Are you looking for a suspenseful new book to read? The New Release of a Canadian Cozy Mystery, Storm Stayed, by Yvonne Rediger, is book four in the Musgrave Landing Series.
Readers say it is one of the best cozy mysteries of 2024! Welcome back to Musgrave Landing! Read on to find more books by this prolific author.
Storm Stayed, by Yvonne Rediger, Musgrave Landing Mystery Book 4
Musgrave Landing, only accessible by ferry across the Samsum Narrows, is an island village home to some quirky characters and some even odder visitors. Sometimes, the visitors bring misfortune with them, and other times, the villagers supply their own brand of trouble. Whether the people are locals or from away, apparently, a few are capable of murder. (cont.)
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Storm Stayed, A Musgrave Landing Mystery
Maisy Wyatt is on loan from Jane’s Eats & Treats to Mrs. Roque. The housekeeper has a grand vision for the Highmere House Conference Centre. She has spared no expense with the food or service for the minor literary celebrities who will be their first guests. It won’t matter if the December weather turns bad; it will take a lot to faze Mrs. Roque.
The other new employee, Tiffany Zach, will work alongside Maisy to care for and feed a cantankerous group of authors from Dunn Wolf Publishing. The situation doesn’t improve when the lead author and owner of the publishing house, Ziola Nutt, announces she has a six-figure media contract with a video streaming company. This news causes shock, disappointment, and anger among the rest of the writers when they find out she will not give them credit for their work or any of the royalties.
Worse still, the electricity goes out during a nasty storm. Cell phones are going dead, fallen trees block roads, and ferry traffic is halted. No one can get off the island. Not even the murderer!
An Editorial Review by Nancy M. Bell
“Murder and mystery are afoot in storm-swept Musgrave Landing. The power is out, and a king tide is in. An unexpected visitor and an eclectic group of guests at Highmere House Conference Centre add to the chaos and confusion enveloping this small British Columbia village. Fans of cozy mysteries will love this book. It’s a great read.”
Nancy m. Bell
Yvonne Rediger is a prolific and multi-genre author.
Behind the calm, unassuming manner of Yvonne Rediger lies a sea of adventure and imagination. As a scuba diver with her husband, their sailboat captain, they create a life of intrigue for their two children. In between writing, that is...
Yvonne Rediger’s favorite writing genres are Cozy Mysteries, Urban Fantasy, and Romantic Suspense. Yvonne always adds a twist of humor that her readers have come to expect. And, of course, to satisfy her Siamese Cat, who grins and looks on as if to say, “Well, we have to have a laugh or two in this house!”
The Adam Norcross Mysteries
“I am happy to announce to my readers who have been eagerly awaiting The Right Road, an Adam Norcross Mystery, Book Two that now they can find out what happens next!”
Yvonne Rediger
The Wrong Words, an Adam Norcross Mystery, Book One
Read more about these books at the links.
Synopsis: The RIGHT ROAD, an Adam Norcross Mystery, Book Two. Digging up the past can be murder. Adam Norcross has recently returned from a foreign assignment. Part of Adam’s journey is coming to terms with the death of his mother and discovering who his father is. Bent on settling his mother’s estate, Norcross is interrupted by his boss for a new task: find RCMP Sergeant Bethany Leith. He also wants to know how her career has gone so wrong that she has been suspended.
When Adam tracks Beth to her parent’s farm in Saskatchewan, they are drawn into a suspicious death investigation on her family’s land. Norcross knows it’s murder. The victim is someone Nick Leith, Beth’s father, has a troubled history with. What about the archaeologist team digging on the same property? Are they involved?
Norcross will use every tool at his disposal to solve the murder and help Bethany Leith, including navigating his way through the political intrigue surrounding the case against her.
The RIGHT ROAD, an Adam Norcross Mystery, Book Two is a Saskatchewan Book Awards Nominee for 2024
The Common Touch, only one of them knew about the danger…
His Royal Highness, Prince James Argyle Sandhurst Fleming, is third in line to the Riocht Oilean throne. James would be happier if several dozen more people were between him and that particular mantle. Maybe that is why he continually shakes off his security to lose himself in the crowd. He, too, had a successful military career until the media’s fascination made life impossible to continue without placing others at risk. While he takes his royal duties seriously, he is bitter about giving up his chosen career. He’s not sure the life of a prince is what he wants. Then he meets Zara.
The Common Touch is a suspenseful Royal Romance with a military backdrop based in Saskatchewan. Major Zara Dare, an Air Force brat from CFB Moose Jaw, home of 15 Wing, is tasked to be part of the prince’s security detail. They meet at the Governor General’s Gala, and the prince suddenly changes Zara’s plans. And you will have to read the book to get to the best parts, for I won’t tell!
