by L. R. Wright
First published 2008
George Wilcox never imagined he would kill someone at age eighty. The murder happens fast and easy in his quiet Sunshine Coast town in British Columbia. What seems like a nearly perfect crime traps Wilcox in guilt and old secrets. His actions connect him to Cassandra Mitchell, the town's kindhearted librarian, and her new boyfriend Karl Alberg, an eager RCMP Staff Sergeant. The three become tangled in a case where the right answer goes beyond simple justice. This debut mystery introduces the acclaimed series pairing the determined police officer Alberg with the thoughtful librarian Mitchell. Their investigation forces them to weigh duty against compassion as they uncover the reasons behind an elderly man's desperate act.
Genres: fiction, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: duty-vs-compassion, found-family
Setting: Sunshine Coast, British Columbia
Period: 20th-century
245 pages · Paperback · Felony & Mayhem Press