{"title":"Ian McKercher","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-underling-paperback","title":"The Underling - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eOttawa, Canada, 1934. Seventeen-year old Frances McFadden is plucked from the tedium of school routine and the control of a domineering mother to work for the new Bank of Canada. Like many hard-working women of her generation, she comes to wield tremendous power without any of the trappings of authority. Many noble acts, some skinny-dipping. In late August 1939, Frances is sent on a secret mission to Warsaw, where the Polish gold reserves tempt a rapacious neighbour.Speaking of The Underling . . . \"...a sly mixture of fact and fiction, with characters well-drawn, dialogue fun and lively, the plot full of surprises, wit, and wisdom.\" -Allison Dingle Frances McFadden ... a compelling protagonist in a fiction crafted to be totally believable.\" - Pat Belyea\"I can't believe that I'm enjoying a novel based on banking!\" - Marilyn Blattel \"... a fine read. Who would guess that the founding of the Bank of Canada could be made lively and exciting? Frances is a memorable character. The reader roots for her the whole way...would make a great mini-series for TV.\" - Brian DoyleI really like the novel's sense of how work can be fulfilling - particularly socially fulfilling. Working people build friendships and social networks that make their lives richer. I also felt that the \"coming of age of Canada\" aspect of the novel was well done - clear and important but not overstated.\"- Bob Neilson\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68272826745055,"sku":"9781999108137","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/JE4ucneSUN9781999108137.webp?v=1792734685"},{"product_id":"carbon-copy-a-frances-mcfadden-mystery-paperback","title":"Carbon Copy: A Frances McFadden Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 3 of the Frances McFadden series: \u003c\/b\u003eIn February of 1942, Canada is at war against Nazi tyranny and Ottawa is mired in a vicious winter.Frances McFadden, personal secretary to the Governor of the Bank of Canada, is about to leave on a much-deserved holiday when she is summoned before a Military Intelligence tribunal and accused of espionage and treason. Someone is clearly guilty of trafficking in state secrets. It's one thing for Frances to claim her innocence, it's quite another thing to prove it.Facing a fourteen-year prison term and possibly the death penalty, Frances joins RCMP Inspector Hollingsworth and Ottawa Police Sergeant Scobie in a journey through a labyrinth of dead ends, dopplegängers, deaths and deceptions to sort out the puzzle of what has been done and by whom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68324765204703,"sku":"9781999108106","price":24.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/1hnNn1v9g69781999108106.webp?v=1793177532"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/ian-mckercher.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}