Straight From the Mouth of Mystery Author Mike Martin

 

What's the Sgt. Windflower Mystery Series All About?

By Mike Martin

The award-winning Sgt. Windflower Mystery series is about solving crimes and putting the bad guys is jail. But underneath all of the police

procedures is a story about the power of community, kindness, and the small decisions that shape a life. The characters are not perfect, but they try their best and as they sometimes stumble towards success, they often have to overcome obstacles and challenges.

It is also about food and always, family. The food is almost a central character in itself and as a food-loving Mountie, Sgt. Windflower can dig in with the best of them. There are stews and casseroles and lots and lots of barbequed and grilled meat and seafood. And dessert. Oh, my goodness, the desserts are fabulous. Home-made cookies, cakes and pies and of course Windflower’s favorite: chocolate peanut butter cheesecake.

His family is paramount and always part of the action in a Windflower mystery. Sheila Hillier, his wife and anchor in life keeps him grounded and content. His daughters, Amelia Louise and Stella teach him more about life then he could ever learn on his own. His collie, Lady, is his perfect companion, trusting and loyal to the end. Molly, the cat, remains a bit of a mystery herself. Windflower is still trying to figure out if she likes him or just tolerates his presence.

Food, family, friends and a few dead bodies. That’s what the Sgt. Windflower Mystery series is all about. The latest book in the series is A Change in Plans.

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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 17 books in this light mystery series with the publication of A Change in Plans. 

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.

Visit Mike’s website at https://sgtwindflowermysteries.com. 

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