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Tenth book in the acclaimed Jack Taggart Mystery series In a nod to the past, A Delicate Matter brings back a longtime Taggart nemesis, Damien Zabat, who has been featured in several of the previous books, but most prominently in the debut title, Loose Ends With the eventual death of Zabat, Don Easton introduces Purvis Eaves, the new gang leader who makes Damien look like Mister Rogers, and sets up a brand-new master villain for Taggart to butt heads with Author is a retired RCMP undercover agent with an insider’s knowledge of how the force works Gritty style and real-world details culled from a career in undercover operations

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All nine books of the Jack Taggart Mystery series are gathered together in this bundle, including the latest mystery, Art and Murder . “Ripped from the headlines … Easton, an ex-Mountie, knows his police work.” – Globe and Mail “One of the best hard-nosed series in Canada.” – Hamilton Spectator “Swift action, sudden violence and compassion told in a style that keeps you turning the pages. Easton is a writer at the top of his game.” – Hamilton Spectator “Filled with moments of sheer terror that will keep the readers turning pages faster and faster as it builds.” – Bookgasm.com Includes: Art and Murder – Jack Taggart Mystery #9 (NEW!) Undercover operative Jack Taggart of the RCMP is on a mission to find the murderer of a fellow officer. Posing as a pimp, he infiltrates an international crime syndicate led by a mysterious figure known only as the Ringmaster. His plan to find the killer is going well … until the killer IDs him first. The Benefactor – Jack Taggart Mystery #8 Jack Taggart finds himself involved with an Asian organized crime syndicate when he begins investigating a fatal hit-and-run accident. Unbeknownst to Taggart, the murder was arranged at the request of a rogue Chinese spy, who has drawn up a deadly plan to hide his trail. Corporate Asset – Jack Taggart Mystery #7 Undercover operative Taggart descends into a world of white-collar crime and murder. Setting himself up as bait to be murdered, Taggart races against time to stop a rapist and catch a serial killer. And 6 more Jack Taggart titles: Birds of a Feather – Jack Taggart Mystery #6 Dead Ends – Jack Taggart Mystery #5 Samurai Code – Jack Taggart Mystery #4 Angel in the Full Moon – Jack Taggart Mystery #3 Above Ground – Jack Taggart Mystery #2 Loose Ends – Jack Taggart Mystery #1

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This two-book bundle gathers both novels of Gloria Ferris’s darkly comic mystery series, starring the inimitable Bliss Moonbeam Cornwall and her boyfriend, fellow sleuth, and often reluctant accomplice Neil Redfern. <br/> <br/>
<b>Includes:</b> <br/> <b><i>A Shroud of Roses</i> (New!)</b> <br/> The Class of 2000 left behind a skeleton in its closet, and fifteen years later a killer is coming for the rest of the graduates, including none other than Bliss Moonbeam Cornwall. Against their better judgement, Cornwall and Redfern team up to expose the killer before time – or Cornwall’s talent for stumbling into danger – gets the best of them. <br/> <br/> <b><i>Corpse Flower</i></b> <br/> The quick slide from country club to trailer park leaves Bliss Moonbeam Cornwall with only one reason to get up in the morning – revenge. But revenge takes money, and Bliss abandons common sense to get it. And she needs Chief Redfern, a former drug cop from Toronto, to stay out of her way and quit eyeing her with suspicion.

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A missing child. A dead mother. Kala Stonechild is about to discover what one betrayal can lead to. When Adele Delaney and her daughter, Violet, go missing, Jacques Rouleau is called upon to investigate. However, struggling with the impending death of his ill ex-wife, he sends Kala Stonechild and Paul Gundersund instead. Stonechild has been trying to adapt to life as her young cousin Dawn’s guardian, and even though Gundersund has offered support, Stonechild is at risk of losing custody. On the second day of the investigation, Adele’s body turns up, dumped on the shoulder of the highway with no sign of her daughter. Her husband, Ivo, denies any involvement with either his wife’s death or their child’s disappearance, but not everyone is convinced. As the investigation unfolds, Stonechild learns that Adele was once entangled with a Montreal biker gang and heads to Quebec to investigate further. As Stonechild and Gundersund juggle personal troubles and a complicated, dangerous case, they find themselves piecing together a chain of disasters leading back to a single betrayal.

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Seeking justice for the murder of a fellow cop, Jack Taggart goes undercover to penetrate a gang whose leader is the culprit. Jack Taggart is out for justice, and just a little revenge, when he goes undercover as a pimp to hunt down the murderer of a cop to whom he owes an everlasting debt of gratitude. Embroiled in a mysterious international crime syndicate, for once Taggart might be in over his head. It seemed like a simple investigation of a drug trafficker at first, but when Taggart gets a desperate call for help from one of his informants, he falls headlong into a ruthless network of black marketeering and murder orchestrated by an elusive mastermind. After an Interpol agent is compromised and assassinated, Jack is drawn deeper into the web of crime as things get personal. Despite the constant risk of exposure, Jack is getting close, but any mistake could be fatal. As his allies fall, the only protection Jack has left is a stolen painting that might as well be a bullseye on his back.

