Book Review: All That Glitters by Mike Martin

 

Sergeant Windflower is back with a new adventure in All That Glitters by Mike Martin.

Now retired from the force, Windflower is a Community Service Officer in Grand Bank. But when a dead body is discovered at the bed & breakfast he co-owns, he is pulled into the investigation. Working alongside his friend, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Corporal Eddie Tizzard, Windflower must bring ruthless diamond smugglers to justice before anyone else gets hurt.

All That Glitters is a novel featuring changes for Windflower and Tizzard. Windflower is focusing on family, the bed & breakfast, and his new role as Community Service Officer. Tizzard finds himself promoted as a result of changes at the RCMP, and not all of those changes are good. 

Like F. M. Meredith's Rocky Bluff P.D. series based in California, the Sgt. Windflower Mystery series blends professional and personal lives to create an engaging read. While I'm not sure what's next for Windflower and Tizzard in this plot-driven series, I'll be sure to check out the next installment when its ready. This novel easily stands alone, but it's always great to get the bigger picture by starting at the beginning. 

If you like engaging mysteries that offer a glimpse into its character personal and professional lives along with a dose of mysticism, check out All That Glitters by Mike Martin and the rest of the Sgt. Windflower Mystery series.

• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C3SGWMWT
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ottawa Press and Publishing (May 19, 2023)
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 19, 2023
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• File size ‏ : ‎ 2916 KB
• Print length ‏ : ‎ 301 pages

I received a digital copy of this book from the author. This review contains my honest opinions, which I have not been compensated for in any way.

Book Spotlight: All That Glitters by Mike Martin

Sergeant Winston Windflower is moving on to a new chapter of his life, no longer an RCMP officer but now a Community Safety Officer in his home of Grand Bank, Newfoundland.

But when a body is found in the bed and breakfast he co-owns, diamonds are found in the body’s digestive system, and then Windflower’s friend Dr. Sanjay, who was given the diamonds for safekeeping, is kidnapped, it’s clear that crime has returned once more to Grand Bank.

Windflower finds himself back in the thick of it, helping his newly promoted friend, RCMP Corporal Eddie Tizzard, track down a ruthless diamond smuggler who will stop at nothing — kidnapping, even murder — to pull off his dirty business.

This is another finely spun Windflower mystery that contrasts suspense and tension with the joys of friendship, family, and gratitude.

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Mike Martin was born in St. John’s, NL on the east coast of Canada and now lives and works in Ottawa, Ontario. He is a long-time freelance writer and his articles and essays have appeared in newspapers, magazines and online across Canada as well as in the United States and New Zealand.

He is the award-winning and best-selling author of the award-winning Sgt. Windflower Mystery series set in beautiful Grand Bank. There are now 13 books in this light mystery series with the publication of All That Glitters.

A Tangled Web was shortlisted in 2017 for the best light mystery of the year, and Darkest Before the Dawn won the 2019 Bony Blithe Light Mystery Award. Some Sgt. Windflower Mysteries are now available as audiobooks and the latest A Tangled Web was released as an audiobook in 2023. All audiobooks are available from Audible in Canada and around the world.

Mike is Past Chair of the Board of Crime Writers of Canada, a national organization promoting Canadian crime and mystery writers and a member of the Newfoundland Writers’ Guild and Capital Crime Writers.

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Look for my review of All That Glitters coming soon!