What do you think?
Rate this book
Lane Winslow #2
Death in a Darkening Mist
The second instalment in the Lane Winslow mystery series; for fans of the Maisie Dobbs and Bess Crawford series.
On a snowy day in December 1946, Lane Winslow—a former British intelligence agent who’s escaped to the rural Canadian community of King’s Cove in pursuit of a tranquil life—is introduced to the local hot springs. While there she overhears nearby patrons speaking Russian. When one of those patrons is found dead in the change room, Lane’s linguistic and intelligence experience is of immeasurable value to the local police force in solving the murder.
The investigation points to the Soviet Union, where Stalin’s purges are eliminating enemies, and the reach of Stalin’s agent snakes all the way into a harmless Doukhobor community. Winslow’s complicated relationship with the local police inspector, Darling, is intensified by the perils of the case—and by the discovery of her own father’s death during the war.
The case comes to a frantic and shocking end with a perilous nighttime journey along treacherous snow-covered roads.
“Iona Whishaw is an exciting addition to Canada’s fine roster of mystery writers. I’m already planning to read [Killer in King’s Cove] again, and this time I’ll read the teaser for Whishaw’s next novel provided at the end. A debut mystery by an author destined for awards.” –Don Graves, Canadian Mystery Reviews blog
On a snowy day in December 1946, Lane Winslow—a former British intelligence agent who’s escaped to the rural Canadian community of King’s Cove in pursuit of a tranquil life—is introduced to the local hot springs. While there she overhears nearby patrons speaking Russian. When one of those patrons is found dead in the change room, Lane’s linguistic and intelligence experience is of immeasurable value to the local police force in solving the murder.
The investigation points to the Soviet Union, where Stalin’s purges are eliminating enemies, and the reach of Stalin’s agent snakes all the way into a harmless Doukhobor community. Winslow’s complicated relationship with the local police inspector, Darling, is intensified by the perils of the case—and by the discovery of her own father’s death during the war.
The case comes to a frantic and shocking end with a perilous nighttime journey along treacherous snow-covered roads.
“Iona Whishaw is an exciting addition to Canada’s fine roster of mystery writers. I’m already planning to read [Killer in King’s Cove] again, and this time I’ll read the teaser for Whishaw’s next novel provided at the end. A debut mystery by an author destined for awards.” –Don Graves, Canadian Mystery Reviews blog
384 pages, Paperback
First published April 11, 2017
138 people are currently reading
1092 people want to read
About the author
Iona Whishaw
16 books432 followersIona Whishaw has been a youth worker, social worker, teacher and an award winning High School Principal, who continued with her writing throughout her working life. Receiving her Masters in Creative writing from UBC, Iona has published short fiction, poetry, poetry translation and one children's book, Henry and the Cow Problem. The Lane Winslow mystery series is her first foray into adult fiction.
Iona was born in Kimberley BC, but grew up in a number of different places, including a small community on Kootenay Lake, as well as Mexico and Central America, and the US because of her father's geological work. She took a degree in history and education from Antioch College, and subsequent degrees in Writing at UBC and pedagogy at Simon Fraser University. Her own writing output took a brief back seat during her teaching career, but she shared her passion for writing by nurturing a love of writing in the students in English, Creative Writing, and Spanish classes. During the course of her career as a Principal in Vancouver she was awarded the Woman of Distinction in Education by the YWCA in 2010 and a Canada's Outstanding Principals award in 2012.
Her hobbies have included dance, painting, reading, and gardening. She currently is a vocalist for a small Balkan dance band in Vancouver, and is patiently waiting for her next opportunity to engage in her current pash, long distance, cross country rambling in England.
She is married, has one son and two grandsons, and lives in Vancouver with her artist husband, Terry Miller.
Iona was born in Kimberley BC, but grew up in a number of different places, including a small community on Kootenay Lake, as well as Mexico and Central America, and the US because of her father's geological work. She took a degree in history and education from Antioch College, and subsequent degrees in Writing at UBC and pedagogy at Simon Fraser University. Her own writing output took a brief back seat during her teaching career, but she shared her passion for writing by nurturing a love of writing in the students in English, Creative Writing, and Spanish classes. During the course of her career as a Principal in Vancouver she was awarded the Woman of Distinction in Education by the YWCA in 2010 and a Canada's Outstanding Principals award in 2012.
