Norm Meech

Broschiertes Buch

Murder at the River Street Mansion

Beschreibung

This book is a sequel to The Trash Man: Justice for All. After being in policing for over 30 years, Alex McNeil retires and, to help supplement his pension, he starts driving a garbage truck in one of the roughest areas of Bisson City. He was reluctantly dragged into a murder investigation involving two serial killers murdering prostitutes. Murder at the River Street Mansion Alex survives a heart attack and, while looking for part-time employment, he meets Gordon McPherson, an unassuming billionaire, at a friend's party. Alex is later hired as the McPherson mansion's security manager and bodyguard for Gordon's wife, Mia. He now thought he had finally experienced enough in his life and he had gotten the perfect job, working day shift managing the security of an old mansion and occasionally driving Mia around. What Alex did not know was that the mansion had many secrets, including secret passageways, tunnels, and hidden rooms. The McPherson family had been involved with helping American slaves through the Underground Railroad into Canada in the mid 1860s. The mansion has more secrets than Alex could have ever imagined. Alex doesn't believe in the afterlife and ghosts until he meets Daisy Day, a twelve-year-old American slave girl. Is Alex suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder? Are his visions of Daisy Day real? Add a murder and kidnapping at the McPherson mansion and Alex's quiet, well-paid job turns into a fight for his life.

Autor

Norm recently retired from the Barrie Police Service, and he believes that, besides his family, one of his greatest accomplishments in his lifetime was to be employed as a police officer for over 44 years. In June 1976, Norm graduated from Oakwood Collegiate High School, Toronto, Ontario. In October 1976, at the age of eighteen, the Metropolitan Toronto Police Service hired Norm as a police cadet. He was assigned to the summons bureau, serving summons and subpoenas in various divisions throughout the City of Toronto. Unsure about having a policing career, Norm resigned from the Metropolitan Toronto Police in September 1978. Norm was then hired as a police constable by the Canadian National Police Service on December 3, 1979. He performed a variety of policing duties in uniform and worked in criminal investigations for nearly eight years. On June 9, 1997, the Barrie Police Service hired Norm. He started working in the uniform patrol division, and on November 1, 2000, he was transferred into the Criminal Investigations Division, General Assignments Unit. While working as a Detective Constable, he was responsible for the investigation of a variety of criminal matters. On December 1, 2001, Norm was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. He was assigned as the supervisor in charge of the Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Unit until April 1, 2005. On April 4, 2005, Norm became the supervisor in charge of the Major Crime Unit, which was responsible for working on the most serious crimes, including homicide investigations. Norm was the case manager for several of them. On April 6, 2009, Norm was promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant. He was transferred to the Operations Services Division. He was a platoon Staff Sergeant on two different platoons, and on April 4, 2011, he was transferred to the position of Detective Sergeant, Investigative Services Division. During this time, he supervised the homicide unit. On January 5, 2014, Norm became the Detective Sergeant in specialized investigations that included supervising the Homicide, Forensic Identification, and Technological Crime Units. On September 25, 2017, Norm was transferred to the Professional Standards Unit, Executive Services Division, where he is currently employed. While employed by the Barrie Police Service, Norm has also had the opportunity to be a member of the Public Order Team and the Containment Team, and has worked as a crisis negotiator.Norm is a proud member of the Barrie Police Service. He is grateful to have worked for the City of Barrie for the past twenty-four and a half years. On May 8, 2019, the Barrie Police Service presented Norm with his forty-year police exemplary service bar. Norm is especially proud to have had the opportunity to work in and supervise the Barrie Police Service Homicide Unit.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Tellwell Talent
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. März 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 423g
• ISBN-13: 9780228874591
• ISBN-10: 0228874599
• Artikelnr.: 63609000