The Common Touch was nominated as Book of the Month at “Long and Short Reviews.“
About Yvonne Rediger
Yvonne was born in Saskatchewan, where she gained an appreciation for life in the north and the rugged landscapes that foster self-reliance and ingenuity. Although Yvonne has lived and worked in several provinces in Canada, among them Northern Manitoba, Alberta, and New Brunswick, for twelve years, her family lived on picturesque Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Yvonne has come full circle and now writes from their home in rural Saskatchewan.
There is plenty of research to do when writing novels!
Yvonne conducts extensive research to give her novels as much realism as possible. She met with Staff Sergeant Inspector Chris Bear of Lynn Lake Manitoba, who answered many of her questions on police procedures in the North. He is attached to the Duncan/North Cowichan RCMP Detachment.
Yvonne Rediger’s The VIC Shapeshifters World is a series of four books.
Into The Wood is a collection of short stories.
“Miss Agnes and the Garry Oaks – Witches can be so territorial. It comes from being one of several guardians and watchers tasked with keeping evil out and innocents from getting hurt.”
- The Wolf of Crofton Lake
- Finding the Wolf
- Monster Makeup
There are all kinds of dangerous…
Charlotte Fistbinder is cocky on the outside and guilt-ridden on the inside. She missed the signs of a traitor in the pack’s midst before; now, as the new head of VIC pack security, Charlotte fears she isn’t fit for the job, especially when a rival pack threatens one of her own.
When Zavier Koering meets Charlotte for the first time in their wolf shapes, at night, in the woods, and in the flesh, it is everything he’d hoped for. But Zav has a job to do, and there is more involved than teaching security and weapons to Charlotte and her team. He is going to need a detailed and strategic plan.
Hell Cat was nominated for the Ethel Wilson Award for Fiction
Some secrets are too dangerous to share…
For shapeshifter Helly Cooper, blood is blood. She is returning to Vancouver Island to find her brother’s killer. Yes, she has unfinished business, personal business with her old boss, Will Conall. But right now, Will can either help or get the hell out of her way, especially after she discovers an even deadlier plot involving pack politics, revenge, and twisted magic.
Who knew there were shapeshifters on Vancouver Island?
After years of coming in under the radar, someone knows about the Pack and that someone is after the kids.
Jess Raiway, the pack mage, has been forced out by her Alpha, Lasha Cooper. The Alpha blames Jess for the death of her mate, Julian Cooper. But then, werewolves are emotional creatures and not always logical.
Emotions run high when Lasha asks Jess to work with Iain Trennor, the VIC’s new head of security and Jess’s former love, to find out why the Alpha’s son Dylan has fallen ill. Instinct tells Jess and Iain there is something darker going on…
The Musgrave Landing Mystery Series
In DEATH AND CUPCAKES, Jane Westcott has come home to the village of Musgrave Landing, and nothing will be the same again.
She has inherited her aunt’s cafe, and that’s a good thing, too since her personal finances are in shambles.
Jane must make a go of the business and leave her past in Vancouver behind. She plans to run the small cafe by the ferry wharf and bake to her heart’s content until her sister receives a letter from their dead aunt, which alludes to finding a key. But where is Jane’s letter?
In FUN WITH FUNERALS, Alicia Highmere is heading home and back to Musgrave Landing.
Part of the reason the family has fallen out is due to the disappearance of Allister Highmere, some twenty years ago. Alicia’s father vanished without a trace, upsetting the family company and leaving the CEO vacancy. Uncle Hugo had his eye on the power seat and accused Olivia of murder to get it, but is it murder if there’s NO BODY?
In CONDO CRAZY, Gladys Wyatt is busy with her home bakery business.
When Gladys is accused by Ann Westcott of hanging prank banners on the waterworks building, is it possible the pranks could be related to the thief plaguing the village?
She is shocked to find a body half outside of the garage. Could the thief also be responsible for the murder? She reminds her granddaughter to keep the condo doors locked, but will that be enough?
More about Yvonne and her career as a writer
- You can find Yvonne Rediger on Goodreads
- The Manitoba Writers Guild has featured Yvonne Rediger.
- Fun With Funerals, A Musgrave Landing Mystery won the Top Ten Finish Award in a Reader Poll in 2020
- An Adam Norcross Mystery: Book 1, “The Wrong Words,” was voted Book of the Month in February 2022 by Long and Short Reviews.
- During the Pandemic, Yvonne was honored to be asked to read “For the River Volta Reading Series” via Zoom for the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. She read part of her book entitled The Common Touch.
- Long and Short Reviews
- Yvonne on YouTube – Unboxing of Into the Wood
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