Raven Stone, Winnipeg, MB, 2002, 1st.   ISBN 0-88801-267-5.  Trade soft cover, 349 pages.  Unread copy, not remaindered; author’s first novel.  ‘When Canadian Forces soldier Jen Blaylock’s father – an investigative journalist – and the rest of her family are murdered in an attempt to cover up illegal arms sales, Blaylock abandons military life to exact vengeance on the multi-national conglomerate she deems responsible.  But bitter revenge soon becomes entwined with uncommon valor as Blaylock and her man on the inside, Mike Flanagan, struggle to uncover Integrated Security’s conspiracy to trigger global chaos.  This epic adventure moves deftly from InSec’s headquarters in New York City to Paris, Belgium, and Russia, and culminates in an explosive climax in the Canadian Shield.’ (from rear wrap)