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When Detective Superintendent Richard Paige is killed while pursuing a suspect, his pregnant wife, Bernie, is determined to find out more about his background for the sake of their unborn child. His mother, Eleanor, is strangely reluctant to speak about Richard's early life and Bernie becomes suspicious that there may be some dark secret in his childhood.With the help of two of Richard's police colleagues, she starts to piece together the story of his life. Richard's childhood sweetheart and her father reveal valuable information; but it is not until after Eleanor's own death that Bernie discovers the truth.Alongside her quest to learn more of her husband's past and how a dramatic event in his childhood influenced his whole life, Bernie goes through her own emotional journey, eventually finding contentment in a new relationship with an old friend.This novel contains a number of separate sub-plots, relating events from the past. This structure makes it an easy book to read over a period of time, because each chapter can be treated as an individual short story, as well as contributing to the overall narrative.A variety of social and emotional issues are explored, including the violent death of a spouse, mother-child relationships and racial tensions.The book is written from a Christian perspective, but does not intend to preach. Rather it aims to encourge thoughtful consideration of questions for which there are no easy answers.

Bernie's Aunty Dot is worried that her favourite member of staff at the Care Home where she lives is being unfairly suspected of murdering another of the residents. She calls on their good friend DCI Jonah Porter to investigate. He discovers that Care Assistant, Jonathan Bates, is by no means the only person with a motive for killing Olive Carter - or, for that matter, the only person with means and opportunity to do so. It's a tough case, and Jonah decides that he needs to go undercover to solve it.

Father Damien is worried that the renovation of the organ in St Cyprian's church may not be finished in time for the important Easter services. That's even before the organ builders discover a corpse concealed beneath it and the police halt the work while they investigate. Who is the young man whose remains have been lying hidden for more than thirty years? And who killed him and then secreted his body in the church?

Father Damien is worried that the renovation of the organ in St Cyprian's church may not be finished in time for the important Easter services. That's even before the organ builders discover a corpse concealed beneath it and the police halt the work while they investigate. Who is the young man whose remains have been lying hidden for more than thirty years? And who killed him and then secreted his body in the church?

Teenage "joy-riders" mow down a young man on his way home after a night out with his mates. As he fights for his life in hospital, the police struggle to find the culprits. Expert tracker dog, PD Q, follows a scent from the abandoned car, but it leads to a dead-end. Where is the driver of the stolen vehicle? Could this incident be the culmination of a sequence of escalating attacks on participants in Oxford's Pride Parade? DCI Jonah Porter steps in to find out.

Bernie's Aunty Dot is worried that her favourite member of staff at the Care Home where she lives is being unfairly suspected of murdering another of the residents. She calls on their good friend DCI Jonah Porter to investigate. He discovers that Care Assistant, Jonathan Bates, is by no means the only person with a motive for killing Olive Carter - or, for that matter, the only person with means and opportunity to do so. It's a tough case, and Jonah decides that he needs to go undercover to solve it.