Her hobbies have included dance, painting, reading, and gardening. She currently is a vocalist for a small Balkan dance band in Vancouver, and is patiently waiting for her next opportunity to engage in her current pash, long distance, cross country rambling in England.
She is married, has one son and two grandsons, and lives in Vancouver with her artist husband, Terry Miller.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 291 reviews
September 26, 2022
4 stars for book 2 in a series recommended by my Goodreads friend Helio. This book has a body appear almost at the beginning(p.11), unlike book 1, which did not introduce a body until p.60. Lane Winslow is a British expat now living in a small town of 20 people called King's Cove. She and a friend from the town, Angela Bertolli and Angela's 3 boys have driven to Adderly to enjoy their hot springs in Decemberr 1946, when it is bitter cold in the British Columbia mountains.
A dead man is discovered by the man's friend, who only speaks Russian. Lane acts as translator for the police. There is an international connection, a Soviet Union agent, blackmail, and embezzlement of bank money all interacting in this book. Most of the mysteries are solved, but Lane's wartime experiences as a spy promise more adventures in this series.
Some characters besides Lane:
Police Inspector Darling, who is falling in love with Lane, but has difficulty expressing himself to her.
Constable Ames, who is bright cheerful and hard working. Darling treats him poorly, reminding me of the way Morse treated Sergeant Lewis in the Morse series by Colin Dexter
Angela and Dave Bertolli, Americans who have moved to King's Cove from New York city
Robin Harris, embittered WWI vet
I read this book in 2 days.
Thanks to Curtis Samuel at Touchwood for sending this book.
Update 9-26-2022: My wife has now read this book and agrees 4 stars. She says that this book is easier to read than book 1 because the author does not use as many obscure words common in 1946 Britain , but not common in the US today.
A dead man is discovered by the man's friend, who only speaks Russian. Lane acts as translator for the police. There is an international connection, a Soviet Union agent, blackmail, and embezzlement of bank money all interacting in this book. Most of the mysteries are solved, but Lane's wartime experiences as a spy promise more adventures in this series.
Some characters besides Lane:
Police Inspector Darling, who is falling in love with Lane, but has difficulty expressing himself to her.
Constable Ames, who is bright cheerful and hard working. Darling treats him poorly, reminding me of the way Morse treated Sergeant Lewis in the Morse series by Colin Dexter
Angela and Dave Bertolli, Americans who have moved to King's Cove from New York city
Robin Harris, embittered WWI vet
I read this book in 2 days.
Thanks to Curtis Samuel at Touchwood for sending this book.
Update 9-26-2022: My wife has now read this book and agrees 4 stars. She says that this book is easier to read than book 1 because the author does not use as many obscure words common in 1946 Britain , but not common in the US today.
June 24, 2025
“I must say you’ve gone native. You look the quintessential cliché of a Canadian in that get up”
Notwithstanding the fact that the 1940s version of “quintessentially Canadian” wouldn’t have included mental pictures of a scruffy hoser sporting a toque and red buffalo plaid jacket and gripping a frosty bottle of beer and a hockey stick, Lane Winslow probably took her friend’s comment as a tribute to the progress she had made leaving her experience as an officer in British Intelligence during the war behind and going Canadian. But her expertise in solving puzzles, her linguistic abilities, her warming relationship with a police detective, and the western world’s post-WW II relations with Stalin quickly chilling into the mid-20th century Cold War forced her onto center stage in the matter of the death (murder?) of a Russian man in a harmless local Doukhobor community.
“There was the obvious physical beauty of her dark eyes and auburn hair, of course, but the allure of her intelligence and hidden depths of resourcefulness and maybe even sadness added something, he decided, that perhaps was not found in … his current girl.”
Character development, historical ambience, and local colour are all first rate. Consider, for example, a bank manager’s condescending misogynistic response to Ms Winslow’s attempts to open a bank account with a cheque which she had received by way of an unexpected inheritance from her deceased father:
“ ‘It is most unusual to conduct such business with a woman. I would feel a lot more comfortable if you had a husband to take care of these affairs for you’, he said now with a slight air of disapproval.”
Whishaw portrayed Lane Winslow’s grudging acceptance of this disheartening reality brilliantly.
That said, it is probably believed by most readers of the mystery genre that such novels, of necessity, require a plot. In this regard, DEATH IN A DARKENING MIST was slow and overly lengthy. The actual mystery and its ultimate resolution fell somewhere between mildly disappointing and merely pedestrian and workmanlike.
