There are three things a mover hates to find in a basement; a grand piano, a slate billiard table, a dead body. Even if it's rolled up in a fancy Persian rug, suddenly the corpse is not the only one having a bad day..Since murder victims don't wrap themselves in broadloom, Detective Inspector Lareault and Sergeant Bloomfield must solve the case starting with their only other clue, an ancient skull found alongside.For Chas Fenn, his days seem dependent on how the wind blows, so when he drops off a student at the house where the corpse was discovered, he sails right into the middle of Lareault's investigation..As Fenn and his fiancée, Asha Fabiani, prepare for their best friend's wedding, a second victim, killed in a similar manner, doubles the list of suspects. Among them is the father of the bride. Determined that nothing will stop the nuptials, Fenn starts sleuthing in his usual manner—stir things up and see what floats. While he doesn't...

After nine years on the road, Chas Fenn knows how to avoid accidental death - it's the intentional kind that gives him trouble.The intentional kind is the seductive Brittany Reis, who plans to carve a niche in the street drug trade with a new hallucinogen. When her lab technician suddenly dies, Reis is forced to partner with an aging con man who sees the opportunity as a last chance for a big payoff.There is dishonour among thieves, and the formula is misdirected to Fenn who's main ambitions are to win at darts, and get a raise. And maybe get laid. Now, with Reis and her thugs hot on his tail, Fenn's life takes a dangerous detour where the normal rules no longer apply.In the background, Detective Inspector Lareault's case load of two homicides, a fatal overdose, and a fraudulent funeral home appears unrelated until Fenn discovers a family connection to the formula, and turns from hunted to hunter.Torque is a high-action tale with powder-dry humour and...