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A sorrowful sanctuary : a Lane Winslow mystery / Book 5 / Iona Whishaw.

Summary:

"In the fifth book of the series that the Globe and Mail calls "terrific," Lane Winslow investigates the murder of an unidentified man she found adrift in a boat near King's Cove. Lane Winslow is enjoying a perfect, sunny day at the lake when she spots a gravely injured young man drifting in a sinking rowboat. Hypothermic, bleeding, and soaked in icy, bloody water, he is unable to speak, leaving Lane at a loss. What series of events brought him to this grisly fate? Darling and Ames are quick to pick up the case, but leads are few until Angela's young son finds an unsettling clue on the beach--a bright red swastika lapel pin--that points to the National Unity Party of Canada. When the anonymous man succumbs to his injuries, Darling and Lane are thrown headlong into a murder investigation with ties to the old country. Fans of Maisie Dobbs, Bess Crawford, and the ever-popular Kopp Sisters will be enchanted by Lane Winslow, a clever, no-nonsense sleuth based on the author's own mother, who was a wartime spy."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781771512893 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: 356 pages ; 19 cm
  • Publisher: Victoria, British Columbia : TouchWood Editions, 2018.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Sequel to: It begins in betrayal.
Biographical or Historical Data:
Iona 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. She is married, has one son and two grandsons, and lives in Vancouver with her artist husband, Terry Miller.
Subject: Winslow, Lane (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Women detectives > Fiction
British > Canada > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
Nineteen forties > Fiction.
Small town life > British Columbia > Fiction.
Neo-Nazis > Fiction.
Women intelligence officers > Fiction.
Nelson (B.C.) > Fiction.
British Columbia > Social conditions > 1945- > Fiction.
Genre: Mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Canadian fiction.
Topic Heading: Festival of the Written Arts 2021 > Sechelt (B.C.)

Available copies

  • 23 of 28 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Sechelt/Gibsons. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Gibsons Public Library.

Holds

  • 3 current holds with 28 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Gibsons Public Library FIC WHIS (Text) 30886001061551 Adult Mystery Hardcover Volume hold Available -


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