer but a serial killer is stalking her neighbourhood. The Bishop leaves distinctive clues on each of his victims: a game piece, rearranged clothing and a missing body part. Kate and her friends are working the first festival of the summer but the cheerful atmosphere, amidst the clowns, bands and face-painters, is spoilt after yet another body is found - leaving the streets of Calgary deserted at night and a wake of fear rippling across the city. After Kate has a huge fight with her boyfriend, she is plagued by a member of the...