As Winston Windflower, his police colleagues and their families gather in Marystown, Newfoundland, to celebrate those being promoted up the RCMP ranks, a sophisticated heist by international mobsters and local biker gangs unfolds in multiple cities and towns throughout the province, robbing banks and businesses of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Mounties soon realize more than money is being lost.
In this, the sixteenth novel in the Sgt. Windflower Mystery series, author Mike Martin continues to craft intrigue in the cultural and geographical setting unique to Newfoundland and Labrador. Readers new to the Windflower mysteries and those returning will experience the joys of a close-knit community that thrives on the simpler things in life: por’ cakes, a lighthouse in serious need of a facelift, TV movie nights and the warmth of get-togethers with family and friends.
Friends are Forever is available at Amazon.
Book Cover:
Ahhh....springtime. Beautiful sunset. Martin aced it with this cover.
Favorite Quote:
"A group of men had ambushed an armoured truck, and two of them had managed to somehow get inside and now had both armed guards hostage."
First Chapter Review:
Judging from the favorite quote above, it's never a dull moment for Sgt. Windflower and Eddie Tizzard. All is peaceful in Grand Banks as Eddie Tizzard was being promoted to sergeant in the Mounties, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. There was a big turnout for the celebration but little did the celebrants know, havoc was being had. An armored truck was ambushed by a group of men and two of them got inside and was holding the guards hostage. Everyone goes home and Sgt. Windflower receives the dreaded call about the gunmen and the hostages that were being held captive and has to leave his family and go find out what the heck is going on.
Keep Reading?
One thing I love about Mike Martin's books is the fact that they keep you in suspense yet you still get that homey feeling. All the characters speak to you in an old-fashioned way; none of the cussing and swearing that goes on around us. If you want to slip away to a more peaceful time despite the crime that's still happening around them, Friends Are Forever is the perfect remedy. I will definitely keep reading!
I give this first chapter a 5 star rating!
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 16 books in this light mystery series with the publication of Friends are Forever.
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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