Winner of the the 2021 Bony Blithe Light Mystery Award

"An intriguing mix of character, plot, time, and place. Highly recommended." --Ian Hamilton, award-winning author of the Ava Lee novels

Lane Winslow, the ex British secret service officer and her new husband Inspector Darling travel to Arizona to honeymoon at a historic Inn when gunshots ring out in the newest Lane Winslow mystery, a series that Kirkus Reviews calls "relentlessly exciting."

It's November, and Lane and Darling have escaped the chilly autumn in the Kootenays for a honeymoon at the posh and romantic Santa Cruz Inn in sunny Tucson, Arizona. But despite her very best intentions to relax, soon after their arrival Lane's plans to spend the holiday poolside with a good mystery are interrupted by gunfire. One of the hotel's wealthy guests has been shot point blank and Lane is second on the scene.

Though Lane and Darling attempt to distance themselves from the investigation, the longer they stay at the Santa Cruz Inn, the deeper they are drawn into a web of suspects and bystanders, and a collection of seemingly perfect marriages fraught with jealousy and violence. The situation threatens first their honeymoon and then their lives when Lane puts herself directly in the sights of local criminals who will stop at nothing to get what they want.

Back in Nelson, Sergeant Ames has been left in charge of the department during Darling's absence. As he investigates a case of vandalism at the Van Eyck garage, it seems to lead directly to the death of the suspected vandal himself. Working with Constable Terrell, the new recruit, to piece together what happened in this strange and unsettling murder, Ames finds his romantic interest in mechanic Tina Van Eyck creates complications that are more than awkward; they could be deadly.

Fans of Maisie Dobbs and the Kopp sisters will delight in the latest Lane Winslow, a study of matrimony and mirage in the American Southwest.

Formato	Tapa suave
Número de Páginas	408
Lenguaje	Inglés
Editorial	Touchwood Editions
Fecha de Publicación	2020-04-28
Dimensiones	7.4" x 5.0" x 1.2" pulgadas
Serie	Lane Winslow Mystery
Letra Grande	No
Con Ilustraciones	No
Temas	Canadiense, Femenino, Regalo, Día de la Madre, Primavera, Verano, Lecturas de Vacaciones de Verano, Interés Femenino, Navidad

Whishaw, Iona

Iona Whishaw is the bestselling author of the Lane Winslow Mysteries. She is the winner of a Bony Blithe Light Mystery Award, was a finalist for a BC and Yukon Book Prize, and has twice been nominated for a Left Coast Crime Award. The heroine of her series, Lane Winslow, was inspired by Iona's mother who, like her father before her, was a wartime spy. Born in the Canadian Kootenays, Iona spent many years in Mexico, Nicaragua, and the US before settling into Vancouver, BC where she now lives with her husband, Terry. Throughout her life she has worked as a youth worker, social worker, teacher, and award-winning high school principal, eventually completing her master's in creative writing from the University of British Columbia.