A Killer in King's Cove

A Killer in King's CoveA smart and enchanting postwar mystery that will appeal to fans of the Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear. It is 1946, and war weary young ex intelligence officer Lane Winslow leaves London to look for a fresh start. When she finds herself happily settled into a sleepy hamlet in the interior of British Columbia surrounded by a suitably eclectic cast of small town characters she feels like she may finally be able to put her past to rest. But

As if things weren't difficult enough

And the way he looks at her is borderline indecent

and one that brought the witch who’d ripped his heart from his chest knocking on his door

a sheepdog

rare papers and photos

Beignets in the sultry heat of jazzy New Orleans

A middling poet is haunted by the cliché his life has become

And in bed

her ensemble mate Sloane persuades Charlotte and the rest of the quartet to spend Christmas with her family in Colorado—it is much cozier and quieter than Manhattan

At the time of his death

by the creator of Love Makes a Family and Kindness Makes Us Strong

by Riley Sager