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This page lists novels that feature the Toronto police detective John Sanders and the architectural photographer Harriet Jeffries.

Harriet Jeffries does not feature in the first book of the series.

Cover images are, when possible, of the first edition and a recent paperback or digital edition.

Murder on the Run

Medora Sale

1986

A John Sanders novel.

"As a dangerous killer stalks women on the streets of Toronto, a young schoolgirl is kidnapped in what appears to be an unrelated incident. But as Toronto Police Inspector John Sanders examines the evidence, he uncovers a disturbing web of false identities, drug trafficking, and worse, police corruption. Racing against time, can Sanders put all of the puzzle pieces together in time to protect those he cares about most?"

Murder in Focus

Medora Sale

1989

A John Sanders and Harriet Jeffries novel.

"Sent to Ottawa to attend a seminar on anti-terrorism in advance of a trade summit, Toronto Police Inspector John Sanders has nothing more on his mind than getting through the tiresome sessions. But from his first encounter with Harriet Jeffries, an architectural photographer, Sanders finds himself attracted to the headstrong woman. Intent on completing an important photo shoot, Harriet doesn’t notice until it’s too late that her work contains evidence of a meeting that those in the photograph would do anything—including murder—to conceal. And when Sanders and Harriet’s investigation crosses paths with an active terrorism investigation at the very highest levels of law enforcement, the unlikely pair find they are the only ones who can stop an assassination."

Murder in a Good Cause

Medora Sale

1990

A John Sanders and Harriet Jeffries novel.

"When the rich and glamorous Clara von Hohenkammer collapses dead at a dinner party, Toronto Police Inspector John Sanders is called in to lead the investigation. With a house full of guests to interview, Sanders’s investigation is complicated by the fact that one of the witnesses is Harriet Jeffries - the architectural photographer Sanders is romantically involved with. As the investigation turns towards those closest to the victim—her daughters and nephew - Sanders and Jeffries find themselves drawn into a world of radical politics and high-stakes theft. And with a killer still on the loose, the pair must solve Clara’s murder before becoming targets themselves."

Sleep of the Innocent

Medora Sale

1991

A John Sanders and Harriet Jeffries novel.

"Fresh from a well-deserved vacation, Toronto Police Inspector John Sanders returns to find the homicide department deep into an investigation of the shooting death of a wealthy local businessman. But when a sergeant on the investigating team disappears with the case’s eyewitness, only Sanders’s fresh take on the evidence can unravel what really happened to Carl Neilson . . . and why."

Pursued by Shadows

Medora Sale

1992

A John Sanders and Harriet Jeffries novel.

"When her former assistant—who happened to have run off with her then-boyfriend—contacts her out of the blue asking for help, architectural photographer Harriet Jeffries at first has no desire to become involved again with the people who broke her heart. But when her ex-boyfriend is found dead in her living room, Harriet and her current flame, Toronto Police Inspector John Sanders, have no choice but to get involved. Their search for Jane and a mysterious, deeply-coveted document takes them from Toronto to small-town U.S.A., and reveals the depths to which desperate people will go to protect themselves."

A Short Cut to Santa Fe

Medora Sale

1994

A John Sanders and Harriet Jeffries novel.

"Toronto Police Inspector John Sanders and his girlfriend, architectural photographer Harriet Jeffries, are just starting a romantic vacation in New Mexico when they agree to help two children, Stuart and Caroline, who have been stranded at the airport. Following a local tour bus on what they believe to be a short cut out of the city, John and Harriet find themselves lost in the mountains and under attack. As the body count rises, the pair must race to save not just Stuart and Caroline, but the remaining bus passengers as well, and they can only hope that local police authorities will piece together enough evidence to arrest the corrupt local businessman calling all of the shots."