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Lane Winslow #10
To Track a Traitor
With events spanning both world wars, the tenth installment in the Lane Winslow mystery series is a transatlantic tale of sibling rivalry, infidelity, and espionage.
It’s an early morning in May when Lane is pulled from a deep sleep by a concerning phone call from Scotland—her grandfather has had a heart attack. Lane hastily makes plans to fly overseas, and a dejected Inspector Darling prepares himself for a stint of bachelorhood. But before he can begin to dwell on it the Nelson Police learn that Ben Arden, a local cad, has gone out for a late-night boat ride and not returned, which immediately sets the town rumour mill churning.
In Scotland Lane finds her grandfather on the mend but her estranged sister Diana caught up in stressful—and mysterious—circumstances of her own. As Lane follows the thread leading from South Africa to Aberdeen to the War Office in London it becomes apparent that her sister is on the run, and that keeping secrets seems to be a Winslow family trait.
Back at the Nelson Police station a strange assemblage of clues begins to amass around the Arden case, stretching from the local printshop all the way back to the Great War. But progress is interrupted when the mayor himself issues a demand that Darling travel to England to tie up a decades-old mystery with local connections. True to form, upon Darling’s arrival in London he is quickly swept up in Lane’s mission, which threatens to endanger the entire family.
It’s an early morning in May when Lane is pulled from a deep sleep by a concerning phone call from Scotland—her grandfather has had a heart attack. Lane hastily makes plans to fly overseas, and a dejected Inspector Darling prepares himself for a stint of bachelorhood. But before he can begin to dwell on it the Nelson Police learn that Ben Arden, a local cad, has gone out for a late-night boat ride and not returned, which immediately sets the town rumour mill churning.
In Scotland Lane finds her grandfather on the mend but her estranged sister Diana caught up in stressful—and mysterious—circumstances of her own. As Lane follows the thread leading from South Africa to Aberdeen to the War Office in London it becomes apparent that her sister is on the run, and that keeping secrets seems to be a Winslow family trait.
Back at the Nelson Police station a strange assemblage of clues begins to amass around the Arden case, stretching from the local printshop all the way back to the Great War. But progress is interrupted when the mayor himself issues a demand that Darling travel to England to tie up a decades-old mystery with local connections. True to form, upon Darling’s arrival in London he is quickly swept up in Lane’s mission, which threatens to endanger the entire family.
473 pages, Paperback
First published May 2, 2023
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About the author
Iona Whishaw
15 books414 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.
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February 9, 2023
4 stars for an entertaining cozy mystery with no graphic violence or bad language. I have previously read books 1-8 in this series, and I have grown to like the characters. Although this book could be read as a stand alone, there are ongoing developments in the lives of several of the main characters. This book follows the pattern set in several previous books, with two separate mysteries, one involving Lane Winslow in Britain and the other in British Columbia, Canada, with links to Britain.
Both mysteries are resolved with a satisfying ending. The main part of the story is in the post WWII time frame, with flashbacks to events in WWI.
As the title suggests, one mystery involves a traitor, who is identified fairly early on, making that part more of a thriller. The other mystery had several twists and turns, such that I did not put it together until near the end. The author knows how to write a good mystery.
My wife and I both recommend this series.
Thanks to Curtis Samuel at Touchwood Editions for sending me this ARC.
Pub. date 4-25-2023
Both mysteries are resolved with a satisfying ending. The main part of the story is in the post WWII time frame, with flashbacks to events in WWI.
As the title suggests, one mystery involves a traitor, who is identified fairly early on, making that part more of a thriller. The other mystery had several twists and turns, such that I did not put it together until near the end. The author knows how to write a good mystery.
My wife and I both recommend this series.
Thanks to Curtis Samuel at Touchwood Editions for sending me this ARC.
Pub. date 4-25-2023
December 31, 2022
This is Whishaw's finest. She has written ten books in the Lane Winslow Mystery series and this is the best one to date. We finally get to meet Lane's sister Diane who shows up mysteriously in England after ten years in South Africa. Coincidently Lane's Grandfather is ill and Scotland and Lane is off to visit. Do you think she might get involved in some riddle there?
