A Parcel of Rogues is book 13 in the Sam Smith Mystery Series. Each book in the series contains a complete story, and can be listened as a standalone. It also contains two bonus chapters for Betrayal, book one in the Ann's War Mystery Series. 

John Ball was a middle-aged businessman with problems, and those problems compelled him to run away from Nicola, his devoted wife of 20 years. The last thing John needed was to become embroiled in a murder inquiry, but with a gunman on the loose in the city parks, John's temporary home, the heat was on in more ways than one.

John required a safe house, a place where he could cool his heels and wrestle with his personal demons. He also required a bodyguard. Fortunately, my friend Mac was available to supply the safe house and the hired muscle.

Meanwhile, I went on the murderer's trail. Along the way, I encountered Cora Joseph, an ambitious detective sergeant with a point to prove. Together, we clashed with a parcel of rogues and unravelled a decades-old mystery.

A Parcel of Rogues is a tale of arrogance, humility, and men who would murder on the roll of a dice. 

I was left at a personal crossroads. Which road should I choose? The road labelled "head", or the road labelled "heart"? When faced with such labels, do we really have a choice?