Product DescriptionWhen Greg Lothian’s mother and famous artist father are scammed of their life savings by cruel con men, his orderly life is torn apart. When the same criminals steal Greg’s own identity, the normally law-abiding Victoria, BC accountant turns his analytical mind to plotting revenge. This uncharacteristic decision plunges him into the strange and horrifying underworld that lurks everywhere—even on peaceful Vancouver Island. As Greg prepares to find the perpetrators of the debilitating crime, he sets up a clever plan of entrapment and descends into a whirlpool of evil that puts at risk a helpless neighbour, a loyal young woman and his very existence.The magnificent panorama of the Pacific coast, with its mountains, dense forest, fog-shrouded shores and swift, cold rivers, provides the moody setting of Scammed, a tale of crime and punishment—and bravery.About the AuthorRon Chudley is an accomplished screenwriter and playwright, and the author of three other novels of mystery and suspense: Stolen (2007), Dark Resurrection (2006) and Old Bones (2005). He lives on Vancouver Island and knows intimately the landscape where he unfurls this story of a frightening violation that is becoming increasingly familiar to all of us.

Product DescriptionHal Bannatyne is a successful actor in town to shoot a big-budget film. Spotting an old flame, Mattie, he immediately becomes involved with her family. When Mattie’s father-in-law tries to protect his land from the hands of a fervent land developer, Bannatyne soon finds he is mixed up in the conflict. Thus the intrigue begins, with a crooked land-development scheme, where someone is willing to stop at nothing to get what is wanted. Things take a turn for the worse with an attempted murder. Soon, the lives of all are in danger. With a cast of characters that is truly genuine, Bannatyne unravels seemingly innocuous events that all become intertwined and more than anyone bargained for. A death isn’t what it seems, no one is who they say they are, and life does not seem real at times. Truly, this read is an Act of Evil. About the AuthorRon Chudley is an accomplished screenwriter and playwright, and the author of four other novels of mystery and suspense: Scammed (2009), Stolen (2007), Dark Resurrection (2006) and Old Bones (2005). He lives on an island in the Pacific Northwest and knows intimately the landscape where the story unfolds. Act of Evil is the first mystery in the Hal Bannatyne Mystery series.