Meanwhile, back in Nelson, BC, there are three missing persons cases and they may or may not be related. Officers set out to solve the conudra, showing that the storylines don't depend on the main characters Lane and her husband Inspector Fred Darling. And where has Darling gone off to and why?
The story transitions from 1896 to 1948 and several years in between with events taking place in British Columbia, France, England and Scotland with the plot lines intertwining. The writing is consitently suspenseful keeping the pages turning, finishing 500 pages in two days.
Thank you to Touchstones for an advance copy; I didn't want to have to wait until April to read the latest adventure. The book could be read as a stand alone but being the best it might be disappointing to read the others after.
Meanwhile, back in Nelson, BC, there are three missing persons cases and they may or may not be related. Officers set out to solve the conudra, showing that the storylines don't depend on the main characters Lane and her husband Inspector Fred Darling. And where has Darling gone off to and why?
The story transitions from 1896 to 1948 and several years in between with events taking place in British Columbia, France, England and Scotland with the plot lines intertwining. The writing is consitently suspenseful keeping the pages turning, finishing 500 pages in two days.
Thank you to Touchstones for an advance copy; I didn't want to have to wait until April to read the latest adventure. The book could be read as a stand alone but being the best it might be disappointing to read the others after.
January 16, 2023
What a delight! Lane and Darling are the most adorable couple I’ve met in a long time, and Ms Wishaw’s clever insights into their post-WW2 lives are crafted with such charming finesse that readers will fall in love as I did. With a cast of beguiling characters following unexpected twists and turns until the truths are finally revealed, “To Track a Traitor” was a joy to read. I am off to order the rest of the series!
January 14, 2023
I really enjoy this Lane Winslow series by Iona Wishaw and was happy to receive an Advanced Reading Copy of her latest mystery.
I’ve read each book from the beginning of the series and relished getting to know Lane and all the people that make up her new life in Canada.
I have to say “To Track A Traitor” is the best yet. Lane’s previous life overseas included much loved grandparents, a sister (with whom she’s always had a prickly relationship to say the least) and a job with the War Office during WWII. The job and its circumstances being a major reason she left for new horizons.
She dearly loves her grandparents. So, when she receives a call that her grandfather is ill she feels the need to return. Not only because she wants to support her grandparents in anyway she can but also she knows time has a way of erasing people from our lives when we least expect it. Also she learns her sister, Diana, is there on a visit. Lane realizes this could be the opportunity to mend fences with her and forge a closer relationship.
Before she leaves, Lane’s husband, Inspector Darling has a new case involving an errant husband’s disappearance. They are both feeling their separation at this time strongly. Little do Lane and Inspector Darling know that he also will find his way to London to try to solve a mysterious death that seems to tie in with his newest case.
When Lane arrives at her grandparents in Scotland she also finds a mystery. Her sister has left and no one knows where she is. As Lane tries to locate Diana she realizes her sister is on the run from someone who has the potential to destroy her.
Loved getting to know Diana better through all the back story of her time since she had last seen Lane. You get a real sense of the difference between the two sisters and the struggles to become the individuals they are.
As to the second mystery being played out I was introduced to another woman trying to find her place in a world that was rapidly changing. Both stories impress me with what women have had to deal with in terms of independence. Simple rights we take for granted now were not guaranteed at all. So interesting to see how the consciousness of the male characters were being tweaked as they saw firsthand the overwhelming problems women could face in adversity.
Looking forward to future installments to see how Lane and Diana are able to find a way toward each other.
So well written. Moves along at a good pace so you’re always eager to know what’s next. Dialogue witty, amusing. If you have not yet read this series I strongly recommend.
I’ve read each book from the beginning of the series and relished getting to know Lane and all the people that make up her new life in Canada.
I have to say “To Track A Traitor” is the best yet. Lane’s previous life overseas included much loved grandparents, a sister (with whom she’s always had a prickly relationship to say the least) and a job with the War Office during WWII. The job and its circumstances being a major reason she left for new horizons.
