Margie Asks Why Do People Have to Die?


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New easy-to-read version of the popular book, "Margie Asks Why." This will help young and old find answers to the question, Why do people have to die?




Long Climb to the Top


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From Award-winning and Bestselling Author, P.D. Workman! Solving this case is going to be a long climb Detective Pat is called out to another park homicide scene with disturbing similarities to the Fish Creek murder. Digging more deeply into the evidence reveals something even more worrisome. If her instincts are right, this case may hit a little too close to home. Is she just imagining the connections? Or could her family be in real danger? The clock is ticking as Detective Pat homes in on a killer. ★★★★★P.D. Workman is an incredibly versatile writer. No matter which of her books I read I am drawn into a great story and honestly, I don’t think I’ve followed another author that could go from cozy mystery to YA to a PI series dealing with mental health issues. Really enjoy her books! Looking for a police procedural set in picturesque Canada? Let Award-winning and Bestselling Author P.D. Workman take you her favourite Calgary parks, as Métis detective Margie Patenaude investigates a murder in this fast-paced new series. These short mysteries are just right for those days when you could use a break from your busy life. Take a walk in a Calgary park with Parks Pat. Climb into in a new mystery today!




Murder is Forever


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A pro-life congressman has been murdered in cold blood in the parking lot of a New Hampshire abortion clinic. Margarita O'Brien, a novice detective, and Andy Pick, a former government operative, are quickly assigned to the investigation to get to the bottom of things. Who wanted the congressman dead, and why? And are there other lives at risk? Abandoned by the authorities, the pair digs deeper into the case, only to uncover a vast web of corruption and lies. With only ten days to the presidential primary and a cover-up already in motion, they race against the clock to find the killer. But the closer they are to solving the crime, the closer they are to becoming victims, themselves....




Parks Pat Cases 1-6


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Looking for a gripping police procedural series set in the stunning parks of Calgary? Look no further than the Parks Pat Mysteries by P.D. Workman. Follow Detective Margie Patenaude as she investigates a string of murders in the city’s parks, all while juggling the challenges of being a single mom and Métis woman. Readers will love the fast-paced action, intricate mysteries, and vivid descriptions of Calgary’s natural beauty. With each case, you’ll be transported to a new park, keeping you on the edge of your seat until the very end. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The writing is excellent, the plot is nice and twisty and the the characters and situations are believable. I enjoyed this book and am looking forward to seeing where she takes these new characters. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is another well-written, briskly-paced mystery featuring great characters, lots of interesting glimpses into Canada’s Indigenous culture, and a satisfying resolution all wrapped up in delightful quick-read police procedural by an author who could make a description of drying paint sound fascinating. Whether you’re a fan of police procedurals, Canadian mysteries, or just looking for a thrilling read, the Parks Pat Mysteries are sure to satisfy. Don’t miss out on this exciting new series — grab your copy today! These short mysteries are just right for those days when you could use a break from your busy life. Take a walk in a Calgary park with Parks Pat. This collection includes cases 1-6: OUT WITH THE SUNSET Margie Patenaude is new in town and wasn’t expecting to get called to a murder scene on her daughter’s first day of school. It’s an ugly murder in a beautiful setting. How can Calgary’s park-goers feel safe with a murderer still on the streets—or pathways? Margie and the team are on the case while at the same time she and her daughter try to acclimatize to the new city. LONG CLIMB TO THE TOP Detective Pat is called out to another park homicide scene with disturbing similarities to the Fish Creek murder. Digging more deeply into the evidence reveals something even more worrisome. If her instincts are right, this case may hit a little too close to home. DARK WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE Detective “Parks” Pat has made a name for herself in solving the Fish Creek and Glenbow Ranch murders, so she is the one they call when a body turns up in Ralph Klein Park. She would be happy for the confidence placed in her if it weren’t for the fact that the body is in the water. IMMERSED IN THE VIEW Detective “Parks” Pat is back. Now an established and accepted member of the homicide squad, she unexpectedly brings a new case to the table when she stumbles across a body as Canada Day dawns. While it was initially assumed to be an accidental drowning, the autopsy results say otherwise. SKIMMING OVER THE LAKE It’s Parade Day, and Margie would have thought that any trouble would have centered around drinking and motor vehicles. Or being trampled by horses. Or clowns. But the latest homicide investigation is nowhere near the parade route, but on the outskirts of town. And the culprit appears to be a tiny boat. HAZARD OF THE HILLS A woman is found at the bottom of a 70-meter drop. It is pretty clear from the beginning that she was killed in the fall. But you can never be sure until the medical examiner’s report comes back. It would appear that there is a lot more to be investigated after all. Investigate this new series today!




