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A Perfect Storm: A Sgt. Windflower Mystery (The Sgt. Windflower Mystery Series Book 9) Kindle Edition

by Mike Martin (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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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 the United States. He’s working with his familiar crew of RCMP characters — but wait, are some of the faces changing? There are 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. As always, there’s still great food and even better friends in the beautiful and often fog-filled community of Grand Bank. Come back to Newfoundland and Labrador for A Perfect Storm, another excellent Windflower adventure.Winner of the 2019 Bony Blithe Award 
for Best Light Mystery of the Year“One of the best new mysteries to read over the holidays.”
— Toronto Star“Be prepared to be charmed by Windflower, a food-loving sergeant who could possibly be Canada’s most polite Mountie.”
— Halifax Chronicle Herald“Readers seeking a fine story steeped in psychological inspection will relish both the character of Mountie Windflower and his ability to navigate the murky waters of self, community, and home.”
— Midwest Book Review
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08JDVGR7Q
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ottawa Press and Publishing (September 17, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 17, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4713 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 264 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1988437490
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 100 ratings

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Mike Martin

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Mike Martin was born in St. John’s, NL on the east coast of Canada and now lives and works in Ottawa, Ontario. He is a long-time freelance writer and his articles and essays have appeared in newspapers, magazines and online across Canada as well as in the United States and New Zealand.

He is the award-winning and best-selling author of the award-winning Sgt. Windflower Mystery series set in beautiful Grand Bank. There are now 13 books in this light mystery series with the publication of All That Glitters.

A Tangled Web was shortlisted in 2017 for the best light mystery of the year, and Darkest Before the Dawn won the 2019 Bony Blithe Light Mystery Award.

Some Sgt. Windflower Mysteries are now available as audiobooks and the latest A Tangled Web was released as an audiobook in 2023. All audiobooks are available from Audible in Canada and around the world.

Mike is Past Chair of the Board of Crime Writers of Canada, a national organization promoting Canadian crime and mystery writers and a member of the Newfoundland Writers’ Guild and Capital Crime Writers.

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Evelyn
5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic breath-taking novel
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2020
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Mike Martin is the Canadian author in charge of the breath-taking novel “A Perfect Storm”, the ninth book in the Sargent Windflower mystery series. The nine pieces of work are memorable and interesting but this one in particular is as fast-paced and standalone enough that will keep you engaged from start to finish.
There's action, adventure, drama, danger, suspense, twist and turns, enemies, survival, surprises, mystery and secrets, frustrations, anger and pain. All these will keep you turning the pages with intrigue and passion.
I definitely loved the journey that the author took me along with the story, I enjoyed the 61 chapters and I was really anxious about what the next chapters will bring me. I couldn't put it down. From the first page, you're transported to Newfoundland, you feel as if you were right there in the story, fighting against drugs and surrounded by biker gangs. Mike’s ability to develop characters is amazing, you will not be able to forget them as they are impeccably written and easy to follow!
I highly recommend you this intriguing and mesmerizing story that will keep you engaged from the first page.
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Celeste L
4.0 out of 5 stars The Final Book
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2020
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A Perfect Storm: A Sgt. Windflower Mystery by Mike Martin is the ninth book in The Sgt. Windflower Mystery Series. I felt like all in all the book was pretty short. While I was reading the story and even at the end, I found myself wanting more. I think things could have been a little more developed than they were. Perhaps in the earlier books, there is a lot more development, so in this last book of the series, the author did not have a need any more for extra development. Still, I was intrigued by the story of this book enough that I definitely think it will be worth going back to read the other books in the series by the author. He does a good job intertwining various genres, including action, mystery, suspense, and adventure. Overall, I would recommend this book to any person who enjoys cozying up and reading a good mystery.
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Sol Tyler
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic 9th installment!
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2020
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I have never thought I would be able to get caught by a 9 book series and follow the mysteries to be detangled by one same character, Sgt. Windflower. As well as the previous 8 books, this one is built upon mysteries and surprises, familiar terrains for the Windflowers, but also harsh themes like betrayal, racism, crime and violence.
Mike Martin once again put his skillful writing ability to interweave third person prose and dialogues and develop another gem that has been awarded with the 2019 Bony Blithe 
for Best Light Mystery of the Year. Not bad, right?
Even though this installment is made up of 61 chapters, the pages would be flicked almost automatically due to the straightforwardness of its language and simplicity of its lexicon. It is so well-written and the characterisation is so accurate that you would not want to finish it.
Book 9 can be read as a standalone, but if you do so, you won’t help giving the other 8 a try. Totally recommended!
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A Cannady
5.0 out of 5 stars A fun read
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2020
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“A Perfect Storm: A Sgt. Windflower Mystery” by Mike Martin is the ninth in a series of books, but the only one I read in it. All in all, it would have been beneficial to read at least a few of the previous ones to get a feel for character development. The book was pretty short but interesting.
The main character, Sgt. Windflower, is a law enforcement officer in Canada. He and his band of merry crew members in the RCMP department are facing the global problem of meth, but he won’t put up with it. He and his friends, and his love interest, have to deal with big, burly bikers, drugs, and violence on the streets while still juggling their own personal problems. One intriguing aspect of this book is that it interweaves multiple character’s stories into the main plot line, showing off that working together is really the best way to go through life.
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Amy Williams
4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent read
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2020
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Transport yourself to Grand Bank, Canada in this fantastic mystery novel. Through the fog of this seaside community, readers find themselves in the middle of a mystery involving drugs and biker gangs. The intelligent, talented Sgt. Windflower and his RCMP crew seek to uncover the answers to what’s been happening in their town while struggling to manage their personal lives. Amidst all of the struggle, however, there is still a palpable sense of community, friendship, love, and warm-heartedness that pervades this entire novel.