She dearly loves her grandparents. So, when she receives a call that her grandfather is ill she feels the need to return. Not only because she wants to support her grandparents in anyway she can but also she knows time has a way of erasing people from our lives when we least expect it. Also she learns her sister, Diana, is there on a visit. Lane realizes this could be the opportunity to mend fences with her and forge a closer relationship.
Before she leaves, Lane’s husband, Inspector Darling has a new case involving an errant husband’s disappearance. They are both feeling their separation at this time strongly. Little do Lane and Inspector Darling know that he also will find his way to London to try to solve a mysterious death that seems to tie in with his newest case.
When Lane arrives at her grandparents in Scotland she also finds a mystery. Her sister has left and no one knows where she is. As Lane tries to locate Diana she realizes her sister is on the run from someone who has the potential to destroy her.
Loved getting to know Diana better through all the back story of her time since she had last seen Lane. You get a real sense of the difference between the two sisters and the struggles to become the individuals they are.
As to the second mystery being played out I was introduced to another woman trying to find her place in a world that was rapidly changing. Both stories impress me with what women have had to deal with in terms of independence. Simple rights we take for granted now were not guaranteed at all. So interesting to see how the consciousness of the male characters were being tweaked as they saw firsthand the overwhelming problems women could face in adversity.
Looking forward to future installments to see how Lane and Diana are able to find a way toward each other.
So well written. Moves along at a good pace so you’re always eager to know what’s next. Dialogue witty, amusing. If you have not yet read this series I strongly recommend.
March 6, 2023
“To Track a Traitor” by Iona Whinshaw @ionawhishawauthor a Lane Winslow Mystery. This series is very popular @talismanonpender and I’ve been meaning to read them. Luckily at the recent #wbrabookfair the @hgdistribution rep told me that they are stand alones and gave me a copy of the newest book, slated for publication on April 25th 2023. I’m not a massive historical novel reader, this is set post WW2. British Lane is married to Canadian police Inspector Darling and they live in Kings Cove nr Nelson BC . This is a mystery set between Canada, South Africa , Scotland and England involving the disappearance of Lane’s sister and the appearance of 2 dead bodies. I like the writing style and it’s very much a book to curl up on sofa with a nice cup of tea ❤️
April 14, 2025
One of my favourite series with the most satisfyingly intelligent and level-headed female main character. Big points for the audiobook narrator, Marilla Wex.
July 23, 2023
Dang, this was the best one yet with two cracking storylines. Best of all, some great psychological insights about sibling relationships, marital relationships, the effect that war had on those who served in battle or espionage, and more.
Can't wait for the next one!
Can't wait for the next one!
December 31, 2022
Another worthy instalment of the Lane Winslow series.
(I was fortunate enough to receive an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this novel.)
(I was fortunate enough to receive an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this novel.)
August 19, 2023
Lane Winslow is worried about her grandfather's health, so she flies to Scotland, finding her sister--whom she had not seen since World War II--has visited and left. She's afraid that Diana, who spent the war in South Africa, may have been involved in the family business, spying. Meantime, her husband Inspector Darling is looking for a missing man who turns up dead back home in Canada. A wealthy and influential man , Mr. Renfrew, persuades the police to send Darling to England, where a recently discovered body from World War I has been found and identified as Renfrew's sister-in-law. The time and place jump around a lot, although never confusingly, and Darling is able to help Lane rescue her sister from an ecil-doer who is pursing her. You don't want to start off with #10 in a series, but this book, as all of Whishaw's novels do, features action, comic relief, and lovable (and hateable) characters.
June 24, 2023
I don’t know what I shall do now that I have read book 10 and book 11 is at least a year away! Lane Winslow has been a terrific series and a wonderfully interesting and complex character. Book 10 finds Lane traveling to Scotland to see her grandparents and perhaps her sister Dianna after 10 years separation. Things are not what they seem of course - let’s just say the spy business seems to be a family business. Danger lurks…
I love Edward Darling and Lane together - a terrific couple, an equal partnership and a love match.
We get more of Ames and Terrell in this book too as their relationships begin to form as well.
