Flight Risks

by Douglas Schofield

A WORLD IN TURMOILIn the wake of al-Qaeda's catastrophic attacks, western democracies scramble to meet a deadly new threat...A LIFE IN TURMOILFor legal secretary Grace Palliser, the war on terror is just background noise. Twenty-four years ago, her father shot her mother and then killed himself. Today, Grace's life is a torment of nightmares, drug addiction, and custody fights over her daughter.Being framed for murder is just about the last thing Grace Palliser needs...But her accidental discovery of a vast international fraud triggers a cascade of terrifying events. Within days, Grace is running for her life, hunted by both the Canadian police and the American FBI. She flees across the continent in a desperate search for the evidence that will clear her.Hot on her trail is a corrupt former cop with a simple assignment...... to kill Grace Palliser.

416 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Douglas Schofield was raised and educated in British Columbia, where he earned degrees in History and Law. He has worked as a trial lawyer in Canada, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, prosecuting and defending hundreds of cases of serious crime and, more recently, conducting complex cross-border litigation. Douglas and his wife Melody live on Grand Cayman, along with their highly intelligent talking cat, Juno, who kindly permits them to share his home.

Reviews

[Wyllow Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent book - Schofield caught my very interest early in the book and held onto it for the whole book. I really enjoyed that the setting of the book changed and was impressed by how seamless the locations and culture changed as the protagonist traveled through a few different countries. Grace is a believable character, and her life challenges are ones that I can really relate with.
This book was difficult to put down and I can't wait to see what else he had written.

[MaryAnn Bettilyon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Took awhile to get into it but then it was okay

[melody piety · Rating 5 out of 5]

A royal tale

It was exciting, fast paced and I had a hard time putting it down. I got very involved with the characters and wanted to know what was going to happen next.