Murder in Muskoka

Murder in Muskoka
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Publisher : Bracebridge, Ont. : Muskoka Dockside Reader
Total Pages : 188
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ISBN-10 : 0973620803
ISBN-13 : 9780973620801
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis Murder in Muskoka by : Liam D. Dwyer

The Desperate Ones

The Desperate Ones
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Publisher : Dundurn
Total Pages : 226
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ISBN-10 : 9781554883226
ISBN-13 : 1554883229
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis The Desperate Ones by : Edward Butts

Short-listed for the 2007 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Non-Fiction They were among Canada's most desperate criminals, yet their names have been all but forgotten in the annals of history - until now! In their day these lawless men made headline news. Author Ed Butts has rescued their stories from dusty newspaper pages and polished them up for today's readers in this fascinating volume. The Markham Gang introduced Canada West to organized crime long before anyone had heard of the Mafia. Lew Bevis took on the whole Halifax Police Department in a blazing gun battle. The wild Macdonald cousins went to Michigan, where they ended their violent careers as victims of a savage lynching. Reid and Davis, the notorious Border Bandits of the Roaring Twenties, were the nightmare of every banker from Manitoba to the state of Washington. This rogues' gallery of killers, robbers, and men of mystery shocked the nation, challenged the forces of law and order, and sometimes even got away with it.

The Death Merchants

The Death Merchants
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Publisher : Dark Porch Publishing
Total Pages : 261
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ISBN-10 : 9780992099459
ISBN-13 : 0992099455
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis The Death Merchants by : Thom Bennett

The first body is found floating in a decorative fish pond. It has a knife in its back, its eyes have been removed and Rhea Randall, one of the first female artistic directors of a summer theatre, is reluctant to call the police. It is July 1959. Elvis is in the army, Buddy Holly has been dead for five months, and Rhea has called upon her ex-lover, the mysterious Cass Gentry, for help. As he surveys the murder scene, Gentry considers the ironies of life. Three days ago, he was living in New York City's West Village, quietly collecting art and studying oriental defense techniques from Zuni Smith, his aging mentor and friend. Now, Gentry is looking at the body of a man he doesn't know, and troubled by the sudden reappearance of an old flame who may be involved in the killing. To add to his discomfort, he's being hunted by a notorious mob boss who wants him dead. This situation describes the beginning of Thom Bennett's thriller The Death Merchants, the first in a series featuring the enigmatic detective Cass Gentry. In order to exonerate Rhea, Gentry must follow a trail of brutal murders that takes him from a legendary resort for the rich and famous to the prestigious Stratford Shakespearean Festival and eventually to a tainted subculture in the world of academe. As the body count rises and the mob closes in, Gentry makes a startling discovery about Rhea's past that threatens to make her a helpless victim ... or the prime suspect!

The Crate

The Crate
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Publisher : Wildblue Press
Total Pages : 358
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ISBN-10 : 194729069X
ISBN-13 : 9781947290693
Rating : 4/5 (9X Downloads)

Synopsis The Crate by : Deborah Vadas Levison

After surviving the horrors of the Holocaust - in ghettos, on death marches, and in concentration camps - a young couple seeks refuge in North America. They settle into a new life, certain that the terrors of their past are behind them. That is, until a single act of unspeakable violence defiles their sanctuary.

Roughing it in the Suburbs

Roughing it in the Suburbs
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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Total Pages : 486
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ISBN-10 : 0802080413
ISBN-13 : 9780802080417
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis Roughing it in the Suburbs by : Valerie J. Korinek

Korinek shows that rather than promoting domestic perfection, Chatelaine did not cling to the stereotypes of the era, but instead forged ahead, providing women with a variety of images, ideas, and critiques of women's role in society.

Murder Below Zero

Murder Below Zero
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Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages : 62
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ISBN-10 : 9781459814615
ISBN-13 : 1459814614
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis Murder Below Zero by : John Lawrence Reynolds

It's almost summer in small town Port Ainslie. Or is it? Temperatures are so far below normal that Police Chief Maxine Benson and her team are wearing sweaters. But is it cold enough to freeze the body of the man found in a ditch on the outskirts of town one morning? Maxine starts to investigate, but she is elbowed aside by the mostly-male provincial police force so she takes charge on her own. Soon she's visiting the victim's cold-hearted widow, tracking the widow's mysterious brother, and confronting the killer alone in a tract of forest. Will Maxine's skills solve this twisting tale of a case?

