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Author of the Lane Winslow mystery series
Bestselling author Iona Whishaw discusses her latest book, Lightning Strikes the Silence, with award-winning mystery author, Melodie Campbell. Regrettably, Vicki Delany is unable to host the talk as originally scheduled.
Involving a nighttime heist at the local jeweler, a dead body, a mute Japanese girl found in a secluded cabin, and a mysterious connection to a mining interest on the McKenzie River, Lightning Strikes the Silence is a study in bygone promises and lingering prejudice. Publishers Weekly calls this continuation of the Lane Winslow mysteries set in BC's Kootenay region "highly entertaining."
Iona Whishaw is a former educator and social worker whose mother and grandfather were both spies during their respective wars. She is the award-winning author of the Globe and Mail bestselling Lane Winslow Mystery series. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with her husband.
Melodie Cambell got her start writing stand-up and has been called the "Queen of Comedy" by the Toronto Sun. She lives in Oakville, Ontario, where she writes capers, heists, and golden age mysteries. She is the winner of ten awards for crime fiction and has 17 books and over 60 short stories. Her latest novel, The Merry Widow Murders, was released in 2023.
Presented in partnership with Touchwood Editions and A Different Drummer Books
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