The Canadian Conundrum

Mysteries of Sparrow Island #25

by Susan Plunkett, Krysteen Seelen

Someone is out to prove that the San Juan Islands are legally part of Canada. A group intent on raising support for secession is making a lot of noise, but while islanders are busy taking sides, Abby sets out to find the truth.

Genres: Christian, Christian Fiction, Cozy Mystery, Mystery

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Jenny · Rating 2 out of 5]

The Canadian Conundrum is the 25th book in the Mysteries of Sparrow Island series. It is a sweet story of two sisters, Abby and Mary, who live on Sparrow Island located off the coast of Washington. Their lovely island is in jeopardy. Activists claim that the island legally belongs to Canada. Abby and her sister Mary are determined to get to the bottom of these accusations. This story reminded me of Murder She Wrote. It was an easy read with an interesting plot.

[BARBARA STOUT]

I was reading this book during the time Trump was talking about making Canada the US's "beloved 51st state", so reading this at that time was rather ironic. It does seem improbable that anyone on Sparrow Island would be pro-secessionist given all the trouble one would have leaving a country that one spent one's entire life in if the life hasn't been terrible just because of "transparency" or "the right thing to do" which was the motive of some of the pro-secessionists, so the reader would suspect money is the actual motivation. So I do find that aspect of the conflict rather weak, but I nevertheless enjoyed the book very much, especially given the times we're living in when I read it.

[Lavender · Rating 2 out of 5]

I struggled through this book. The basic premise of the book was that "heaven forbid" the Islands are actually Canadian, not belonging to the US, and they will be forced to revert back to Canadian owned. Maybe because I am Canadian, I really didn't think it was that big a deal, but clearly it was for these patriotic residents. So, I didn't enjoy this book as much as some others in the series.

[Debbie Beeman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book!

[Theresa Lange · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting