Lightning Strikes the Silence Unexplained mysteries colonial powers searched for a

colonial powers searched for a sea passage that would link the Arctic and Pacific Oceans

” —Lori Nikkel

Hughes brings the reader into this very private artist’s home and studio on Shawnigan Lake

Cathy Converse found herself asking: who was this skipper

From Gastown to Grouse Mountain

Lightning Strikes the Silence Unexplained mysteries colonial powers searched for a"The best Iona Whishaw novel yet." Castlegar News Beginning with a bang, the latest mystery in the series Publishers Weekly calls highly entertaining is a study in bygone promises and lingering prejudice. A warm June afternoon in Kings Cove is interrupted by an explosion. Following the sound, Lane goes to investigate. Up a steep path she discovers a secluded cabin and, hiding nearby, a young Japanese girl injured and mute, but very much alive. At the