A Sorrowful Sanctuary

Written by Iona Whishaw

Narrated by Marilla Wex

In the fifth book of the series that the Globe and Mail calls “terrific,” Lane Winslow investigates the murder of an unidentified man she found adrift in a boat near King’s Cove.

Lane Winslow is enjoying a perfect, sunny day at the lake when she spots a gravely injured young man drifting in a sinking rowboat. Hypothermic, bleeding, and soaked in icy, bloody water, he is unable to speak, leaving Lane at a loss. What series of events brought him to this grisly fate?

Darling and Ames are quick to pick up the case, but leads are few until Angela’s young son finds an unsettling clue on the beach—a bright red swastika lapel pin—that points to the National Unity Party of Canada. When the anonymous man succumbs to his injuries, Darling and Lane are thrown headlong into a murder investigation with ties to the old country.

Fans of Maisie Dobbs, Bess Crawford, and the ever-popular Kopp Sisters will be enchanted by Lane Winslow, a clever, no-nonsense sleuth based on the author’s own mother, who was a wartime spy.

• Language: English
• Publisher: ECW Press
• Release date: Apr 13, 2021
• ISBN: 9781771513746

Iona Whishaw

Iona Whishaw is a former educator and social worker whose mother and grandfather were both spies during their respective wars. She is the award-winning author of the Globe and Mail bestselling Lane Winslow Mystery series. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with her husband.

Reviews for A Sorrowful Sanctuary

[Alice Grix · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I have read each book with delight, the characters are so real, so incredibly real their up a and downs affect me I have to keep increasing till I feel easier with them all.

[sterling · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I love this series. And I love how the characters are developing in themselves and in their relationships to each other. There are enough plots and subplots to keep me completely interested. There are no plot holes or missing pieces. It’s an extremely well crafted mystery.