Such a terrific series!
I love Edward Darling and Lane together - a terrific couple, an equal partnership and a love match.
We get more of Ames and Terrell in this book too as their relationships begin to form as well.
Such a terrific series!
March 4, 2024
Finally one of my libraries got this on Libby! I really enjoyed getting back into this series, and just like the other book that was set partially in England I liked that it showed how all these threads in the mystery and the characters lives connected. The pacing in this book felt a little slow at times but overall I was super happy to get another dose of characters that I’ve come to really enjoy!
December 14, 2024
This was my fave of the Lane books so far - I liked how it showcased more of Lane’s family as well as the way the two mysteries came together. Turrell’s character is still less engaging to me than the dynamic between Ames and Darling though - wish he was a little more quirky so that the interactions between him and Ames would also be more fun.
November 30, 2023
This was an excellent instalment in the Lane Winslow series! I adore these characters, their banter, the background development and the mysteries we're treated with in each edition. Looking forward to #11 which I hear is already a done and dusted thing soon to hit our shelves!
May 5, 2023
I love her grandparents!! Any reading slump is cured with these books
May 30, 2023
Another delightful listen, filled with intrigue and adventure. I’m ready for the next book in the series.
June 17, 2023
4.5 stars. I just love the Lane Winslow mysteries! They are the perfect mix between my two favourite genres: WWII fiction and mystery.
June 24, 2024
Another winner.
I do wonder about the cost of their trans-atlantic flights. It is amazing that they can afford to do it!
I do wonder about the cost of their trans-atlantic flights. It is amazing that they can afford to do it!
March 8, 2025
Another great Lane Winslow mystery. This time they are over in Scotland. Always good from start to finish.
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August 5, 2025I am enjoying the various settings and the engaging characters.
October 22, 2023
Iona Whishaw has created another page turning mystery with all our predictable old characters... and a few unpredictable twists and turns. 491 pages of reading delight! Oh please, please write another Lane Winslow mystery, Iona!
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August 14, 2025Finished reading the whole of the Lane Winslow series aloud to my wife (Michelle) at night: 5 June 2023-8 March 2024.
An excellent entry in a very comfortable series, now at 10 volumes. Lots of mobility in time and place with this one, and at least three investigations at once, covering everything from 1917-1948 and many points in between. Lots of family stuff this time as well, not all of it 'soft' or reassuring. As always, the past and what people know of it (or choose to admit knowing of it) is a driving force behind what happens in the present. It might be argument that this is really two novels condensed into one, although all the cases are linked -- again by family.
An excellent entry in a very comfortable series, now at 10 volumes. Lots of mobility in time and place with this one, and at least three investigations at once, covering everything from 1917-1948 and many points in between. Lots of family stuff this time as well, not all of it 'soft' or reassuring. As always, the past and what people know of it (or choose to admit knowing of it) is a driving force behind what happens in the present. It might be argument that this is really two novels condensed into one, although all the cases are linked -- again by family.
October 6, 2023
Love the characters, as usual. The plot was well developed...but there was too much superfluous and repetitive 'filler', for want of a better word. I finally had to just skim through the seemingly endless repetition of the characters speculating about who might have done it, with minor variations. Enjoyed the development of the relationship of Lane and Diana, and getting to know the grandparents. But overall, I just wanted to get to the end.
June 29, 2023
Very wordy, interesting plots. Lots of tea being drunk. Takes place after the war when the British Isles are still rationed. Interesting little facts like sugar bowls half empty in cafes because of the rationing. A bit jumbled but interesting.
August 5, 2023
I really enjoy reading these Lane Winslow mysteries. I like Lane, she came to Canada from England after WW II. I can’t remember why she settled in the Nelson B.C. area. She found a lovely home near a lake and surrounded with some very interesting neighbours.
She immediately falls into solving murder mysteries with the help of Nelson Police Inspector Frederick Darling. Who is my idea of the perfect man.
In this story Lane and her policeman are happily married and settling into married life in her home in King’s Cove.
She gets a call from her grandmother in Scotland to let her know that her grandfather is in hospital because of his heart. Lane decides to go and visit them in Scotland. It may be the last time she sees her grandfather. She also learns that her sister Diana is also in Scotland.
This is an interesting fact to the story of Lane Winslow. Her sister has been mentioned in other books, but we have not actually met the young woman. We get some back story to Diana, and she is every bit as fascinating as Lane. It seems they have both been involved in the family business during the war which is espionage.
While visiting the grandparents Diana disappears and Lane must find her before the wrong people do.
In the meantime, poor Inspector Darling must live without Lane which he does not think he can bear. So, he concentrates on work. Which is a good thing because he has been called in on a case where a man has disappeared, and he must figure out what has happened. He does this with the help of his team Sergeant Ames and constable Tyrrell.
However, Darling is called in to deal with a 30-year-old case in which a Canadian Nurse during the first world war went missing and her body has been found in a ruined cottage in a town in Kent England. How did she get there? How did she die. What does it have to do with anything back in Canada.
This means Inspector Darling must go to England and work with Scotland Yard. He will be working with Chief Inspector Sims that he worked with in a previous story that happened in England.
This is fortunate because he is also able to help Lane with finding her sister.
A lot was happening in this story, and we were going back in forth from Nelson B.C., London, England, and Scotland. It was all pretty heady stuff given it was the first time for Lane or Darling to fly to England. They much prefer travelling by ship. Less tiring. It was also using transatlantic telephone calls and sending cables and telegraphs. Modern technology of the times.
I like the way Iona Whishaw tells a story. I also like that she addresses the role of women at that time and how women were treated by husbands and authority. I also like that the women in her stories are smart, independent, and happy to treat men as equals.
She immediately falls into solving murder mysteries with the help of Nelson Police Inspector Frederick Darling. Who is my idea of the perfect man.
In this story Lane and her policeman are happily married and settling into married life in her home in King’s Cove.
She gets a call from her grandmother in Scotland to let her know that her grandfather is in hospital because of his heart. Lane decides to go and visit them in Scotland. It may be the last time she sees her grandfather. She also learns that her sister Diana is also in Scotland.
This is an interesting fact to the story of Lane Winslow. Her sister has been mentioned in other books, but we have not actually met the young woman. We get some back story to Diana, and she is every bit as fascinating as Lane. It seems they have both been involved in the family business during the war which is espionage.
While visiting the grandparents Diana disappears and Lane must find her before the wrong people do.
In the meantime, poor Inspector Darling must live without Lane which he does not think he can bear. So, he concentrates on work. Which is a good thing because he has been called in on a case where a man has disappeared, and he must figure out what has happened. He does this with the help of his team Sergeant Ames and constable Tyrrell.
However, Darling is called in to deal with a 30-year-old case in which a Canadian Nurse during the first world war went missing and her body has been found in a ruined cottage in a town in Kent England. How did she get there? How did she die. What does it have to do with anything back in Canada.
This means Inspector Darling must go to England and work with Scotland Yard. He will be working with Chief Inspector Sims that he worked with in a previous story that happened in England.
This is fortunate because he is also able to help Lane with finding her sister.
A lot was happening in this story, and we were going back in forth from Nelson B.C., London, England, and Scotland. It was all pretty heady stuff given it was the first time for Lane or Darling to fly to England. They much prefer travelling by ship. Less tiring. It was also using transatlantic telephone calls and sending cables and telegraphs. Modern technology of the times.
I like the way Iona Whishaw tells a story. I also like that she addresses the role of women at that time and how women were treated by husbands and authority. I also like that the women in her stories are smart, independent, and happy to treat men as equals.
