Here is the cover for Safe Harbour Book 10 in the Sgt. Windflower Mystery series. It will be officially released on May 31, 2021.
Come back to Sgt. Windflower Mysteries for more fun, food and adventure with Sgt. Windflower and all the gang.
Sgt. Windflower is on a special assignment in St. John’s and adjusting to life in the big city. He is navigating traffic, a difficult boss at work and what seems like an epidemic of missing girls. He becomes more interested when he discovers that one of the girls is from Grand Bank. Then a girl approaches his RCMP van one night and he is pulled into the underlife of the capital city. But he still manages to enjoy all of the good things in life. His family, old and new friends, and the love of living so close to the Atlantic Ocean. Welcome back to Sgt. Windflower Mysteries.
Pre-Order now available from Ottawa Press and Publishing
Safe Harbour, the latest Sgt. Windflower adventure is coming on May 31. There’s a beautiful cover based on a fabulous photograph by famous St. John’s artist, Larry Mahoney. It’s set in St. John’s, the capital city, and features some of the glorious scenes and settings in that wonderful part of the world. Cover reveal and Pre-Order coming soon.
Sgt. Windflower en español
Now this is new and exciting. The Walker on the Cape is going to be published in Spanish. The translator is Talía García who is working on “El caminante del cabo” and we are hoping that this new version of Sgt. Windflower Mysteries will be on the market in July.
A Twist of Fortune Audiobook
A Twist of Fortune is the latest audiobook to be recorded and it will be released in August. Once again narrated by the great Frank Kearney this book will be the 4th Sgt. Windflower Mysteries audiobook to be published. And more on the way
As always, thank you for your support and kindness
Two new books in 2021. And a new Audiobook on the way. But first, here’s a great review of A Perfect Storm in the St. John’s Telegram: “Martin delivers taut ninth instalment of Sgt. Windflower mysteries. So, much drama. But this is also a book with a domestic heart, and delicious home cuisine is savoured.”
Safe Harbour, which is mostly set in St. John’s, Newfoundland will be released in May 2021. Sgt. Windflower is working at RCMP Headquarters as a Public Outreach Coordinator. He sees a poster for a missing girl one day on his way to work and then another a few days later. Suddenly, someone who is connected to the missing girls contacts him and, of course, he gets involved. Especially when one of the girls is from his neck of the woods on the Burin Peninsula. But he still finds time to make new friends, try some new dishes and enjoy his growing family. Another great Windflower adventure.
Buried Secrets which is Book 11 in the Sgt. Windflower Mystery Series will be out sometime in the fall of 2021. But before that there will be a new Windflower audiobook. A Twist of Fortune is being narrated by Frank Kearney who read the previous audiobooks and it should hit the airwaves and your audiobook store sometime in May 2021.
Good luck getting through whatever wave of the pandemic you happen to be in. There’s light at the end of that long, dark tunnel now and some good Windflower reading and listening to look forward to. Stay safe and stay well.
Thank you as always for your support of Sgt. Windflower Mysteries. It has been an incredible journey and we’re glad you’re along for the ride. While you are waiting you can get A Perfect Storm from these fine independent bookstores
Ottawa Books on Beechwood
Toronto Sleuth of Baker Street
Burlington A Different Drummer Books
Elora Magic Pebble Books St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador Downhome Shoppe and Gallery
You can also order A Perfect Storm from Ottawa Press and Publishing at https://www.ottawapressandpublishing.com/products/a-perfect-storm
Sign and Send Still Available Or you can message me or email me at mike54martin@yahoo.ca and we can do a sign and send. I will send you a signed copy and you can e-transfer me the cost of the book plus shipping or pay through PayPal. The cost will be $25.00 and that includes postage and handling. Thank you for supporting Sgt. Windflower Mysteries
Two new books in 2021. We are very excited to tell you that there will be two new Sgt. Windflower Mysteries in 2021!!
Safe Harbour, which is mostly set in St. John’s, Newfoundland will be released in May 2021. Buried Secrets will be out sometime in the fall of 2021. I know the pandemic brough a of pain and suffering and grief to people all over the world. Our hope is that these two little books will bring some light and joy and maybe even comfort.
