If you’re a regular follower of this blog, you’ll have already been introduced to Mike Martin on a few occasions. But Mike is the prolific sort, and so today I’m introducing you to the latest book in Sgt. Windflower cozy mystery series, which is set in his home province of Newfoundland. Take it away, Mike:
Title: Too Close for Comfort
About the book: Welcome back to Grand Bank, where a mystery is just around the corner and danger is often too close for comfort…
Winston Windflower is back with the RCMP, this time as Acting Inspector, hoping for a peaceful life in the tiny town of Grand Bank, Newfoundland. But when suspicious fires erupt and an outsider’s body is discovered in one of them, his hopes are quickly dashed. Now, they have a murder to solve.
As the investigation deepens, Windflower uncovers connections to a major gold heist on the mainland, introducing a host of nefarious characters who begin to wreak havoc on the local police force. To make matters worse, Windflower receives a cryptic message in a dream warning that his friend and colleague, Eddie Tizzard, is in grave danger.
Windflower must protect Eddie and those he loves as he tracks down a murderer while keeping the town safe from harm in this page-turning mystery full of intrigue and suspense and a Windflower’s signature humour and warmth.
About Mike Martin: 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 15 books in this light mystery series with the publication of Too Close for Comfort. 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 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.
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Aloha Judy, thanks for introducing me to Mike Martin’s mystery series. I just finished #5, A Long Ways From Home, and am now hooked! Have three more of the original series in line to read before digging into the next 7!
That is so great — and Newfoundland is about as far from Hawaii as you can get. Mike will be delighted and a nicer guy you’ll never meet! Enjoy!
Hi Gail
I am so glad you are enjoying the Sgt. Windflower stories. And thank you to Judy for making the connection between us. Mike Martin
Thank you Gail. I’m pleased that you are enjoying the Sgt. Windflower stories. Thank you to Judy for connecting us.
Thank you, Judy
Happy Thanksgiving