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When damaged, brilliant detective Kala Stonechild and workaholic staff sergeant Jacques Rouleau end up paired together, pieces start falling into place. <br/> <br/>
The series has been called «deeply atmospheric and tightly plotted,» and praised for its grit and promise. Now, the first two mysteries are available together in an ebook-exclusive bundle at a special price. <br/> <br/>
<b>Includes <br/> <i>Cold Mourning</i></b> <br/>
A week before Christmas, wealthy businessman Tom Underwood disappears into thin air, with more than enough people wanting him dead. Kala Stonechild is a new member of the specialized Ottawa Police unit tasked with bringing him home for the holidays, but a killer has other plans. Who can you trust when love turns to hate and murder stalks a family? <br/> <br/>
<b><i>Butterfly Kills</i></b> <br/> Rouleau is in a new job in a new city. He’s in a fight against time to keep his dysfunctional team together long enough to get to sort out the innocent from the evil

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The Class of 2000 held one final party in the old gym before the high school was abandoned and boarded up. At midnight, the school emptied for the last time. Or so everyone believed. <br> <br> Fifteen years later, the building is scheduled for demolition. When a salvage team discovers a skeleton curled up in a locker, a hole in the left temple, Lockport’s chief of police, Neil Redfern, is called in to investigate. <br> <br> When Redfern learns that his girlfriend, Bliss Moonbeam Cornwall, also graduated that fateful year, he reveals details of the grisly discovery. She insists she knows who his victim is, but before any headway can be made in the case, another grad is killed. Could the two murders be connected? <br> <br> Despite being warned against meddling in police affairs, Bliss enlists the help of two former classmates to find the killer. But digging into the past proves to be a dangerous pastime. Her unconventional methods jeopardize the investigation, her relationship with Redfern, and her own life.

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Two separate crimes, two tragic outcomes. Jacques Rouleau has moved to Kingston to look after his father and take up the position of head of the town’s Criminal Investigations Division. One hot week in late September, university student Leah Sampson is murdered in her apartment. In another corner of the city, Della Munroe is raped by her husband. At first the crimes appear unrelated, but as Sergeant Rouleau and his new team of officers dig into the women’s pasts, they discover unsettling coincidences. When Kala Stonechild, one of Rouleau’s former officers from Ottawa, suddenly appears in Kingston, Rouleau enlists her to help. Stonechild isn’t sure if she wants to stay in Kingston, but agrees to help Rouleau in the short term. While she struggles with trying to decide if she can make a life in this new town, a ghost from her past starts to haunt her. As the detectives delve deeper into the cases, it seems more questions pop up than answers. Who murdered Leah Sampson? And why does Della Monroe’s name keep showing up in the murder investigation? Both women were hiding secrets that have unleashed a string of violence. Stonechild and Rouleau race to discover the truth before the violence rips more families apart.

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Now available in one bundle for the first time, the first eight books of the Jack Taggart Mystery series are gathered together, including the latest mystery, <i>The Benefactor</i>. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> «Ripped from the headlines … Easton, an ex-Mountie, knows his police work.» – <i>Globe and Mail</i> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> «One of the best hard-nosed series in Canada.» – <i>Hamilton Spectator</i> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> «Swift action, sudden violence and compassion told in a style that keeps you turning the pages. Easton is a writer at the top of his game.» – <i>Hamilton Spectator</i> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> «Filled with moments of sheer terror that will keep the readers turning pages faster and faster as it builds.» – <i>Bookgasm.com</i> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <b><i>The Benefactor – Jack Taggart Mystery #8</i> (NEW!)</b> <br/> <br/> Jack Taggart finds himself involved with an Asian organized crime syndicate when he begins investigating a fatal hit-and-run accident. Unbeknownst to Taggart, the murder was arranged at the request of a rogue Chinese spy, who has drawn up a deadly plan to hide his trail. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <b><i>Corporate Asset – Jack Taggart Mystery #7</i></b> <br/> <br/> Undercover operative Taggart descends into a world of white-collar crime and murder. Setting himself up as bait to be murdered, Taggart races against time to stop a rapist and catch a serial killer. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <b><i>Birds of a Feather – Jack Taggart Mystery #6</i></b> <br/> <br/> Taggart discovers a Canadian link to a Mexican drug cartel and penetrates the organization. Taggart is sent to El Paso, where he is partnered with U.S. Customs agent Adams. What neither Taggart nor Adams know is they’ve been paired for a secret purpose. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Includes 5 more Jack Taggart titles: <br/> <br/> <b><i>Dead Ends – Jack Taggart Mystery #5 <br/> <br/> Samurai Code – Jack Taggart Mystery #4 <br/> <br/> Angel in the Full Moon – Jack Taggart Mystery #3 <br/> <br/> Above Ground – Jack Taggart Mystery #2 <br/> <br/> Loose Ends – Jack Taggart Mystery #1 <br/> <br/> </i></b>

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Hockey is a dangerous game, but it’s what happens off the ice that can get you killed … Curtis Ritchie is the only news in town when Ottawa takes the young hockey sensation first overall in the annual spring draft. But on the eve of Ritchie’s rookie season, the media frenzy over the signing and the controversial trades that secured the young star are eclipsed by news of his murder. As Ottawa Major Crimes Unit investigator Jack Smith reassembles Ritchie’s life, he is surprised by how much it differs from the fledgling star’s clean-cut image. A long list of suspects soon emerges, any one of whom had good reasons to want Ritchie dead. But there’s something else about the young phenom – a secret so profound that its revelation to the wrong person could only have meant Ritchie’s end.

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