Marilla Wex
#1 Canadian Bestseller on CBC Books
"Iona Whishaw's Lane Winslow is much more than B.C.'s answer to Armand Gamache. A smalltown sleuth with a background in international espionage, Winslow's latest escapade takes her from Nelson to France and Mexico on her most thrilling adventure yet." —Sam Wiebe, author of The Last Exile and the B.C. Bestseller Ocean Drive
The latest mystery
...A smart and enchanting postwar mystery that will appeal to fans of the Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear.
It is 1946, and war-weary young ex-intelligence officer Lane Winslow leaves London to look for a fresh start. When she finds herself happily settled into a sleepy hamlet in the interior of British Columbia surrounded by a suitably eclectic cast of small-town characters she feels like she may finally be able to put
...Beginning with a bang, the latest mystery in the series Publishers Weekly calls "highly entertaining" is a study in bygone promises and lingering prejudice.
A warm June afternoon in King's Cove is interrupted by an explosion. Following the sound, Lane goes to investigate. Up a steep path she discovers a secluded cabin and, hiding nearby, a young Japanese girl injured and mute, but very much alive.
At the Nelson
...With events spanning both world wars, the tenth installment in the Lane Winslow mystery—which first began with the bestselling adventure A Killer in King's Cove—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
...Shortlisted for the 2022 BC and Yukon Book Prizes' Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award
An Indigo Top 10 Best Mystery of 2021
A Globe and Mail bestseller
#1 Bestselling New Release in Canada
Lane Winslow trades crime solving for substitute teaching in the eighth installment of this mystery series that Kirkus Reviews calls "riveting".
Back home in the Kootenays after her Arizona honeymoon,
...Finalist for a 2019 Lefty Award
The fourth book in what the Globe and Mail has proclaimed "a terrific series" by "a writer to watch."
Summer descends over the picturesque King's Cove as Darling and Lane's mutual affection blossoms. But their respite from solving crime is cut short when a British government official arrives in Nelson to compel Darling to return to England for questioning about the death of
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