So there you have it, four stars for the characters and the background and two stars for the plot, so we’ll call it a 3-star mystery overall that still leaves me as a Lane Winslow fan looking forward to the third installment in the series, AN OLD, COLD GRAVE.
Paul Weiss
Notwithstanding the fact that the 1940s version of “quintessentially Canadian” wouldn’t have included mental pictures of a scruffy hoser sporting a toque and red buffalo plaid jacket and gripping a frosty bottle of beer and a hockey stick, Lane Winslow probably took her friend’s comment as a tribute to the progress she had made leaving her experience as an officer in British Intelligence during the war behind and going Canadian. But her expertise in solving puzzles, her linguistic abilities, her warming relationship with a police detective, and the western world’s post-WW II relations with Stalin quickly chilling into the mid-20th century Cold War forced her onto center stage in the matter of the death (murder?) of a Russian man in a harmless local Doukhobor community.
“There was the obvious physical beauty of her dark eyes and auburn hair, of course, but the allure of her intelligence and hidden depths of resourcefulness and maybe even sadness added something, he decided, that perhaps was not found in … his current girl.”
Character development, historical ambience, and local colour are all first rate. Consider, for example, a bank manager’s condescending misogynistic response to Ms Winslow’s attempts to open a bank account with a cheque which she had received by way of an unexpected inheritance from her deceased father:
“ ‘It is most unusual to conduct such business with a woman. I would feel a lot more comfortable if you had a husband to take care of these affairs for you’, he said now with a slight air of disapproval.”
Whishaw portrayed Lane Winslow’s grudging acceptance of this disheartening reality brilliantly.
That said, it is probably believed by most readers of the mystery genre that such novels, of necessity, require a plot. In this regard, DEATH IN A DARKENING MIST was slow and overly lengthy. The actual mystery and its ultimate resolution fell somewhere between mildly disappointing and merely pedestrian and workmanlike.
So there you have it, four stars for the characters and the background and two stars for the plot, so we’ll call it a 3-star mystery overall that still leaves me as a Lane Winslow fan looking forward to the third installment in the series, AN OLD, COLD GRAVE.
Paul Weiss
December 19, 2018
I continue to enjoy this series immensely! King's Cove has a cast of characters that I'm warming very much to, just like those in Three Pines. :-)
While the mystery here may not be as scintillating, fairly easy to point out the suspect and ends with a little bit of a fizzle, it doesn't matter - the characters are wonderful, their banter easy going and it's like sitting in the room with them.
I'll happily continue on with the series!
While the mystery here may not be as scintillating, fairly easy to point out the suspect and ends with a little bit of a fizzle, it doesn't matter - the characters are wonderful, their banter easy going and it's like sitting in the room with them.
I'll happily continue on with the series!
November 23, 2017
So glad that I decided to try the second in this series!
I enjoyed it much more than the first. Things flowed so much more smoothly in the writing. The flashbacks felt natural and part of the thought process in the story line.
I am enjoying these Lane Winslow books, and the glimpses into BC history after WW II.
I enjoyed it much more than the first. Things flowed so much more smoothly in the writing. The flashbacks felt natural and part of the thought process in the story line.
I am enjoying these Lane Winslow books, and the glimpses into BC history after WW II.
July 20, 2019
Lanette “Lane” Winslow, fluent in Russian as well as English and French, plays a role when a Russian is murdered at a hot springs in British Columbia in 1946. Death in a Darkening Mist proved as tantalizing as the series’ debut A Killer in King's Cove.
Who would want to murder a Russian who has been in Canada since years before the Cold War broke out. Who would want him dead? Especially as the victim lived amongst a sect of pacifist, vegetarians Russians who had been in Canada for 40 years! I began this suspenseful novel as soon as I finished the first, and I read too late into the night. I’m starting No. 3 in this series by Iona Whishaw, An Old, Cold Grave, immediately.
Who would want to murder a Russian who has been in Canada since years before the Cold War broke out. Who would want him dead? Especially as the victim lived amongst a sect of pacifist, vegetarians Russians who had been in Canada for 40 years! I began this suspenseful novel as soon as I finished the first, and I read too late into the night. I’m starting No. 3 in this series by Iona Whishaw, An Old, Cold Grave, immediately.
May 12, 2025
Love the Canadian setting and the former British spy heroine who is trying to peacefully settle down in a remote are in British Columbia. If only she didn't keep stumbling onto murder victims! Bwahahaha! Great cast of secondary characters, the hope for a romance to pan out in future books and spunky yet vulnerable heroine will keep me reaching for the next book in the series.
