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Major William Jones survived WWI a decorated Canadian hero. During WWII, he bamboozled his way into the RAF, was then sent to the Middle East where he set up a superb defence system for Cyprus. After several similar assignments, he took espionage training, then joined Britain's very classified MO4. From there he parachutted into Yugoslavia in the dead of night on a dangerous, clandestine mission to discover who the Partisan gorrilla army was supporting. He soon became a hero to the people, but was wanted dead or alive by the German invaders. This is an absorbing story, from start to finish,...

The Flora BeGora mystery series continues with yet more harrowing excitement, discovery and intrigue. People are missing, seemingly vanished off the face of the earth and the epicenter is a benign retirement lodge nestled beside a small lake out in the country. Stick was Flora as she becomes embroiled in her newest adventure. Tramp with her through the woods searching for something or someone, but what? Follow her ongoing liaison with the local police who now refer to her as their secret weapon. And yes, check out her ongoing relationship with Bill Hill. Flora and her curiosity are at their...

Quite a long time ago, when the world was much younger, there was a little road where things happened, or maybe didn't happen, or were maybe just imagined. The houses are still there, but what were the stories behind the people living there and what became of them? Where are they now? What is the story behind the retired Mountie? And the girl who learned ballet behind the one-room school's outhouse? And what about the kid who always took his raincoat to school? And the kid with the BB gun? Never mind the house at the corner where the owner's wife walked directly into the path of his ...

What can be more fascinating to the human race than the subject of ice cream? It has been a much loved treat going back centuries during which time a whole mystique has arisen over the subject. Who invented it? How did they freeze it when there were no freezers? How did it come to be in the various forms we find it in today? And do we really, really know just what exactly is in the confection? Is it good for you? Well, here's your opportunity to read all about ice cream with a good deal of fun added in as a topping!

After a series of seemingly unconnected events, 17-year old Kaitlin is kicked out of the house by her alcoholic father. Alone, shocked and devastated, she has nowhere to go. How will she manage? High school offers some refuge and she has a part-time job but this isn't nearly enough to manage. She considers living in a filthy squat with homeless drug addicts and alcoholics. Winter is coming and it would provide a roof over her head. It's a poor option. She eventually discovers a group of teens living in a makeshift shelter in the woods. Never really warm, they do manage until one girl gives ...

Lies are subtle things. They can lead to all kinds of trouble. Sometimes the original trouble resurfaces decades later and emerges into the territory occupied by Flora BeGora during her investigations. Yes, she's at it again! She doesn't mean to be. All she wanted was a break from the turmoil and danger of some of her latest probes into the criminal culture. Now, after her initial accidental discoveries, she fights the urge to get involved and finally just gives in--with a little prodding from the local police department. "Oh well," Flora sighs and off we go again on a rampage into her ...

Flora BeGora takes an entirely new spin on early retirement by becoming embroiled in complicated events involving a neighbor inadvertently selling illegal drugs to customers, several individuals growing marijuana in her brother's cornfield and two old friends who know a lot more than they realize. She plays detective and manages to escape relatively unharmed from some truly scary and dangerous situations. You will love Flora's witty and dry observations of life. Visit the author at: http://walnuthill.webs.com

The fourth in the Flora BeGora mystery series, "The Donation" begins with a very insignificant event. Flora collects donations for the thrift shop where she volunteers in Port BreeZe. Inside one bag, there is an odd little note that sets the stage for what will follow. A new "research project" has presented itself and she enlists her now familiar cast of characters to assist. They include her handsome cop neighbor, Lawrie Stevenson, her long-time friend, Phim Bellefontaine, who dearly loves excitement, the very talkative Thalia Blackmore and Bill Hill, Flora's male companion. Flora's son, ...

Flora BeGora's reappearance begins with a really nasty experience. True to form, she wastes no time getting involved in something she shouldn't get involved in, something that is dangerous and life threatening. But what on earth is it? A series of increasingly offensive events begin piling up and some are directed straight at her. She's become the victim of something malicious, but what is it? Who is doing this? And why? And Flora, true to herself, can't leave well enough alone despite the danger to herself and others. This story is set in quirky small-town Port BreeZe (Yes, that capital "Z...

This latest Flora BeGora mystery is Number 6 in the series. How can something as benign as a winter holiday in a cozy log cabin in the north go so terribly wrong? Well, it can. Does trouble follow Flora around or is it just a nasty coincidence that she is where it happens? Again, Flora BeGora, along with her friend Phim, are right in the middle of a mess. Yes, a famous person is murdered, and she has a different police department with which to establish her credibility. Angry because the beautiful holiday has been spoiled and despite her best efforts to stay in vacation mode, it's ...

Quite by accident Flora BeGora fell into helping the local police deal with crime, but now she's wondering if things are getting just a little too dangerous for her. Should she continue? Or should she just enjoy a quiet, peaceful retirement? Why not stick to gardening and volunteering and acting like a real retired person? Never works out that way. Again! Here comes a murder, then an explosion, and what's with the personal attacks? Are they connected to the ongoing investigation? What on earth does this have to do with her? It's, well, rather disturbing . None of this makes sense. All will ...

Be prepared to chuckle and be startled as Flora BeGora expands on the investigative abilities she discovered after an early retirement. Her curiosity is again activated when a new memorial inscription mysteriously appears on the Lovers Leap bench in Port BreeZe. Who is this person being remembered? Her questions lead her from Port BreeZe, with her neighbor Phim Bellefontaine in tow, all the way to Manitoulin Island. Here they search for stolen art work created by a young handicapped painter who drowned under unfortunate circumstances. On this far-flung chase, she tracks the thieves ...

Flora BeGora fell into helping the local police quite by accident and now she's become a valued member of the team. And she loves it though it leaves little room for her original retirement plans of gardening and volunteering. So here she goes again! On a hot summer day, Flora has gone down to the lake for a swim. On the beach she discovers the remains of a beach party and items that need to be reported to the police. A young woman's body is soon discovered, an unfortunate victim of a drug overdose. Flora, disturbed by the horrific cost of drugs to the users and their families, grits her ...

Fifth in the ongoing Flora BeGora series, this is the next adventure in her ongoing quest to sort out the 'whys' and 'wherefores' of life. It starts as such a simple, cute thing that's going on. Or is it? As usual, her curiosity is piqued and she begins taking a closer look. Who is doing this? Why are those two individuals at odds with each other and why are they at odds with the mayor of Port BreeZe? Why is the mayor's very life threatened? How do events of the distant past connect to the present? Her research will take her back many decades for the unraveling. Flora will figure it out, in...