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Fire, Fog and Water
by Mike Martin
Series: Sgt. Windflower Mysteries #8
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Published by Ottawa Press and Publishing on October 8, 2019
Genres: Mystery
Pages: 264
Format: Kindle
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Sergeant Winston Windflower and his trusty crew at the Grand Bank detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have more than a few mysteries on their hands. Windflower suspects that the three cases—a homicide, a near-homicide and a fire on Coronation Street—are somehow connected, but how is proving difficult to determine, especially now that he must battle his unusually cranky mood, the never-ending winter that has gripped the coastal region of Newfoundland and his new, power-hungry boss. In Fire, Fog and Water, Bony Blythe Award winner Mike Martin is true to form, retaining the light crime genre for which he is known while delving into the most perplexing social issues of our time, including mental health, addictions and workplace harassment. Windflower must not only solve the drug-and-death crimes that threaten the otherwise tranquil lives of Grand Bank’s residents, but he must also resolve his own internal conflicts before they consume him as surely as the blaze that engulfed the house on Coronation Street.
Fire, Fog, and Water by Mike Martin is an insightful look at the life of Sgt. Winston Windflower.
A Murder, a Fire and a grumpy Mountie
Sgt. Winston Windflower
Windflower is married with a baby daughter, a dog, and a cat. Throughout the story, Windflower is worried about his temper and his soul. He seems to have stopped doing the things that he needs to do to keep himself happy each day. Once he figures this out, he seems to able to handle finding the story behind the murders.
What I like about Winston is his marriage with Sheila. I also like the way that Winston copes with the stress. He is a family man and a good cook.
Some of the things that I liked:
Getting to see Grand Bank Newfoundland and some of their customs.
The way that Windflower respected his staff when they were going through some rough patches.
I liked Sheila; she was insightful at times.
The positive quotes were beautiful too.
Things that I didn’t like:
The movie review inside of the story.
There were so many references to food.
Three Stars
I enjoyed the story to a point, but some parts seemed drawn out, and some didn’t seem to have anything to do with moving the story forward. However, I did like the characters, and the setting was wonderful. I am recommending this to people who like the mystery but with a bit of police procedural included.
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About Mike Martin
Mike Martin was born in Newfoundland, Canada. He is the author of the Sgt. Windflower Mystery series. Fire, Fog and Water is the 8th book in the series. A Long Ways from Home, was shortlisted for the Bony Blithe Light Mystery Award as the best light mystery of the year and Darkest Before the Dawn won for the 2018 Bony Blithe Award. Mike is currently Chair of the Board of Crime Writers of Canada, a national organization promoting Canadian crime and mystery writers.
Reading this book contributed to these challenges:
- 2019 Cloak and Dagger
- 2019 Goodreads Reading Challenge
- 2019 New Release Challenge
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Great cover! I’d love the opportunity to read this book.