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The Series

 

Stella Mosconi is a little like me back in the day, eager to grab life by the throat yet at times holding back. Like me, she’s terrified of deep water but loath to admit it. Over the course of this series, I’m rooting for Stella to tackle her fears and evolve into the woman she wants and needs to be – even if she can’t stay out of trouble when murder comes to town. The series is set in a fictionalized version of Nelson, British Columbia, where an eclectic population is served by its own newspaper and police force – and bad things can happen to ordinary people.

In Give Out Creek, Stella Mosconi’s marriage is beginning to fray and her job at the local paper is on shaky ground when a new friend is found dead in a rowboat. Enter lead investigator and former classmate Ben McKean. Tension strums between the reporter and the cop as each pursues a string of suspects until a second woman dies, then all bets are off. Now Stella has to confront her greatest fear to face down the killer – and survive.

 Give Out Creek was shortlisted for the 2016 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Unpublished Manuscript and the 2019 Lefty Award for Best Debut Mystery Novel.

A “refreshing debut… (that) keeps readers guessing to the end.”
Publishers Weekly

“This entertaining read … takes readers on an enjoyable journey to discover the truth behind two untimely deaths.”
Vancouver Sun

“The plot is good and the setting is great. Toews has a nice eye for the details that give charm to the BC outback… shows promise to come.”
-Globe and Mail

 

 

In Lucky Jack Road, second in the series, former pro mountain biker Jack Ballard meets his end at the bottom of a viewpoint, leaving behind a troubled history with Stella and a raft of complicated relationships. Once again the intrepid reporter finds herself drawn into an investigation with Sergeant Ben McKean. Both try to skirt their mutual attraction as Stella struggles to come to terms with her own all-too-human failings.