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Michael McKenna series by Alison Taylor (#04-5)
Requirements: epub reader, 1.16 MB
Overview: Alison Taylor never intended to be a crime writer. In 1986 she was working as a senior social worker for the former Gwynedd County Council. Increasingly disturbed by reports of the alleged abuse of children in care, she took her concerns to the police. As a result she was fired. What her actions have helped to expose is one of Britain's worst scandals of institutionalised physical and sexual abuse in children's homes in North Wales. Because of the extent and nature of the allegations, in 1996 the government took the rare step of ordering a Tribunal of Inquiry, which began hearing evidence in January 1997, and is due to report this year. Alison Taylor won two national awards for her selfless work in this area; the first Community Care Readers Award, and the Campaign for Freedom of Information Award in 1996. Disillusioned by the prospect of returning to social work, Alison concentrated on writing. Her first novel Simeon's Bride evolved from a short story written for a national competition and was published in 1995. It won her outstanding critical acclaim and comparisons to PD James and Ruth Rendell. Her second novel In Guilty Night was a compelling story containing the controversial issue of child abuse. And most recently, The House of Women was published in 1998, again to widespread acclaim from the media. A television series featuring Superintendent Michael McKenna is currently under negotiation.
Genre: Thriller
4. Unsafe Convictions: A priest. A psychopath. A prostitute. A policeman.
Who would you accuse?
When Trisha Stanton Smith's body is battered into oblivion and her house burnt down, the obvious suspect is her abusive ex-husband.
Despite his claim of an alibi, Piers Stanton Smith goes to prison for life.
When the alibi is unexpectedly confirmed, Superintendent Michael McKenna is charged with investigating whether members of Houghton police suppressed vital evidence in the case.
Seconded with his team to the bleak Pennine landscape, he is hounded by a tabloid journalist, feared by the local police, and tormented by the powerful parish priest.
Slowly McKenna unravels the lies and deceptions, finally uncovering the truth behind a cloak of shameful secrets, to discover the name of the real perpetrator.
But the truth is more shocking than he could have ever imagined.
5. Child's Play: Surrounded by dense, dark woodland, the Hermitage is an exclusive school for girls.
One balmy summer's night, Sukie Melville leaves her room and vanishes into the woods.
The following day her body is pulled from the waters of the Menai Strait.
When Superintendent Michael McKenna and his team move in to investigate the death, the school's charismatic headmistress insists it was suicide - but McKenna isn't so sure.
With the truth inextricably bound up in the secrets and lies of the young girls, the investigation soon proves to be as labyrinthine as the woods surrounding the school.
Scratching the glossy surface, McKenna uncovers a dark and dangerous ethos underpinning the school.
Nothing in that hotbed of passionate, brooding resentments is what it seems, and no one can be trusted...
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Requirements: epub reader, 1.16 MB
Overview: Alison Taylor never intended to be a crime writer. In 1986 she was working as a senior social worker for the former Gwynedd County Council. Increasingly disturbed by reports of the alleged abuse of children in care, she took her concerns to the police. As a result she was fired. What her actions have helped to expose is one of Britain's worst scandals of institutionalised physical and sexual abuse in children's homes in North Wales. Because of the extent and nature of the allegations, in 1996 the government took the rare step of ordering a Tribunal of Inquiry, which began hearing evidence in January 1997, and is due to report this year. Alison Taylor won two national awards for her selfless work in this area; the first Community Care Readers Award, and the Campaign for Freedom of Information Award in 1996. Disillusioned by the prospect of returning to social work, Alison concentrated on writing. Her first novel Simeon's Bride evolved from a short story written for a national competition and was published in 1995. It won her outstanding critical acclaim and comparisons to PD James and Ruth Rendell. Her second novel In Guilty Night was a compelling story containing the controversial issue of child abuse. And most recently, The House of Women was published in 1998, again to widespread acclaim from the media. A television series featuring Superintendent Michael McKenna is currently under negotiation.
Genre: Thriller
4. Unsafe Convictions: A priest. A psychopath. A prostitute. A policeman.
Who would you accuse?
When Trisha Stanton Smith's body is battered into oblivion and her house burnt down, the obvious suspect is her abusive ex-husband.
Despite his claim of an alibi, Piers Stanton Smith goes to prison for life.
When the alibi is unexpectedly confirmed, Superintendent Michael McKenna is charged with investigating whether members of Houghton police suppressed vital evidence in the case.
Seconded with his team to the bleak Pennine landscape, he is hounded by a tabloid journalist, feared by the local police, and tormented by the powerful parish priest.
Slowly McKenna unravels the lies and deceptions, finally uncovering the truth behind a cloak of shameful secrets, to discover the name of the real perpetrator.
But the truth is more shocking than he could have ever imagined.
5. Child's Play: Surrounded by dense, dark woodland, the Hermitage is an exclusive school for girls.
One balmy summer's night, Sukie Melville leaves her room and vanishes into the woods.
The following day her body is pulled from the waters of the Menai Strait.
When Superintendent Michael McKenna and his team move in to investigate the death, the school's charismatic headmistress insists it was suicide - but McKenna isn't so sure.
With the truth inextricably bound up in the secrets and lies of the young girls, the investigation soon proves to be as labyrinthine as the woods surrounding the school.
Scratching the glossy surface, McKenna uncovers a dark and dangerous ethos underpinning the school.
Nothing in that hotbed of passionate, brooding resentments is what it seems, and no one can be trusted...
Download Instructions:
(Closed Filehost) http://uploadocean.com/qyerk2gbf6gp
https://rg.to/file/bc4d754aad5bb30723717 ... r.rar.html