February 21, 2019
This is the second in a series by Vancouver author Iona Whishaw, and I'm looking forward to reading the rest of these entertaining mysteries. I enjoyed this one even more than the first, A Killer in King's Cove, now that I know more about the protagonist Lane Winslow. She is a former British secret agent who has come to a small community near Nelson, B.C. right after the end of the Second World War, to heal her emotional wounds and build a new life. Instead, she keeps getting dragged into murder investigations! In this story, she becomes involved because she is the only person in the region who can speak both English and Russian. An interesting relationship is developing with the handsome local policeman Frederick Darling (love that name) who has baggage of his own.
Highly recommended for those who enjoy cozy mysteries in a Rocky Mountain environment. And the book covers, by the way, are gorgeous.
Highly recommended for those who enjoy cozy mysteries in a Rocky Mountain environment. And the book covers, by the way, are gorgeous.
April 2, 2019
Liking the informative historical info throughout. Good connections referenced to other books in the Lane Winslow series. Kept my doubts hanging even when I thought I'd figured out one of the miscreants!
Appreciated because it left me anticipating more series reading...
Appreciated because it left me anticipating more series reading...
August 11, 2020
I enjoyed this book but I was left wondering how or if the people would get their money back from the bank. I'm sure I'm not the only one. I'm planning on reading the rest of the series. 4 stars
November 16, 2023
So far, except for setting, this series is not what I typically go for in mystery. There is not the matching of wits between the author and reader to see if you can figure out the clues or are successfully distracted. Rather, Whishaw invites you along to solve the mystery alongside her characters. There is also a delicious romantic tension between Darling and Winslow. I hope as the series goes on that Winslow will not be placed in mortal peril at the conclusion of every book as that gets a bit tiresome and I do want to continue the series.
November 11, 2019
I am enjoying this series and enjoyed this book in the series.
I find protagonist, Lane Winslow a satisfyingly complex character with strength, intelligence, integrity, and humour, but also with enough vulnerabilities to make her read real. I also appreciate the variety amongst the support cast and their interactions with Lane and each other.
For this book, I found the plot was a hair convoluted, but the book is short and the reading fast-paced. There was enough details to allow for the creation of setting, characters, and atmosphere, but not so many that the book got bogged down. I also liked that while Whishaw included some romantic elements she wrote them with a balanced hand, well-capturing the awkwardness and vulnerability that can come with this type of interaction, and also remembering that this is a mystery story.
Overall, a solid read. I am looking forward to reading the next in the series.
I find protagonist, Lane Winslow a satisfyingly complex character with strength, intelligence, integrity, and humour, but also with enough vulnerabilities to make her read real. I also appreciate the variety amongst the support cast and their interactions with Lane and each other.
For this book, I found the plot was a hair convoluted, but the book is short and the reading fast-paced. There was enough details to allow for the creation of setting, characters, and atmosphere, but not so many that the book got bogged down. I also liked that while Whishaw included some romantic elements she wrote them with a balanced hand, well-capturing the awkwardness and vulnerability that can come with this type of interaction, and also remembering that this is a mystery story.
Overall, a solid read. I am looking forward to reading the next in the series.
January 2, 2023
This is setting up to be one of those comfort read series. It's not earthshattering but I'm enjoying the writing stule and I like the characters.
January 4, 2026
I'm not sure why this series doesn't seem to work for me when it has all the elements that should make it a good fit. I wanted to give it a second chance because sometimes mystery series need a few books to really hit their stride and this is a semi-local author/setting so always promoted heavily at my library and bookshops, but this was just meh for me again... nothing that I actually disliked or could complain about, but it didn't grab my interest and I didn't really care about the outcome of different character arcs. Will I pick up the third book in the future? Maybe, probably, but not in any rush.
November 11, 2021
I don't; know where my review of this got to-- it was the FIRST of the series that I found. Fortunately I only had to go back one book and then I made a sprightly dash through the whole series, which I really enjoyed, slow though it got at times. I am now eager to travel to that part of Canada.
One of the things I enjoyed was watching the author get a better and better feel for her task, and her persistence in revealing a small, rural, multicultural society in the immediate aftermath of WW II.
I recommend the series to you.
One of the things I enjoyed was watching the author get a better and better feel for her task, and her persistence in revealing a small, rural, multicultural society in the immediate aftermath of WW II.