March 31, 2025
The disappearance of a father be in Kings Cove leads to the discovery of old relationships and crime during the great war. Meanwhile, Lane travels to Scotland upon learning that her sister Diana has appeared at her grandparents, then disappeared into London without returning. It turns out Diana was a Member of British intelligence as well working in Africa South Africa during the war and discovered a traitor in their ranks. She finds proof of this, but is now being framed as the traitor herself, and with her sister they are able to display the truth so that she is exonerated. And Kings Cove the disappearance of B is coincidentally connected to the disappearance of a young nurse from Nelson during the great war, whose bones are found over in England. Darlene travels to England at the rest of the mayor for a prominence citizen Renshaw to resolve the matter. It turns out that being in this nurse had an ongoing relationship on and off again. And she married captain Renshaw, the brother of theRenshaw in Kings Cove. However, it appears she was shot soon after and her bones left hidden in an old crumbling home where they were discovered 20 years later. B is described as a womanizer, charming, cruel, good father. It turns out he killed Captain Renshaw after seeing Renshaw, kill the nurse Franny, and a fit of rage at her being pregnant with another man’s child beast child. Be continued these ways and had a child with another woman after he was married to his wife in Kings Cove, and The nurse‘s brother having seen the murder of the captain returns to Nelson and starts blackmailing him. Meanwhile, his wife has had enough with his floundering ways and ends up killing him. Terrell continues to Pine for Ashley who is at the police Academy in Vancouver and Ames and Tina‘s relationship moves forward
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May 24, 2023
4/5
Greed, ego, and jealousy criss-crosses the Atlantic with wartime ties in the 10th book of the Lane Winslow Mysteries!
A call from across the pond leads Lane to traveling to the UK to check on her ailing grandfather. What should've been a straight trip ends up being a twisting trail of breadcrumbs when Lane catches the scent that something is seriously wrong with her estranged sister. Inspector Darling soon follows his wife on the trail of wartime murder and missing persons.
London is always an interesting setting for Lane's mysteries. The complexities of British spy organizations and not knowing who to trust is always entertaining, and "Maggie Hope-esque". Seeing a bit of that and having Inpector Darling involved is a treat! Back in Nelson, we see the expansion of Ames' and Terrell's characters - the women they are dating are even more interesting to be honest, I can't wait to see more from them.
I think, at some point, I need the gang to "Scooby-Doo" a mystery together - Terrell and Ames, the insightful and ethical cops, Inspector Darling, their station daddy 😭, his wife Lane, former British spy, Tina, the wartime/current town mechanic, and April, female cop in training! Just dreaming here...
I will say that the "villian" and the outcome felt underwhelming. No complex solution was given, just a regular "take down". It would've been great to see Diana and Lane bounce each other's skills off of each other, but I guess the sisters are technically still strangers.
Twisting and traveling, another cozy Lane Winslow mystery for the books. Patiently waiting for the next one...
Greed, ego, and jealousy criss-crosses the Atlantic with wartime ties in the 10th book of the Lane Winslow Mysteries!
A call from across the pond leads Lane to traveling to the UK to check on her ailing grandfather. What should've been a straight trip ends up being a twisting trail of breadcrumbs when Lane catches the scent that something is seriously wrong with her estranged sister. Inspector Darling soon follows his wife on the trail of wartime murder and missing persons.
London is always an interesting setting for Lane's mysteries. The complexities of British spy organizations and not knowing who to trust is always entertaining, and "Maggie Hope-esque". Seeing a bit of that and having Inpector Darling involved is a treat! Back in Nelson, we see the expansion of Ames' and Terrell's characters - the women they are dating are even more interesting to be honest, I can't wait to see more from them.
I think, at some point, I need the gang to "Scooby-Doo" a mystery together - Terrell and Ames, the insightful and ethical cops, Inspector Darling, their station daddy 😭, his wife Lane, former British spy, Tina, the wartime/current town mechanic, and April, female cop in training! Just dreaming here...
I will say that the "villian" and the outcome felt underwhelming. No complex solution was given, just a regular "take down". It would've been great to see Diana and Lane bounce each other's skills off of each other, but I guess the sisters are technically still strangers.
Twisting and traveling, another cozy Lane Winslow mystery for the books. Patiently waiting for the next one...
