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When Al's daughter is beaten and her children are taken, he realizes how out of touch he has been. He is snapped into a new reality when his son-in-law demands payment for the safe return of his grandchildren. He can't believe what has happened and he seems powerless to respond. But when it all goes south, he does respond with the considerable resources he can bring to the table - and Norm.
Titles in the series (4)
- L.A. Escape
1
A wealthy Canadian has fatally shot someone. He needs legal help. The story he tells his lawyer is L.A. Escape. He is in California because he has seen a film with an actress who is the exact image of his dead wife when he first met her. He is desperate to meet this woman. He hires a detective to help him find her. He meets the actress and an arrangement is made. Two days later she is found dead in an alley and he has become a person of interest to the L.A. cops. He re-hires his detective friend to help him clear his name and find the murderer and in the process uncovers a web of drugs, blackmail and intrigue.
- Vengeance
2
Just after he returns from his "holiday" in Los Angeles, Al gets a late night phone call. His daughter has been arrested for the murder of her supervisor. Al hires a rapidly rising criminal lawyer from Toronto on the condition that she accepts Norm - the ex-cop who helped him in LA - as the investigator for the defence team. Almost immediately, it becomes evident that there are some very dark perverted forces at work in Riverview. When the supervisor's wife is also killed, the investigation takes on a new and dangerous direction. The future of Al's daughter pivots on the ability of Norm to find a girl he believes may have run away to Toronto in the time immediately after the first murder. Time is running out when...
- Blessed are the Children
3
When two high school girls set out to establish their reputations within Riverview High Scool, they trip into the clutches of big city predators and simply disappear. The local police investigation has hit a wall. Public concern and outrage mount. The same thing is happening in other small towns surrounding the metro area with police investigations reaching the same unsatisfactory result. Acting Deputy Chief Jackson is desperate when he approaches Al with a personally dangerous proposition entirely outside of any known police protocol. Al agrees to ask Norm, his ex-cop friend from L.A. to work with him in an effort to shut down these vicious crimes. Assistance comes from a strange quarter. Jimmy Fair is a dying biker who - when he isn't in jail - occasionally works for Al. He offers to help. He can go where the deepest undercover cop can't. He does and the result...
- Retribution
4
When Al's daughter is beaten and her children are taken, he realizes how out of touch he has been. He is snapped into a new reality when his son-in-law demands payment for the safe return of his grandchildren. He can't believe what has happened and he seems powerless to respond. But when it all goes south, he does respond with the considerable resources he can bring to the table - and Norm.
Al Rennie
I was born and raised in Toronto. I attended Upper Canada College before taking a degree at Queen's University. I have worked as a lifeguard for the Toronto Harbour Police, a youth worker for the Toronto YMCA, and an English teacher in Lakefield. I am married with two great daughters and an extended foster family. My interests include Maple Leaf hockey - this is our year - New England Patriot football and writing.
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