Murder Is a Family Matter

Murder Is a Family Matter
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Publisher : iUniverse
Total Pages : 354
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ISBN-10 : 9780595386178
ISBN-13 : 0595386172
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis Murder Is a Family Matter by : Beverley Armstrong-Rodman

A fun-filled summer with an old friend-that's what Cassandra Meredith expected. An adventure-filled nightmare was what she got. Cassie and her friend Vickie become involved when a suspicious car crash kills her brother-in-law, and puts her estranged sister into a coma. The would-be sleuths soon have a list of suspects who may have killed for money or revenge. The sudden appearance of a previously unknown Brazilian half-sister muddies the water, while a handsome detective from Cassie's past heats things up. After Cassie's sister changes her will on her death bed, people begin dying at a great rate. With twenty million dollars up for grabs, too many people have a motive for murder. The reading of the will uncovers a long-kept family secret, and precipitates several ingenious attempts on Cassie's life. When Vickie is almost raped, Cassie is almost kidnapped, and a crate of angry bees hidden in their car almost finishes them off, the friends know their time is running out. They have to sort out the murders and mayhem before becoming the "victims du jour".

The Georgian Bay Ship Canal

The Georgian Bay Ship Canal
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Publisher : FriesenPress
Total Pages : 164
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ISBN-10 : 9781039105003
ISBN-13 : 1039105009
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis The Georgian Bay Ship Canal by : Ray Love

The Georgian Bay Ship Canal was a river and lake canalization scheme designed to create a commercial waterway along the route of the voyageurs. It was the dream of Canadian businessmen and entrepreneurs for centuries. Originally a trade route for Indigenous peoples, it became Canada's first Trans-Canada Highway during the fur trade, greatly contributing to the economic development of the colonies of France and later Britain. In the early years of Canadian nationhood it was viewed as the shortest route to get prairie grain to world markets. The canal scheme was supported by no fewer than six Canadian Prime Ministers and for a century less two years was surveyed a dozen times. It was also hotly debated in the Canadian Senate and House of Commons. The scheme was supported by lobby groups in Northern and Eastern Ontario as well as the Montreal business elite. It was strongly criticized by citizen's groups in cities along the shores of the rival Welland-St. Lawrence route. The story told is why the scheme, despite its geographical advantages, failed to see the bucket of a steam shovel. It is a story of political intrigue, Northern Ontario versus the South and the role that federal government overspending played in its demise. It was also at the center of the battle between federal and provincial governments over control of the lucrative resource of hydro-electricity. The book contains many historic maps and photos of the route as well as modern images from this famous Canadian waterway.

The Billionaire Murders

The Billionaire Murders
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 301
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ISBN-10 : 9780735237049
ISBN-13 : 0735237042
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis The Billionaire Murders by : Kevin Donovan

NATIONAL BESTSELLER *NOW A FOUR-PART CRAVE ORIGINAL DOCUSERIES* A top journalist crosses the yellow tape to investigate a shocking high-society crime. Billionaires, philanthropists, socialites . . . victims. Barry and Honey Sherman appeared to lead charmed lives. But the world was shocked in late 2017 when their bodies were found in a bizarre tableau in their elegant Toronto home. First described as murder-suicide — belts looped around their necks, they were found seated beside their basement swimming pool — police later ruled it a staged, targeted double murder. Nothing about the case made sense to friends of the founder of one of the world’s largest generic pharmaceutical firms and his wife, a powerhouse in Canada’s charity world. Together, their wealth has been estimated at well over $4.7 billion. There was another side to the story. A strategic genius who built a large generic drug company — Apotex Inc. — Barry Sherman was a self-described workaholic, renowned risk-taker, and disruptor during his fifty-year career. Regarded as a generous friend by many, Sherman was also feared by others. He was criticized for stifling academic freedom and using the courts to win at all costs. Upset with building issues at his mansion, he sued and recouped millions from tradespeople. At the time of his death, Sherman had just won a decades-old legal case involving four cousins who wanted 20 percent of his fortune. Toronto Star investigative journalist Kevin Donovan chronicles the unsettling story from the beginning, interviewing family members, friends, and colleagues, and sheds new light on the Shermans’ lives and the disturbing double murder. Deeply researched and authoritative, The Billionaire Murders is a compulsively readable tale of a strange and perplexing crime.