Acts of Murder

“Screw a fresh lightbulb into your bedside lamp, lucky reader, and snuggle in for a nonstop, cover-to-cover ride.”   The Vancouver Sun

“… beautifully written and carefully crafted… a dense, ambiguous novel with a lot more going on than a simple surface plot.”   The Globe and Mail

“A wonderful, dense and detailed story ­ with murder, mayhem and a serial killer. … [In Acts of Murder,] everyone has a past.”   The Calgary Herald

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Mrs. O’Hara had heard nothing, had thought her husband Tom was out. She looked up quickly, stumbling in her shock, and her hand flew from the railing as she lost her balance. Tom was standing directly beneath the light … behind him, slightly shorter than he, huddled against his back like a shadow, was a white spectre with long hair…
Acts of Murder

The sleepy Sunshine Coast town of Sechelt, B.C., is once again beset by crime, and only Karl Alberg can solve the mystery. Three people have been found murdered, by someone known only as “the avenging Angel,” a killer who has assumed the responsibility of ridding the village of those who sin, those who betray.

This latest case also brings with it some life-changing surprises for Alberg and his love, Cassandra Mitchell. But theirs are only two of the lives that will be irrevocably changed by the murderous activities of an angel straight from hell. With the help of his striking new sergeant, Edwina Henderson, Alberg must race against time to prevent the killer from claiming another victim.