RCMP officer Winston Windflower’s rare afternoon off gets interrupted when a hit and run turns into murder and he must pull together a team of Mounties from Newfoundland to resolve the crime. Following the money and fentanyl— and bodies—Windflower and his team join forces with police officers in southern Ontario to take down an international drug-smuggling ring.
Five Things You Should Know
about Sgt. Windflower
Hi everybody, and pleased to
meet you. I’m Sgt. Winston Windflower of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
The Mounties, as we’re better known. Here are five things you should know about me.
- I’m a Cree from Northern Alberta who got assigned to a
small town in Newfoundland, on the easternmost tip of Canada. Grand Bank
has become home to me and my beautiful wife, Sheila. We have two adorable
daughters, Lady the collie, and Molly the cat.
- I love living in Grand Bank. I fell in love with the
place first, and then I met Sheila. That sealed the deal. I love almost
everything about Grand Bank. But not the weather. If you read any of the
Sgt. Windflower Mysteries, you will see why.
- I like to cook. My specialties are anything you can
grill, especially meat. But I love to eat even more. Meat, fish, and
whatever vegetables Sheila puts in front of me. My favorite dessert is
chocolate peanut butter cheesecake. You can get it at the Mug-Up café in
Grand Bank.
- I have great friends. Eddie Tizzard has been a Mountie
and assigned to the same area as me for the last eight years. He likes to
eat even more than me. Herb Stoodley is a former Crown Attorney who
co-owns the Mug-Up café. That really is friends with benefits.
- I try to be a good person in the world. I have learned
from my ancestors and family to always try and be kind. My Aunt Marie says
that I should be strong like grass. It will lie down if you step on it,
but when the pressure eases, it is resilient and rises up again. I am
working on that.
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 author of the best-selling Sgt. Windflower Mystery series, set in beautiful Grand Bank. There are now 17 books in this light mystery series with the publication of A Change in Plans.
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. All That Glitters was shortlisted for the LOLA 2024 Must Read Book of the Year award.
Some Sgt. Windflower Mysteries are now available as audiobooks, and the latest Darkest Before the Dawn was released as an audiobook in 2024. All audiobooks are available from Audible in Canada and around the world.
Mike is the 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.
Visit Mike’s website at https://sgtwindflowermysteries.com.
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