Mendenhall Mysteries Series

An 'accidental' death, a train wreck and dark secrets in a deadly northern winter... When a man wearing a tux—but no shoes—turns up dead at the scene of a train crash, Kate Williams, chief of police of a tiny northern town, quickly realizes that his death wasn't accidental. During one of the most brutal winters in recent memory, Kate needs all her resources to discover how the dead man ended up in the snow. The deeper she digs, the deeper the mystery. When her beautiful niece suddenly arrives on her doorstep, sowing distraction and rivalry among Kate's constables, Kate worries that she may have to ship her niece back home, if only to get everyone's attention back on the guy in the tux. Then her niece goes missing. The Tuxedoed Man is the second in the Mendenhall Mysteries series featuring Kate Williams, newly hired chief of police. It is followed by The Weeping Woman and The Untethered Woman. About Marcelle Dubé: Marcelle Dubé grew up near Montreal. After trying out a number of different provinces—not to mention Belgium—she settled in the Yukon, where people still outnumber carnivores, but not by much. Her short fiction has appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies, in print and as e-books. 

Kate Williams hopes her new job as a small-town police chief will be a welcome change from the nasty internal politics she dealt with in Toronto. She should have known better. Even after a few months, she's still dealing with a police department angry that an outsider was picked over their local candidate. When a homeless man turns up at the department claiming he witnessed a six-year-old boy's abduction, she has to decide if the child really is missing, or if the homeless man imagined the whole thing. But even as the evidence suggests his story may not be true, the case triggers Kate's own nightmare past. Then she discovers that a boy really is missing. Now Kate must investigate the disappearance while transforming a station full of deeply resentful police officers into a solid unit. When the boy's mother also disappears, Kate will have to put the pieces of the puzzle together—with her team—in time to save the boy and his mother. About Marcelle Dubé: Marcelle Dubé grew up near Montreal. After trying out a number of different provinces—not to mention Belgium—she settled in the Yukon, where people still outnumber carnivores, but not by much. Her short fiction has appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies. 

Mysterious crying in the middle of the night… a strange light climbing where there are no stairs… Kate doesn't like vacations—she'd much rather stay on the job as chief of police in tiny Mendenhall, Manitoba. But her niece Amanda has been working too hard at her fledgling catering company. So Kate rents a cottage in Gimli, a beach town on the shore of Lake Winnipeg. Things go awry when in the middle of the very first night they hear a woman crying from the cottage next door. When Kate checks it out, however, there's no one there. Unsettled, Kate and Amanda start looking into the strange events next door. Then a series of thefts and arson attacks in Mendenhall draw Kate back home. To her surprise, the investigation into the Mendenhall crimes and the Gimli mystery spiral ever closer to each other. Then Amanda disappears and Kate will have to use all her skills if she is to protect her niece and right historic wrongs. The Weeping Woman is the third in the Mendenhall Mysteries series featuring Kate Williams, chief of police. Other books in the series include The Shoeless Kid, The Tuxedoed Man, The Untethered Woman and The Forsaken Man. About Marcelle Dubé: Marcelle Dubé grew up near Montreal. After trying out a number of different provinces—not to mention Belgium—she settled in the Yukon, where people still outnumber carnivores, but not by much. Her short fiction has appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies, and her novels include mystery, science fiction and fantasy.

A phone call sends Kate Williams, chief of police of the tiny Manitoba town of Mendenhall, rushing home to Quebec to deal with the hit-and-run accident that put her mother in the hospital.   The more questions she asks, however, the more she suspects that the accident wasn't really an accident. Investigating outside her own jurisdiction, Kate faces resistance from the local police force and her own family. Just as her determined pursuit of the truth finally starts to bear fruit, however, the unthinkable happens. Now, a terrible crime that may have been intended for her forces her to return to Mendenhall.   The fourth in the Mendenhall Mysteries series, The Untethered Woman returns readers to the wonderful characters of Mendenhall and to Kate Williams, the town's stubborn chief of police. Other books in the series include The Shoeless Kid, The Tuxedoed Man, The Weeping Woman and the fifth book, The Forsaken Man..

It's been a long, hard winter and Mendenhall Chief of Police Kate Williams longs for a quiet spring. With her Deputy Chief still recovering from an attempt on his life, the detachment is short-handed. Then someone steals a tank of valuable bull semen from a local vet and Kate's constables scramble to investigate, leaving her to deal with a series of thefts and escalating vandalism at a construction site. And then there's the whole Bert thing… The fifth in the Mendenhall Mysteries series, The Forsaken Man invites readers into Mendenhall Chief of Police Kate Williams' wonderful world of quirky characters and puzzling—and sometimes weird—crimes. Other books in this series include The Shoeless Kid, The Tuxedoed Man, The Weeping Woman and The Untethered Woman. About Marcelle Dubé: Marcelle Dubé grew up near Montreal. After trying out a number of different provinces—not to mention Belgium—she settled in the Yukon, where people still outnumber carnivores, but not by much. Her short fiction has appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies. 

