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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, ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Parks Pat Could Be in Over Her Head… Detective Margie “Parks” Pat has earned her reputation solving murders at Fish Creek and Glenbow Ranch—but Ralph Klein Park might be her toughest case yet. When a body turns up in the water, Parks is forced to confront her greatest fear: the very thing she must master to solve the crime. She’ll need to get over that if she is going to be able to investigate this case properly. Preferably before the rest of the department figures out her weakness. There is a killer out there to be caught. Somehow she’ll have to get past her block to find him. ...

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....

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 ...

Justin had made a mistake. A big, life-changing mistake. He already failed June once. He wasn’t there when she needed him, and because of him, their lives will never be the same. June is everything to Justin, and he must be everything to her. He must protect June at all costs. Justin is prepared spend the rest of his life keeping her from getting hurt again. But it seems they are always falling behind, barely keeping one step ahead of the nightmares. There is always one more hazard, just around the corner. "great book! lots of uncertainty. definitely keeps u intrigued to know more about ...

Winner of “In The Margins” Top Ten Best Books for Teens Award 2015, awarded to relevant books for our communities that validate, illuminate and humanize those living in the margins. If you asked Ruby, she’d tell you she’s happy with her life. She’s tough and independent and doesn’t depend on anyone else. The road that has led her here has not been easy, and she’s blocked a lot of it from her memory. But things aren’t as rosy as she would have everyone believe, and the road ahead of her is filled not only with gangs, drugs, and depression, but other challenges that Ruby ...

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! Uncover the chilling truth behind a disturbing photo that holds the key to a deadly secret in this gripping medical thriller. Follow Kenzie, the assistant medical examiner, as she races against time to unravel the mystery behind photo of a dead man that has been circulating amongst the local teens. As she delves into the mystery behind the photo, Kenzie uncovers a dangerous secret. With lives at stake, Kenzie must navigate a treacherous path, risking everything to protect her friend and expose the truth. Dive into this gripping case and join ...

Fourteen-year-old Seth Wilcox has been admitted to the hospital forty-eight times, according to his mother’s latest social media posts, when Social Services steps in and takes Seth into care, believing his mother suffers from Munchausen by Proxy and Seth is not safe in her care. Gabriel Tate is now a veteran in dealing with medical kidnap and reuniting children with their families. He knows Seth and his mom, Leva, a tireless mitochondrial disorder advocate. He knows he needs to get Seth back to Leva as soon as he can. With the authorities hot on their trails, Gabriel and Renata face ...