I recommend the series to you.
June 12, 2019
Despite not particularly liking the first book in the series, I wanted to read the next one hoping the author further developed Lane's character and the character of the village--which should play such a vivid role in the book. While I found Lane character a little more interesting and fleshed out with the backstory of her father and her unconventional upbringing, I still skipped over a large number of what felt like filler pages that did not add anything to the story. Or maybe I was simply not interested in what they had to add. Unlike the previous book, Lane was an active participant in solving the case and relegated to a background character who happened to stumble upon some important clues. I still found village life and its characters utterly snooze worthy, these are simply not interesting people and Lane's interactions with her neighbors rang flat. I think that I am going to stop here in the series as I realized I have no interest in learning more about Lane or the people in her life.
Please note, these stories bear no resemblance to the Maisie Dobbs mysteries as Winspear takes a lot more time and care with the development of her characters and her stories.
Please note, these stories bear no resemblance to the Maisie Dobbs mysteries as Winspear takes a lot more time and care with the development of her characters and her stories.
September 26, 2022
A light, fun murder mystery. Set in the outskirts of Nelson, British Columbia, and in the first years after WWII, this series is an interesting look at how the war impacted people's thinking and fears. The war may be over but what was experienced by the individuals lives on.
Lane is looking for peace and is finding on her property outside of King's Cove. Murder does seem to find her and she helps in the solving of the case.
The characters have grown from the first book. This appears to be a character-driven series. Each book could be read as a stand-alone.
A fun read and entertaining. I look forward to the next in the series.
Lane is looking for peace and is finding on her property outside of King's Cove. Murder does seem to find her and she helps in the solving of the case.
The characters have grown from the first book. This appears to be a character-driven series. Each book could be read as a stand-alone.
A fun read and entertaining. I look forward to the next in the series.
August 17, 2019
Mostly, I'm just enjoying getting to know the characters, and what they're up to in this rural BC village. I do like that Lane's background is somewhat non-traditional. I also continue to really enjoy the mysteries set in rural Canada. A bit concerned about where all the past-spy stuff is going to go (which is why I've paused a bit before reading book 4). But still, really enjoying this series.
February 13, 2019
First of all, this is far too long (400 pages!). Barely any espionage is featured, aside from ONE shadowy Soviet agent (and an assassinated, harmless journalist? What?). Imaginative, though, & the Canadian wilderness proves a peaceful setting. Just too many plot holes for me.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 27, 2021
This was another enjoyable cozy escapism read. I love the setting in BC and enjoy the back and forth to war time and other locations. I am intrigued knowing that the series is inspired by the author's mother and grandfather, who were both spies.
May 15, 2021
Takes place in B.C. Mystery. Great heroine. Everything to love about a story.
July 28, 2021
I am enjoying reading this series. I quite like all the characters who live in King's Cove and in Nelson B.C. The story takes place after the second World War and our intrepid heroine Lane Winslow has moved from England to the wilds of B.C. She is trying to escape her past and have some peace and quiet. It seems that peace and quiet are not in the cards for Lane.
In this third book in the series, we find Lane in the car with her neighbour Angela and her 3 boys. They are headed for some hot springs for swimming and relaxing on a cold winter day. Lane is not sure when the relaxing starts because the road is slippery with snow and has a very deep drop off. While at the hot springs Lane discovers the body of a man who has been shot, and so the mystery begins.
In this story we learn more about Lane and her work as a spy during the war. We learn that she speaks Russian fluently as well as French. We also learn more about Inspector Darling who was an RAF pilot during the war.
The unraveling of the mystery falls to Inspector Darling and his sidekick Constable Ames. Miss Winslow is also involved because of her ability to speak Russian. Inspector Darling is trying to resist her charms which he is finding difficult, and Constable Ames is smitten and can't understand why his Inspector is resistant.
I found the story very entertaining, and it flowed nicely. I am also keen on the blossoming romance and hope it blooms into a full-scale love story.
In this third book in the series, we find Lane in the car with her neighbour Angela and her 3 boys. They are headed for some hot springs for swimming and relaxing on a cold winter day. Lane is not sure when the relaxing starts because the road is slippery with snow and has a very deep drop off. While at the hot springs Lane discovers the body of a man who has been shot, and so the mystery begins.
In this story we learn more about Lane and her work as a spy during the war. We learn that she speaks Russian fluently as well as French. We also learn more about Inspector Darling who was an RAF pilot during the war.
