A Cold White Sun: 6 (Constable Molly Smith Novels, 6) - Hardcover

Delany, Vicki

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1464201587 ISBN 13: 9781464201585

Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press, 2013

Synopsis

It's the end of March and Trafalgar, British Columbia, is preparing for the last influx of the seasonal skiers. Teachers, parents, and students are preparing to relax at home or head off on vacation. But for high school English teacher Cathy Lindsay, the week of relaxation doesn't work out as planned. She's gunned down by a sniper on a hiking trail, her small dog the only witness.

Cathy Lindsay is an unlikely candidate for a murderous ambush: she was a respected teacher, in an apparently solid marriage to an Internet developer, living a quiet life. Sergeant John Winters, with the help of young Constable Molly Smith, digs into the Lindsay marriage and friendships, searching for a motive, but one thought continually niggles at the back of his mind: is it possible this was not a random killing but a case of mistaken identity?

About this title

Review:

""Though Molly flirts with danger, Delany (More than Sorrow, 2012, etc.) sticks to her usual formula, though this time, the simultaneous motivation yet randomness of the killer's actions are hard to swallow.""--Kirkus""Another brisk whodunit in a beautiful western Canadian setting with an appealing protagonist in Molly, whose personal life gets as much attention as her professional one.""--Booklist

""[T]he author's quietly competent sketch of police work in a small town will keep readers turning the pages.""--Publisher's Weekly
""The lack of motive for a high school teacher's murder puzzles British Columbia officers Sergeant John Winters and Constable Molly Smith on their sixth case (after Among the Departed).""--Library Journal

About the Author:

Having taken early retirement from her job as a systems analyst in the high-pressure financial world, Vicki Delany is settling down to the rural life in bucolic Prince Edward County, Ontario, where she rarely wears a watch. A Cold White Sun is the sixth mystery in her Constable Molly Smith series. www.vickidelany.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1464201587
• ISBN 13: 9781464201585
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 314