When Kirsty Morgan dropped five thousand dollars on Private Investigator Paul West's desk, with the promise of five thousand more if he found her father, he had no idea he was on the cusp of being thrust into a cauldron of lies, deceit and manipulation, orchestrated by the most unlikely of characters... a charismatic televangelist. He gave new meaning to Machiavellian as he orchestrated and manipulated the lives of those who trusted him. It took an acerbic newspaper columnist to trigger the climatic ending which engulfed widows who were coerced into signing away their estates through codicils, all in the name of God. Murder Can Kill is a page turner. It will keep the reader guessing to the very end.
Doug Hall is a graduate from the University of Toronto. Doug was appointed Senior Press Officer for IBM Canada Inc.
After seven-and-a-half years of extensive media relations, Hall moved on to become a Canadian radio and television personality for more than 32 years. He hosted a number of nationally syndicated Canadian shows on both radio and television, including: The Doug Hall Show; Daybeat; The Anatomy of Living; Taking Sides; Your Opinion; Bestsellers and What is Truth, as a member of the panel with Paul Hellyer, former Minister of National Defense, CBC personality Lorraine Thomson and CFRB radio newscaster Bob Hesketh. Celebrated author, broadcaster, and newspaper executive Charles Templeton was the moderator.
A number of Hall’s TV shows were telecast on cable and independent U.S. stations. During Hall’s career he travelled extensively on assignment to the United States, Europe, Scandinavia, The Soviet Union, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, Haiti, and Iraq. Hall has written eleven mysteries, five novels, three children’s books and three biographies including: “The Real Patsy Cline” and “The Mamas and The Papas.” Hall was the only multiple screenwriter for the 20th Century/NBC/CTV series “The Starlost”. He was also the Executive Producer for a number of television musical biographies including: Englebert Humperdinck; Paul Anka; Roy Orbison; Chet Atkins and Gordon Lightfoot. Hall’s 22 books have been published in Canada, the United States, The United Kingdom, Sweden, and the Soviet Union. A number have been translated into German, Swedish, and Russian.
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Diane May Haliburton Canada
I thoroughly enjoyed Murder Can Kill and looked forward to ghe next Paul West Muster. I was not disappointed. Like the last one it is a page turner with a totally unexpected ending. Can't wait for the next in the Paul West Mystery Series.
Diane May, Haliburton Canada
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I can't emphasize how much I loved reading Murder Can Kill and how beautifully Douglas Hall expressed the story and paid attention to the minute details to really alleviate the reading experience. I shall follow up with "Murder Never Sleeps" the second in the Paul West Mystery series and I am really super excited for "Murder Unchained" which I am informed is scheduled to be released April/May 2021. I am sure it will be a great read as well.
Nikita Dau, Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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EXERPT FROM ARTICLE BY JONATHAN MULVILLE , RENFREW MERCURY
Haley Station native set to release new novels
Who doesn't love a good mystery?
Pickering author Douglas Hall has a few new novels coming out, all part of the new Paul West Mystery Series.
Murder Can Kill the first book in the series was released in 2018. Murder Never Sleeps was released in 2020 and Murder Unchained is scheduled for Spring 2021. "Murder In Time is being written for release late 2021 or early 2022.
The 91-year-old author, and former broadcaster, retired after a 32-year career as a Canadian radio and television personality. Throughout his career Hall wrote many novels and other works. Murder
"I have have a lot of fun writing mysteries," hall said. "You can start off with a murder or kidnaping then let your imagination go from there. Murder Can Kill is his 25th published book. When creating the main protagonist, private detective Paul West, for Murder Can Kill Hall immediately grew attracted to him. .I know how old he is, what he looks like. He's become a friend. I'd recognize him immediately if he walked into a crowded room.
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F. Thompson, Barrie Ontario
Easy to read.
Page turner
Engaging characters Well written.
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