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Two seemingly unconnected murders lead DCI Henry Christie to uncover a terrifying conspiracy in this gritty police procedural.Two murders, apparently unconnected: one victim shot to death in his office, the other brutally stabbed in what appears to have been a road rage incident ... neither case solved.Six months later, following a desperate plea from a chief constable, Detective Superintendent Henry Christie finds himself travelling across the country to carry out an urgent review of the two killings. His investigations will plunge him into a terrifying world of murder and corruption and find him pitted against a well-organized group who seem to anticipate his every move.Henry Christie is about to discover just how bad life can be when some backs are against the wall ...

A trip to Denverto research legalized marijuana turns into a murder case: ';Very entertaining[the] solution is both surprising and memorable.'Booklist It's a well-known fact that some members of the cancer-survivor support group Hannah Ives works with take marijuana. Recreational use of the drug may be illegal, but a few, like Maryland State Senator Claire Thompson, are prescribed it on medical grounds.NowClaire has co-sponsored a Cannabis Legalization Billand wants Hannah to be part of a fact-finding task force that testifies before the Maryland State Senate. Before long, Hannah is in Denver, Colorado, the Mile High City, staying at a B&B with a group of pot pilgrims and medical refugeessome of whom, like her, are on a mission for information. But when one of the group is found dead, and a closer inspection of the body reveals they may not be who they seem, Hannah is plunged into a dangerous cocktail of drugs and death. From the Agatha and Anthony Award-winning author, this is an involving mystery starringa ';heroine who must not be missed' (Sujata Massey, author ofThe Salaryman's Wife). ';Witty, well-constructedTalley takes the reader on a timely and illuminating trip into the often befuddling world of marijuana legislation.'Publishers Weekly ';Hannah Ives tackles life's up and downs with humor, intelligence, and courage.'Deborah Crombie, Macavity Award-winning author ';In this American version of a manor-house mystery, Hannah has to figure out who among the guestsa young academic couple, a naval cadet, senior citizens on their way to a weddingis hiding what[an]amusingly colorful setting.'Kirkus Reviews