Ian Macdonald: 28 books

As a young man in Glasgow's underworld, Ian 'Blink' MacDonald fought, robbed and slashed his way to the top, developing a taste for the high life along the way. His notoriety earned him an offer of work from Scotland's most feared gangster, Arthur Thompson, but MacDonald had other plans: to finance...

If journalism is the first draft of history, it’s equally important to see how the work stands the test of time. If the writing isn’t prescient and perspicacious, it doesn’t meet that test. This collection of columns and articles by L. Ian MacDonald – a sequel to Politics, People & Potpourri...

Section 5 or The Shadow Boys as our enemies call them are Canada's anti-terrorism unit. There are 13 of them in total and they operate in teams of four, 3 men and 1 woman per team. They operate off the books and with one objective -get the job done. How is unimportant, keeping Canada and its citizens...

A young forensic accountant discovers something far more sinister than a few accounting irregularities during a routine audit. The atrocities she discovers span several continents and are truly horrendous. White slavery, murder and illegal arms dealing are uncovered.The auditor herself becomes worried...

"This is a story about Dr. Rob Lyons, a State Department analyst, who, in the year 2020, is quietly sent to the island of Saint Matts in the Caribbean.  He is tasked with investigating why, at this time, the People's Republic of China are daring to lease a long abandoned British naval base...

Section Five is a secret department of the Canadian government who report directly to the Defense Minister or Prime Minister. They are effectively ghosts and do not exist. Foreign governments and spy agencies suspect they exist, but have never been able to establish any evidence of it. They are simply...

The brutal rape of a young woman provokes a group of friends to band together and provide some Illegal assistance to the judicial system. Too many monsters were evading justice, as in this case and they could no longer tolerate it. The legal system played by a fixed set of rules - the criminals however...

The banking collapse of 2008 hit many people hard and financially destroyed some of them. One Wall Street banking family dynasty acted with callous disregard to its clients' and called them grasping and greedy peons who knew the risks involved in the stock market. "These whiners should not be...

John Cannon was a wreck when he lost his wife, Pam, to breast cancer. He was an ex-special forces officer, a man of action and purpose, but Pam's unexpected death had changed him. His friends saw it and set about getting him back on track. They knew he had always wanted to travel across Canada by...

Maureen had decided to explore the world of internet dating in order to find someone to love and to love her in return. It was not an unrealistic expectation and many people had used this route successfully. This time, this young and inexperienced woman would be subjected to a world class nightmare,...

A Pediatrician's Blueprint is written by an experienced pediatrician with the help of experts in various fields and using information gained from many sources that are cited. Parents have come to trust their pediatricians and the advice given by them. Rather than addressing the issues of nutrition, education,...

Maureen's Haven was a Women's Shelter and a place of refuge and hope for women in need. They arrived battered and broken, often with their kids, seemingly with no life left in them. All hope had gone and life had defeated them - or so they felt. Maureen had been in that state a few short years ago...

Gems is a series of books written specifically for struggling girl readers. In this title Shareen is the star of the school's football team. She's also the only girl on it! Despite her strong friendship with the boys, a popular girl, Georgia, labels her 'out' and uncool. When Shareen's football boots...

This “Bible of the Beatles” captures the iconic band’s magical and mysterious journey from adorable teenagers to revered cultural emissaries. In this fully updated version, each of their 241 tracks is assessed chronologically from their first amateur recordings in 1957 to their final “reunion”...