Parks Pat Cases 1-9


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Looking for a police procedural set in picturesque Canada? Let Award-winning and Bestselling Author P.D. Workman take you to her favourite Calgary parks, as Métis detective Margie Patenaude investigates a murder in this fast-paced new series. Detective “Parks” Pat — Margie Patenaude — is a new Calgary homicide detective. Being Métis and a single mom, she has a few things on her plate. Working on a spate of murders in Calgary and area parks earns Margie her nickname. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The writing is excellent, the plot is nice and twisty and the the characters and situations are believable. I enjoyed this book and am looking forward to seeing where she takes these new characters. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is another well-written, briskly-paced mystery featuring great characters, lots of interesting glimpses into Canada’s Indigenous culture, and a satisfying resolution all wrapped up in delightful quick-read police procedural by an author who could make a description of drying paint sound fascinating. Whether you’re a fan of police procedurals, Canadian mysteries, or just looking for a thrilling read, the Parks Pat Mysteries are sure to satisfy. Don’t miss out on this exciting new series — grab your copy today! These short mysteries are just right for those days when you could use a break from your busy life. Take a walk in a Calgary park with Parks Pat Investigate this series today!




Leona's Legacy


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Leona Ahnen grew up a confirmed tomboy on her family's Southern Wisconsin farm during the 1930s, in the depths of America's Great Depression. Her poignant story, as told to friend and author Kelly Simons, is the recounting of the mutual struggle and never-ending work that bound her family and neighbors to the land and to each other. Leona's Legacy is a heartfelt, true tale of shared toil and celebration, gentle laughter and quiet fear, real suffering and honest joy. Leona's Legacy will take you back to a time when life was hard but simple, work physically demanding but satisfying, and children's imaginations powered them through adventures with Tom Mix and The Lone Ranger as they sat enthralled next to a crystal-powered radio set. Join Leona and her grade school classmates as they scheme to undermine a strict new teacher, go along for a wild ride on a runaway hay wagon, and feel the hair stand up on your neck during family ghost stories. Readers of all ages will appreciate this nostalgic trip over the back roads and barnyards of a rural America still untouched by the horror and cynicism of World War II. Let Leona's Legacy remind you of the real people and community values that still make our country strong. Book jacket.




Love and Marriage Across Social Classes in American Cinema


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This book is the first comprehensive and systematic study of cross-class romance films throughout the history of American cinema. It provides vivid discussions of these romantic films, analyses their normative patterns and thematic concerns, traces how they were shaped by inequalities of gender and class in American society, and explains why they were especially popular from World War I through the roaring twenties and the Great Depression. In the vast majority of cross-class romance films the female is poor or from the working class, the male is wealthy or from the upper class, and the romance ends successfully in marriage or the promise of marriage.




The Obituary


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Mary Farley grew up in an Iowa orphanage. Never being adopted, she ages out from the orphanage and enrolls at Iowa State University as a ward of the state. While there, she becomes best friends with Annie Wilson, a free spirit of similar upbringing. They become nurses and travel with the Red Cross to Europe during WWII. Margie, as she is affectionately known, becomes involved with a patient who teaches her about life and death and the importance of family and survival. She eventually travels to Guatemala with a man she barely knows to keep a promise she made. Her life undergoes many changes, good and bad, while her career choices touch many people. Margie’s exploits become legendary as she is revered by friends, enemies and an entire nation. She is by no means a superwoman. She is merely a survivor. This story follows her exploits from age 10 until her death at age 79.




The Epworth Herald


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Queen Catcher: Blood of a Vampire Hunter Book 3


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Killing Vampire queens is all in a day’s work for Jo McReynolds.... Now that she's got Holland trapped in a cave, killing her shouldn't be too much trouble. There's just one problem. Scott is convinced his dad and the other captured Healers are about to be killed. In order to save them, Jo and the others will have to take a huge detour back to the the States. Jo doesn't know if they have time to do that or if Lucas will continue to keep an eye on Holland while they're gone. Not to mention, is she capable of taking on President Crimson and his entire force of Vampires in order to break Jamie and the other Healers out of the Capitol Building? Maybe she'll get some unexpected help from the inside the portals.... Or maybe she'll have to do it on her own. Either way, Jo needs to accomplish both missions and figure out whether or not Holland knows where her mother is because time is running out for her to find Cadence Findley alive. And by the time this mission is over, one important LIGHTS team member will be dead. This new series, Blood of the Vampire Hunter, continues the story from The Clandestine Saga with some brand new characters you’re sure to love and some familiar faces from the previous series. You do not need to have read The Clandestine Saga to love Blood of the Vampire Hunter. Blood of the Vampire Hunter is darker than the previous series with more intense language, gore, and some steamy scenes. Book four, Mother Hunter, is also finished and will be available soon.