It Begins In Betrayal (A Lane Winslow Mystery)

by Iona Whishaw

Paperback, 2018

Call number

MYST - WHI #4

Collection

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Publication

Touchwood Editions (2018), 384 pages

Description

"Summer descends over the picturesque King's Cove (near Nelson, BC) as Inspector Darling and Lane Winslow'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 a rear gunner under his command in 1943."--

User reviews

LibraryThing member SandyAMcPherson
A departure from the West Kootenay saga of mysteries in the Nelson-Balfour-Procter area. I didn't care for this episode very much. The author wrote well but I had a major niggle with the implausible scenario that took Insp. Darling to England. The novel was redeemed only by Ames' managment of the
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murder over the river at Harrop.
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LibraryThing member jennybeast
To be perfectly honest, this has the least believable plot of the series so far -- I apparently don't believe in the long reach of spymasters and I really hope I never have to lose that outlook. Nonetheless, I opened the book and could not put it down. Nonetheless, we see a wonderful furthering of
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romantic intent between Winslow and Darling with a bonus of Ames proving his skills as a solo detective. Nonetheless, the plot hooks you and carries you along. While I missed the glorious atmospheric BC setting of the other books, this one had much to recommend it in pulling back the curtain of Darling's wartime experiences. Delighted despite myself, and looking forward to more. Tried an audio version very briefly and it definitely isn't the right medium for this series for me.
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Awards

Lefty Award (Nominee — Historical Mystery — 2019)

Pages

384

ISBN

177151261X / 9781771512619
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