The unraveling of the mystery falls to Inspector Darling and his sidekick Constable Ames. Miss Winslow is also involved because of her ability to speak Russian. Inspector Darling is trying to resist her charms which he is finding difficult, and Constable Ames is smitten and can't understand why his Inspector is resistant.
I found the story very entertaining, and it flowed nicely. I am also keen on the blossoming romance and hope it blooms into a full-scale love story.
July 21, 2024
4.5
Another enchanting trip to King's Cove. I'm deeply enjoying the time I'm spending with these characters in this community.
It's hard to describe the effect this series has on me: I figured out the mystery pretty early on in this story, but I kinda didn't mind because of the joy I find in the stories themselves. It's almost like the resolution to the mystery is a secondary consideration! I just like being there.
I adored spending winter in King's Cove. It took me back to the Canadian winters of my childhood. Despite only snowshoeing once in my life, I've suddenly got an urge to try it again. And get myself one of those quintessentially Canadian red and black checkered fleece jackets!
One niggle that I did have in this instalment: in the first book, Lane goes to such lengths to avoid Why?! I posted this on the Q&A too - any ideas?
My Mom, who recommended this series to me, is sending me the next few books in the mail. I can't wait to see what happens next! 🍁
Another enchanting trip to King's Cove. I'm deeply enjoying the time I'm spending with these characters in this community.
It's hard to describe the effect this series has on me: I figured out the mystery pretty early on in this story, but I kinda didn't mind because of the joy I find in the stories themselves. It's almost like the resolution to the mystery is a secondary consideration! I just like being there.
I adored spending winter in King's Cove. It took me back to the Canadian winters of my childhood. Despite only snowshoeing once in my life, I've suddenly got an urge to try it again. And get myself one of those quintessentially Canadian red and black checkered fleece jackets!
One niggle that I did have in this instalment: in the first book, Lane goes to such lengths to avoid Why?! I posted this on the Q&A too - any ideas?
My Mom, who recommended this series to me, is sending me the next few books in the mail. I can't wait to see what happens next! 🍁
May 12, 2024
Fascinating and complicated mystery in this second outing with Lane and detective Darling set in the mountains of British Columbia along the shore of an arm of Kootenay Lake. While Lane is settling in for her fist winter, a Russian is killed at a nearby farm and Lane is needed to translate Russian while Darling and Ames interview his friends.
Lane is enjoying the winter beauty of the area as she learns to snowshoe and fend off the attentions of a local bank clerk, who is acting suspiciously for several reasons. This is a complicated murder, with ties to both Russia and Lane's father.
Lane is enjoying the winter beauty of the area as she learns to snowshoe and fend off the attentions of a local bank clerk, who is acting suspiciously for several reasons. This is a complicated murder, with ties to both Russia and Lane's father.
September 8, 2020
Lane Winslow finds herself in the middle of another murder mystery, though this time she’s helping the police and not a suspect. We learn more about her childhood and family, but continue to be charmed by the little community in British Columbia where she lives alone in a quaint house on an apple orchard. Her past life as a multilingual spy keeps intruding into her current, more idyllic surroundings, but as the basis for her interaction with Inspector Darling, the reader doesn’t mind those intrusions.
June 6, 2021
I like this series. There is a good variety of characters who live in an interesting area of Canada in the years after the war. It’s a nice change of pace. The crimes were good and thoroughly investigated. I also like the way the author tells some of the characters’ back stories by putting in little snippets of what was happening in their lives at various times.
May 31, 2024
Lane Winslow returns with another riveting mystery. Another layer of Lane's past is revealed as we learn more about her estranged father & his ties to Russian spies. Inspector Darling and Constable Ames once again discover Lane with a corpse, the trio which makes this series so much fun to read.
August 12, 2019
Another interesting story in this series, I liked how the story unfolded and came together at the end. I look forward to reading the next book.
September 8, 2020
This is such an enjoyable mystery series. I was worried that the second might not be as good as the first. But the author is developing the characters quite nicely, and I’m getting a good sense of each person, and the role they play in the village. This book focuses on the death of a alleged Doukhobor, and continues to play on Lane's time as a spy in WW II. Looking forward to the next one. And I love that is is situated in BC.
July 21, 2024
Nostalgia gives this book 4 stars. Otherwise 3. The setting is where I spent my summers growing up. If you like murder mysteries this series is for you! I’m really getting into the characters.
Displaying 1 - 30 of 291 reviews