I really enjoyed reading through this novel. It’s fast-paced and fun with plenty of character development and action to keep even the pickiest reader engaged. “A Perfect Storm” is the ninth book in the Sgt. Windflower Mystery Series, and this is the first one I picked up. I can’t wait to check out the other eight novels in this series.
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M. Hernandez-Alvarez
5.0 out of 5 stars Cozy mystery
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2020
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Sergeant Windflower has all the qualities of a gentleman from a bygone age and in this lies his charm. Even though in this story he is dealing with biker gangs and drugs – very much part of our modern world – he brings his olde world charm to the solving of the case. These stories are set in the rather quaint town of Grand Bank, Newfoundland, and Sergeant Windflower is a proud descendant or the Canadian First Nation, so there are many facets to enjoy in this series.
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Lorraine
5.0 out of 5 stars A Perfect Storm
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2021
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Another marvellous visit with Sgt Windflower and the gang. Winston falls down a hole and limps around for a couple of weeks. Eddie visits Las Vegas and spends some time in jail.
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Hannelore
3.0 out of 5 stars Good addition to a heartwarming series.
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2020
Sergeant Wildflower is back in this Newfoundland series, which starts off with one of his officers in Las Vegas coming back to his hotel room only to find a load of cash and a dead down and ends up in jail. He can't get hold of Windflower because Windflower is in the basement of a dilapidated building, hurt and unreachable.
This is another cozy with a bite, involving meths, amphetamines and drug gangs. It also looks like life is going to change for Windflower and his family, since his wife wants to go back to university, which means a move to St. John. Plus, there might be a surprise newcomer to the family too...
A good addition to this heartwarming series.
Thank you NetGalley and Ottawa Press for the eARC.
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5.0 out of 5 stars mystery, family, friends and good food
Reviewed in Canada on January 28, 2023
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This is a great series of books about Newfoundland, which includes a mystery, close family ties, good friends, and great food. What more could you want for a book.
Recommend reading the series from the beginning, as they just keep getting better.
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Marian
5.0 out of 5 stars Recommendjed
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 24, 2020
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An enjoyable read
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Mae
5.0 out of 5 stars Another good tale
Reviewed in Canada on June 10, 2021
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Having read several of Sgt Windflower books, I find each one enjoyable in its own way.
This one leaves us hanging, wondering what the future holds for Winston and Shiela, and their growing family
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Tom G. Offer
5.0 out of 5 stars What a read !
Reviewed in Canada on August 3, 2021
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It was so refreshing to read a truly Maritime crime novel. Being from the Atlantic Provinces and twice on Newfoundland I felt very close to the action. Thank you.
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Don H.
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent series.
Reviewed in Canada on October 2, 2020
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The series continues with the usual cast of characters. Sgt Windflower is a likeable hero is small town Newfoundland. The stories are well organized, realistic and well written. I have read all nine books and I am waiting anxiously for the next.
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