Off the Mark

Crime Analyst Kate Heaney tracks down killers from the comfort of her computer desk. But when her estranged husband turns up dead in a snow-covered ditch, and her troubled brother becomes the prime suspect, Kate heads out into the field to prove his innocence. Kate enlists the help of her former lover--and current colleague--Edmonton Police Department Sergeant Erik Jorgensen. Between family secrets, rival gangs, and oil execs, Kate quickly gets more than she bargained for and soon her job--and her life--are on the line.

A former producer, writer and director of factual series television, Linda Sanche's credits include three seasons as senior story producer on the true crime show Murder She Solved (W Network, OWN, True Crime Network). After her 17-year career in television, Linda retrained as a crime analyst. She worked for a year at the South Vancouver Community Policing Centre but realized she's better suited to writing about crime than trying to solve it. Linda's short story "The Electrician" was published in the Sister in Crime Canada's West's anthology Crime Wave 3: Dangerous Games and was a finalist for the Crime Writer's of Canada Best Crime Short Story Award. Linda lived in Vancouver for several decades but now resides in her hometown of Calgary with her Northern Irish husband, daughter, dog, and two cats. Off the Mark is Linda's first novel.