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By: Douglas Hall

Murder Unchained

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When Private Investigator Paul West took on his next case, it seemed easy and one that would pay handsomely. All West had to do was compile a profile of Jason Knox for his only son, Matthew, who had no memory of him. His father had walked away from Matthew’s mother when he was an infant and left him the sole beneficiary of his multi-million-dollar estate.


It didn’t take long before he was thrust into one of the most complex cases in a long and illustrious career. It took him to Ebony River, a small town, on Vancouver Island’s east coast that seldom gave a wink or nod to the outside world.


What he found was the two-year-old unsolved murder of Jason Knox and his wife that was still baffling RCMP Sergeant Andy Holt. When West told him why he had come to Ebony River, Holt asked him if he would go undercover and help him solve the case.


West’s investigation concentrated on an eclectic range of residents including: bikers with an agenda, a former member of the town council with a grudge to settle, a small church time had left behind, a farmer’s Sunday dinner that revealed hidden secrets and a mayor desperately trying to get re-elected.


Murder Unchained is a page-turner. It will keep the reader guessing up to the last page.

Doug Hall is a graduate from the University of Toronto. Doug was appointed Senior Press Officer for IBM Canada Inc.

After seven-and-a-half years of extensive media relations, Hall moved on to become a Canadian radio and television personality for more than 32 years. He hosted a number of nationally syndicated Canadian shows on both radio and television, including: The Doug Hall Show; Daybeat; The Anatomy of Living; Taking Sides; Your Opinion; Bestsellers and What is Truth, as a member of the panel with Paul Hellyer, former Minister of National Defense, CBC personality Lorraine Thomson and CFRB radio newscaster Bob Hesketh.  Celebrated author, broadcaster, and newspaper executive Charles Templeton was the moderator.

A number of Hall’s TV shows were telecast on cable and independent U.S. stations. During Hall’s career he travelled extensively on assignment to the United States, Europe, Scandinavia, The Soviet Union, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, Haiti, and Iraq. Hall has written eleven mysteries, five novels, three children’s books and three biographies including: “The Real Patsy Cline” and “The Mamas and The Papas.” Hall was the only multiple screenwriter for the 20th Century/NBC/CTV series “The Starlost”. He was also the Executive Producer for a number of television musical biographies including: Englebert Humperdinck; Paul Anka; Roy Orbison; Chet Atkins and Gordon Lightfoot. Hall’s 22 books have been published in Canada, the United States, The United Kingdom, Sweden, and the Soviet Union. A number have been translated into German, Swedish, and Russian.

Customer Reviews
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17 reviews
17 reviews
  • Allan Strader

    I just finished reading "Murder Unchained" last night. Another page-turner for the "Paul West Mystery Series."

    Congratulations.

  • D&G Bryson

    My husband and I both read Murder Unchained by Douglas Hall. Both of us certainly enjoyed the investigative side of this book. We have read the previous books with the lead character Paul West. Paul West is an interesting character and his personality keeps growing in this series of books. Great read and a great page-turner.

  • A.D. Wilde

    I've been an avid reader of Doug Hall's for as long as I can remember. How he continues to come up with new plots, characters, and narrative twists is something to be marvelled. Very much enjoyed his latest and always look forward to his new work.

  • Mark Douglas

    A great summer read. Very enjoyable with fascinating characters. Looking forward to the next Paul West mystery.

  • Karen Nejal

    Another Paul West Mystery by Author Doug Hall is a treat for anyone's bookshelf or nightstand. Paul West Mysteries, Murder Can Kill and Murder Never Sleeps, Paul West never disappoints and always gets his man!

  • Sergeant G. Bryson

    When Private Investigator Paul West took on his next case, it seemed easy and one that would pay handsomely. All West had to do was compile a profile of Jason Knox for his only son, Matthew, who had no memory of him. His father had walked away from Matthew’s mother when he was an infant and left him the sole beneficiary of his multi-million-dollar estate.

    It didn’t take long before he was thrust into one of the most complex cases in a long and illustrious career. It took him to Ebony River, a small town, on Vancouver Island’s east coast that seldom gave a wink or nod to the outside world.

    What he found was the two-year-old unsolved murder of Jason Knox and his wife that was still baffling RCMP Sergeant Andy Holt. When West told him why he had come to Ebony River, Holt asked him if he would go undercover and help him solve the case.

    West’s investigation concentrated on an eclectic range of residents including: bikers with an agenda, a former member of the town council with a grudge to settle, a small church time had left behind, a farmer’s Sunday dinner that revealed hidden secrets and a mayor desperately trying to get re-elected.

    Murder Unchained is a page-turner. It will keep the reader guessing up to the last page.

  • Jason Hall

    Pickering author Douglas Hall does it again and it looks like this is one best one he has written in his career so far.

    As a true Doug Hall reader and fan I've always been partial to "Seconds to Disaster" , however the Pau; West series is bound for the glory of a 21st century classic.

    "Murder Unchained," released on March 30, is the third book in the Paul West mystery series, preceded by "Murder Can Kill" in 2018 and "Murder Never Sleeps" last year.

    Hang on to you hat, as Hall Takes his plot on the Road to Vancouver Island. This one is certainly a page-turner, you can tell the Author has done his homework and detail after detail seems to jump off the page in real time.

  • JMH : New York City

    A good mystery requires characters that you can identify with and it needs a plausible plot. In Murder unchained Hall play's with the reader, sets things up so it seems a certain character is the killer when in fact he is not. Its a wicked game between author and reader. At 93, there is no sign of Doug slowing down, you would think by now that he would have had writers blocks, however he continues to deliver hit after hit. The

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