Description:This is a book of FIVE short stories to introduce some of the characters from the Mike Newman Mystery Series.1: Friends and WivesThe police officer and rugby player, John Collett asks Mike to be the Best Man at his wedding. Save for Mike, whom he has known since childhood, John is friendless, secretive and reluctant to share his problems. His police career is marred by his involvement with the deceased in an unsolved murder, where he remains the principal suspect. Despite his passion for open spaces, within weeks of knowing her, John marries the agoraphobic, shy and stammering Susan. When his mother falls ill, John finds he needs to enlist Mike's help and has to share one of his guarded secrets.Mike is dubbed the "Hero of Hartingham" when he tackles an armed robber.2: The RecruitAfter her application to join the armed services is rejected, Sandra Taylor joins the police. Without having had a single date in her teenage years,Sandra falls head over heels in love with her appointed mentor, the gentle talking policeman ,Mike Newman, but Mike is already trapped in a loveless marriage. Sandra soon learns that Mike has steadfast, even old-fashioned morality. He cares about people and doesn’t walk away from anyone, let alone his adulterous wife.3. It’s called policing.Mike introduces Sandra to two women at opposite ends of the social scale, yet they have something in common. Both believe corrupt police officers have let them down. One is the grotesque but colourful Josie Turner, the mother of the murder victim. Other duties take them into the so called 'red-light' area. Finally, Sandra's probation is over. With her love for Mike still unrequited, she receives advice from a disgruntled colleague.4: If you can’t trust the police…When Mike discovers a fellow police officer has allegedly committed a serious crime, he is appalled by the attitude of his colleagues. He realises that poor supervision has led to corruption on an unprecedented scale. Mike decides to fight the corruption through promotion.5: For All EternityHaving gained his promotion, Mike will be transferred to a different station. Sandra Taylor, who has nurtured a secret love for Mike, is devastated. In the short time she has left, the inexperienced Sandra must prove her determination to love him or lose him for all eternity, and not a single day less. Mike's adulterous wife has other ideas. She would rather be a rich widow with his life insurance than a poor divorcee,Adult ContentI hope you enjoy this introduction to Mike Newman and are sufficiently tempted to follow the series!We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with For all Eternity: and other short stories (Mike Newman Mysteries Book 1). To get started finding For all Eternity: and other short stories (Mike Newman Mysteries Book 1), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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For all Eternity: and other short stories (Mike Newman Mysteries Book 1)
Description: This is a book of FIVE short stories to introduce some of the characters from the Mike Newman Mystery Series.1: Friends and WivesThe police officer and rugby player, John Collett asks Mike to be the Best Man at his wedding. Save for Mike, whom he has known since childhood, John is friendless, secretive and reluctant to share his problems. His police career is marred by his involvement with the deceased in an unsolved murder, where he remains the principal suspect. Despite his passion for open spaces, within weeks of knowing her, John marries the agoraphobic, shy and stammering Susan. When his mother falls ill, John finds he needs to enlist Mike's help and has to share one of his guarded secrets.Mike is dubbed the "Hero of Hartingham" when he tackles an armed robber.2: The RecruitAfter her application to join the armed services is rejected, Sandra Taylor joins the police. Without having had a single date in her teenage years,Sandra falls head over heels in love with her appointed mentor, the gentle talking policeman ,Mike Newman, but Mike is already trapped in a loveless marriage. Sandra soon learns that Mike has steadfast, even old-fashioned morality. He cares about people and doesn’t walk away from anyone, let alone his adulterous wife.3. It’s called policing.Mike introduces Sandra to two women at opposite ends of the social scale, yet they have something in common. Both believe corrupt police officers have let them down. One is the grotesque but colourful Josie Turner, the mother of the murder victim. Other duties take them into the so called 'red-light' area. Finally, Sandra's probation is over. With her love for Mike still unrequited, she receives advice from a disgruntled colleague.4: If you can’t trust the police…When Mike discovers a fellow police officer has allegedly committed a serious crime, he is appalled by the attitude of his colleagues. He realises that poor supervision has led to corruption on an unprecedented scale. Mike decides to fight the corruption through promotion.5: For All EternityHaving gained his promotion, Mike will be transferred to a different station. Sandra Taylor, who has nurtured a secret love for Mike, is devastated. In the short time she has left, the inexperienced Sandra must prove her determination to love him or lose him for all eternity, and not a single day less. Mike's adulterous wife has other ideas. She would rather be a rich widow with his life insurance than a poor divorcee,Adult ContentI hope you enjoy this introduction to Mike Newman and are sufficiently tempted to follow the series!We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with For all Eternity: and other short stories (Mike Newman Mysteries Book 1). To get started finding For all Eternity: and other short stories (Mike Newman Mysteries Book 1), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.