Thank you as always for your support of Sgt. Windflower Mysteries. It has been an incredible journey and we’re glad your along for the ride.
While you are waiting you can get A Perfect Storm from these fine independent bookstores
Ottawa
Books on Beechwood
Toronto
Sleuth of Baker Street
Burlington
A Different Drummer Books
Elora
Magic Pebble Books
St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador
Downhome Shoppe and Gallery
You can purchase a copy of A Perfect Storm online:
Or you can message me or email me at mike54martin@yahoo.ca and we can do a sign and send. I will send you a signed copy and you can e-transfer me the cost of the book plus shipping or pay through PayPal. The cost will be $25.00 and that includes postage and handling.
Thank you for supporting Sgt. Windflower Mysteries
Thanks to your kindness and support we have sent a cheque for $1,000 to support the great work at the Minwaashin Lodge in Ottawa.
You can still participate by donating yourself. Tell them Sgt. Windflower sent you.
Make a direct donation to Minwaashin Lodge. Our donations are crucial. Every year Minwaashin Lodge provides gifts to around 300 people (200 of them are children). Last year for the first time many of the moms were able to receive a gift and the hope this year is to include all moms in the gift giving. Will you help us get there? If you want to make a donation please visit: http://www.minlodge.com
Canadian donors can receive a tax receipt for their contribution.
Minwaashin Lodge is a healing centre in Ottawa that provides a range of programs and services to First Nations, Inuit and Metis women and children who are survivors of domestic and other forms of violence, and who may also be suffering the effects of the residential school system.
The mission of Minwaashin Lodge is to provide wholistic programs and services for grandmothers, women, children and youth impacted by family violence and residential schooling. All programs and services are provided in the context of cultural beliefs and values as part of the healing journey.
If you’re still interested here are some online links to buy Christmas in Newfoundland: Memories and Mysteries
Thank you for supporting the Annual Windflower Holiday Book Sale and Minwaashin Lodge
All Sgt. Windflower books including the latest A Perfect Storm are available in print from fine Canadian booksellers across the country and online from Amazon and other e-book retailers.
I have now published nine books in the Sgt. Windflower Mystery Series (plus Christmas in Newfoundland: Memories and Mysteries) and each time I have chosen to give away a number of copies, absolutely free. Not only that, but I actively seek out strangers or near strangers on social media to give them away to. Now, I am not giving away all copies of my books. I am neither rich nor daft and I am not particularly altruistic, but I do believe in helping people to read my book.
And quite honestly not everyone can afford to buy a book, especially new books. Tons of people are living on a tight budget, on social assistance or on a fixed income because of disability or not being able to work anymore. It’s hard to comprehend in this world of plenty, but twenty bucks is a lot of money if you haven’t got it and one of the ‘luxuries’ that many people give up is purchasing new books. They wait until they are available from the library or get them from friends or from the second-hand bookstore. I support libraries, but why do some people have to wait?
I realize that I can’t give anybody a raise in their monthly stipend to help them with their book budget, but I can help at least a few of them enjoy my new books, fresh out of the printer’s box. I believe in an idea called Reading Equality, a radically new concept that everyone should have access to quality, new release books. That’s why I am making 25 copies of A Perfect Storm available to people on a low or fixed income. I am advertising this offer on Facebook and Twitter and as the time of writing there are still a few copies left.
If you want one or know of someone who could use one but can’t afford it, just message me with the mailing address and I will send a copy in the mail. And yes, I will even sign them. No questions asked. You can send me a message thru Sgt. Windflower Mysteries or Facebook.
Of course, if you have the money, I hope you will consider buying a copy for yourself. Maybe even one for somebody you know doesn’t have the cash. Pay it forward. It works for me.
And if you want to help get this book into even more hands, ask your local library to order a copy. They’re looking for your suggestions. And if they don’t have the budget, tell them to contact me and we’ll make them an offer they can’t refuse.