In less than a week, Chief of Police Kate Williams' constable, Marco Trepalli, and her niece Amanda will marry. Before then, however, the two families will swoop down on Mendenhall and disrupt Kate's quiet life.   The people, the noise, the inescapable chaos… Why couldn't they just elope?   The discovery of a murdered woman in a canola field almost comes as a relief.   But it's short-lived relief, because now Kate must investigate who killed the young woman while navigating the dynamics of both families. Not to mention the craziness that comes with weddings.   Then one of her constables becomes a suspect in the murder and things get even more complicated.   The sixth in the Mendenhall Mystery series, The Wronged Woman plunges readers into Mendenhall Chief of Police Kate Williams' hectic life as she deals with an upcoming wedding and a murder that hits too close to home.

Driving back to Mendenhall late at night in a thunderstorm, Chief of Police Kate Williams stops to check out an accident only to find herself fighting for her life. A Mendenhall Short Mystery by the author of The Shoeless Kid, The Tuxedoed Man, The Weeping Woman, The Untethered Woman and The Forsaken Man.   About the Author:        Marcelle Dubé writes mystery and speculative fiction novels and short stories. Mostly. She grew up near Montreal. After trying out a number of different provinces and living in the Yukon for over 35 years, she now lives in Alberta—which is much like the Yukon in all the ways that count. Her short fiction has appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies.

It's Christmas eve day and Constable Marco Trepalli of the Mendenhall Police Department can't wait to be off shift. He's planning a big surprise for his girlfriend, Amanda. Something special. Something romantic. Then a kid doesn't return home after sledding and Trepalli forgets all about his plans in the mad scramble to mobilize search parties and interview the kid's friends. And as hour after hour slips by with no sign of the boy, Trepalli braces himself for what could turn into the worst Christmas ever… for him and the kid's family. About Marcelle Dubé: Marcelle Dubé grew up near Montreal. After trying out a number of different provinces—not to mention Belgium—she settled in the Yukon, where people still outnumber carnivores, but not by much. Her short fiction has appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies. 

Deputy Chief of Police Rob McKell doesn't trust Christmas. Two of his ex-wives left him at Christmas. Besides, bad guys don't take time off during the holidays so why should he? But when the chief orders skeleton crews at the detachment for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, he has no choice but to comply. Not that he minds, really. He has a Christmas Eve date with the lovely Jillian, a gemologist with an independent streak, for the all-important meeting of her friends.   Jillian isn't like any woman he's ever met, and soon he's revising his opinion of Christmas—and of long-term relationships. But before the evening ends, Jillian's dangerous past will put both their lives and their fragile new relationship at risk… and prove that McKell's misgivings about Christmas are well-founded.   A short Mendenhall Mystery featuring Chief Kate Williams and Deputy Chief Rob McKell by the author of The Shoeless Kid, The Tuxedoed Man, The Weeping Woman, The Untethered Woman and The Forsaken Man.   About Marcelle Dubé: Marcelle Dubé writes mystery and speculative fiction novels and short stories. Mostly. She grew up near Montreal. After trying out a number of different provinces and living in the Yukon for over 35 years, she now lives in Alberta—which is much like the Yukon in all the ways that count. Her short fiction has appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies.

Chief of Police Kate Williams doesn't understand why Constable Trepalli calls her into his investigation of the break-in at the priest's house. The young constable is a competent investigator and doesn't usually need hand-holding, especially not for a straightforward B&E. Then Trepalli shows her what he found on the priest's bed and Kate's heart sinks. Now she will have to confront the priest—a man she doesn't know well but respects—and brave the Catholic Church's ire.   It's going to be a long day.   A short story featuring Chief Kate Williams by the author of The Shoeless Kid, The Tuxedoed Man, The Weeping Woman, The Untethered Woman and The Forsaken Man.   Marcelle Dubé weaves another addictive story featuring Kate Williams, new chief of police in tiny Mendenhall, Manitoba. Readers who like strong characters will enjoy Kate and her constables as she faces a tricky new case. Marcelle's short fiction has appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies. Her Mendenhall Mysteries—short stories and novels—are all available electronically as well as in print.