The tragic incident on April 18, 2002, marks a pivotal moment in Canadian military history, as four soldiers lost their lives due to "friendly fire" in Afghanistan. This event not only highlights the complexities of modern warfare but also serves as a somber reminder of the risks faced by military personnel. It represents Canada's first combat fatalities since the Korean War, prompting reflections on the nature of combat, the challenges of engagement, and the profound impact of loss on families and the nation.
"In this thrilling new series from Edgar-nominated author Ron Corbett, the most dangerous predator in the Maine wilderness walks on two feet-and it is Danny Barrett's job to bring him down. Something is not right in the North Maine Woods. A small family-run lumber company should not have more than two hundred million unaccountable dollars on their books. Money like that comes from moving something other than wood across the border. The first agent the FBI sent undercover was their best man-sure to get the answers that were needed. He was dead within a month. Now, Danny Barrett is taking his place. Before he was a cop, Danny grew up in the woods of Northern Michigan. He is the only chance the feds have of getting answers, but how many more will have to die first?"-- Provided by publisher
How to raise good kids and spot bad ones. What you need to know about politics. Why you should fish. Twelve things you'd be crazy not to have in your home. These are some of the lessons contained in The Last Guide's Guide, a sequel to Canadian bestseller The Last Guide. In The Last Guide, readers met Frank Kuiack, the last fishing guide in Algonquin Park. It was a book the Toronto Star called "a homage to a vanishing way of life" and acclaimed author Roy MacGregor said would "feed the soul forever." Now Frank is back, with a guidebook to what he has learned in seventy years of fishing. Written over four years, it is a rollicking return to Algonquin Park, with Leacock-like tales of politics, heat waves, bass fishing, the Ambassador of Rock Lake and Frank's eightieth birthday party. The Last Guide's Guide is the guidebook the world has been waiting for. A how-to manual on fishing, making money, cooking a shore lunch, falling in love and "practical stuff people can use. Not the stupid stuff."
Danny Barrett is caught between a family of criminals and the psychopath who is tracking them in the latest novel of the series the New York Times calls, "Dynamite." The FBI has a hundred undercover agents who can work in the city, but Danny Barrett is the one they call when they need someone to investigate crimes in the wilderness. This case is a particularly difficult one. For more than a century the Danby family have ruled as kings in their corner of the Pacific Northwest. The Feds were mostly willing to look the other way while the family smuggled everything from liquor to cigarettes across the border, but lately things have taken a darker turn. A recent bank robbery in Seattle looks like it may have been committed by the Danbys, but there's no way the FBI can get any locals to turn against them. Only Danny Barrett has what it takes to get inside the organization and shut them down. But before Danny can do that he's going to have to contend with Henry Carter, a former in-law and current psychopath. The Danbys thought they left Henry for dead in the deepest part of the woods, but he's coming back. He'll go to hell to get his revenge, and he's willing to take the whole family with him.
Nach einem Blick in eine vermeintlich verlassene Hütte am Ragged Lake, die so isoliert liegt, dass sie auf keiner seiner Karten erscheint, ruft ein junger Holzarbeiter die Polizei von Springfield an, die wiederum den Senior Detective Frank Yakabuski aus Lowerton entsendet. Er und zwei regionale Polizeibeamte begeben sich in den hohen Norden Kanadas. Denn in der Hütte wurde eine ganze Familie grausam ermordet. Deren Tod ist nur ein kleiner Vorgeschmack auf weitere schlimme Ereignisse. Yakabuski untersucht seinen ersten Mord nach einer langen Zeit als verdeckter Ermittler. Dabei gelang es ihm, den Chef einer Motorradgang für immer ins Gefängnis zu schicken. Yakabuski setzt die wenigen Bewohner eines alten nahe gelegenen Mühlendorfes in einer örtlichen Fischerhütte fest. Insgesamt neun Menschen. Er macht sich an die Ermittlungen und sucht Antworten. Erschwert werden seine Bemühungen durch einen aufkommenden Schneesturm und einen Gangster, Tommy Bangles. Yakabuski muss in dieser Abgeschiedenheit versuchen, die Schuldigen zu finden und die Unschuldigen zu beschützen. Corbett führt den Leser in eine grausige, klaustrophobische Welt ein. Es werden harte Leben in einem rauen Land offenbart – insbesondere die der Ureinwohner des Nordens – zusammen mit schrecklichen Geheimnissen. Und der Verzweiflung, die sich einstellt, wenn Arbeitsplätze verschwinden. Corbett kennt den Norden, seine Menschen und die Schönheit seiner Natur.