You can get A Perfect Storm from these fine independent bookstores
Ottawa
Books on Beechwood
Toronto
Sleuth of Baker Street
Burlington
A Different Drummer Books
Elora
Magic Pebble Books
St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador
Downhome Shoppe and Gallery
You can purchase a copy of A Perfect Storm online:
Or you can message me or email me at mike54martin@yahoo.ca and we can do a sign and send. I will send you a signed copy and you can e-transfer me the cost of the book plus shipping or pay through PayPal. The cost will be $25.00 and that includes postage and handling.
Thank you for supporting Sgt. Windflower Mysteries
The new Sgt. Windflower Mystery A Perfect Storm is getting great reviews from all over the world. From Norway to New Mexico. From Michigan to Minnesota and from the United Kingdom to Canada, people love A Perfect Storm
Here are a few reviewer’s comments so far:
“This is a storyline that you can very easily see happening in our everyday lives at the present time. I would certainly recommend this book to others”
“A good story, a good ending, an all-around good series that you should read”
“This was another delightful entry in the Sgt. Windflower mystery series”
“Part family fiction and more police drama, Sgt. Windflower mysteries involve a small town in Newfoundland and its RCMP detachment. I love this series and all it entails”
Soon you will be able to buy a pre-signed book at:
Books on Beechwood in Ottawa
Sleuth of Baker Street in Toronto
Sign and Send
Or you can message me or email me at mike54martin@yahoo.ca and we can do a sign and send. I will send you a signed copy and you can e-transfer me the cost of the book plus shipping or pay through PayPal. The cost will be $25.00 and that includes postage and handling.
Thank you for supporting Sgt. Windflower Mysteries
“A thoroughly compelling work that is hard to put down.”
Midwest Book Review
The ninth book in the Sgt. Windflower mystery series, A Perfect Storm, has the usually-quiet Newfoundland town of Grand Bank under siege from biker drug gangs who invade, presenting many new challenges to Windflower and Mayor Sheila Hillier as they simultaneously face crises at home and in the workplace.
More so than in past mysteries, Mike Martin crafts a sense of intrigue that is complex in its multifaceted subplots and special interests. This adds a delightful flavor to the story, creating a series of calls to action that can’t always be answered by effective choices.
It’s unusual to receive detailed family interactions beyond the professional level, in a mystery. Martin’s attention to detail in exploring these evolving relationships adds authenticity and compelling psychological touches to personalize the reader’s connection with Windflower’s life and world.
The result is a gripping murder mystery that not only expands the prior series but creates an engrossing stand-alone saga that is easy for newcomers to access. It’s a thoroughly compelling work that is hard to put down.
Diane Donovan Senior Reviewer Midwest Book Reviews
NetGalley
Reviewers: Get your advance copy of A Perfect Storm on NetGalley
Sgt Windflower is back, untangling another swirling mystery, this one bringing the meth crisis and biker gangs to the quiet Newfoundland town of Grand Bank, feeling the sting of their deadly tentacles reaching all the way from Las Vegas. He’s working with his familiar crew of RCMP characters – but wait, are some of the faces changing? New challenges for Jones, an unknown side of Smithson reveals itself, and what ever happened to Tizzard? In the midst of putting the pieces of the puzzle together, Windflower and his beloved Sheila also find themselves navigating sorrows and surprises on the family front.
Pre-Order now available from Ottawa Press and Publishing
You can be first in line to get your copy of A Perfect Storm.
Here is the cover for A Perfect Storm Book 9 in the Sgt. Windflower Mystery series. It will be officially released on September 24, 2020.
Come back to Grand Bank for more fun, food and adventure with Sgt. Windflower and all the gang.
Sgt Windflower is back, untangling another swirling mystery, this one bringing the meth crisis and biker gangs to the quiet Newfoundland town of Grand Bank, feeling the sting of their deadly tentacles reaching all the way from Las Vegas. He’s working with his familiar crew of RCMP characters – but wait, are some of the faces changing? New challenges for Jones, an unknown side of Smithson reveals itself, and what ever happened to Tizzard? In the midst of putting the pieces of the puzzle together, Windflower and his beloved Sheila also find themselves navigating sorrows and surprises on the family front.
Pre-Order now available from Ottawa Press and Publishing
You can be first in line to get your copy of A Perfect Storm.
Sgt. Windflower Mysteries 