September 18, 2024
I have to express concerns about this latest book in the Lane Winslow series. I have enjoyed every one of Iona Whishaw's charming series until now. I was born in 1944, so when I read the first book of the series, I was enthralled. It was as if I was reading about my early years before remembering kicked in. A bonus was that Lane was a great character and those surrounding her were equally interesting in their special ways. Sadly this latest entry does not live up to past entries. The story is too complicated for my liking. There are two distinct plot lines which, although they overlap, end up making it feel as if the reader is reading two stories which were not enough for two books and were banged together into one. As a result, I became frustrated because just when I was getting into one of the plots, I would be dashed off to the other. Maybe I am just too old for this type of story, but by the end, I found myself skimming and not really feeling as if either plot line had been satisfactorily resolved. I felt badly about this reaction because I have enjoyed all of the previous books in the series. I am hoping that this latest entry is just a glitch which will be resolved.
May 16, 2023
Iona Whishaw has hit on a great formula for her Lane Winslow series of murder mysteries. We have gotten to know the folks of Nelson and King's Cove over ten books and we (or me anyway) feel more invested in them with each book. Lane's independent, fair-minded, courageous, smart and plucky personality is so engaging and interesting. I also appreciate how Ms. Whishaw is using the post WWII era to talk about the changing role of women and the attitudes towards immigrants and people of color, using local characters as representatives of change. Like many other reviewers, I am a big fan of this series. I've just started to read Louise Penny's series and note that one of the reviewers made a reference to the "cozy" worlds that both Whishaw and Penny create with their idyllic villages and interesting, thoughtful inhabitants...many with complicated pasts. Two great writers who themselves are great role models of older woman finding their voice. Bravo!
August 18, 2023
Great series
A chance driving error took me off the Crowsnest highway and a beautiful drive along Kootenay Lake to a surprise trip on the ferry to Balfour and the drive through Nelson to Osoyoos. I had not visited this beautiful area of BC before and I was delighted to have taken a wrong turn and the reward of this surprise trip. On telling a friend of my unexpected experience she told me of Iona Wishaw’s books and I have read every one with delight and a wonderful feeling of nostalgia of how this place was. Could it have been even more beautiful than it is now - I will never know that but I do know that this part of our lovely British Columbia is a place I could live. I was not born in Canada but have now lived here for over 30 years and if I had more years left I would have liked to live them in the Nelson area but now time is not on my side - beautiful and thank you Iona for bringing that outstanding area alive to me!!
A chance driving error took me off the Crowsnest highway and a beautiful drive along Kootenay Lake to a surprise trip on the ferry to Balfour and the drive through Nelson to Osoyoos. I had not visited this beautiful area of BC before and I was delighted to have taken a wrong turn and the reward of this surprise trip. On telling a friend of my unexpected experience she told me of Iona Wishaw’s books and I have read every one with delight and a wonderful feeling of nostalgia of how this place was. Could it have been even more beautiful than it is now - I will never know that but I do know that this part of our lovely British Columbia is a place I could live. I was not born in Canada but have now lived here for over 30 years and if I had more years left I would have liked to live them in the Nelson area but now time is not on my side - beautiful and thank you Iona for bringing that outstanding area alive to me!!
July 9, 2024
I am totally enamoured with this series and I don't know why I waited so long to pick up with it again. Lane is one of my favourite fictional heroines ever and I love the small town quirkiness of post war King's Cove. Though this tenth instalment of the Lane Winslow series takes us across the pond to England and Scotland. Full of intrigue and danger leftover from the war both at home and abroad.
This author does an amazing job of creating complex stories full of enticing subplots told from multiple viewpoints. At first you don't know how everything could possible be connected but then Whishaw works her magic and you're soon gasping over each new revelation. There are two mysteries to solve...well, even more than that once you really get into it...and I was completely riveted.
I listened to the audio edition expertly narrated by Marilla Wex who gives a stellar performance. Highly recommend.
This author does an amazing job of creating complex stories full of enticing subplots told from multiple viewpoints. At first you don't know how everything could possible be connected but then Whishaw works her magic and you're soon gasping over each new revelation. There are two mysteries to solve...well, even more than that once you really get into it...and I was completely riveted.
I listened to the audio edition expertly narrated by Marilla Wex who gives a stellar performance. Highly recommend.
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