{"product_id":"darkest-before-the-dawn","title":"Darkest Before the Dawn","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle Synopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDarkest Before The Dawn is the latest adventure in the Sgt. Winston Windflower mystery series, the popular Maritime tales about a Mountie who finds himself with a new family and a new life in tiny Grand Bank, Newfoundland. Ghosts, mysterious deaths, and a new, perplexing character confront Windflower, Tizzard and the other police officers in Grand Bank as they unearth secrets that have been lying hidden in the sleepy hamlet for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA fast-moving mystery, Darkest Before The Dawn is also a story of love, loss and learning how to grow old gracefully; a tale of family, community and looking after each other, of not giving up hope, just before the dawn.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Bio\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMike 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHe is the award-winning author of the best-selling Sgt. Windflower Mystery series, set in beautiful Grand Bank. There are now 14 books in this light mystery series with the publication of \u003cem\u003eBetter Safe Than Sorry\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Tangled Web\u003c\/em\u003e was shortlisted in 2017 for the best light mystery of the year, and \u003cem\u003eDarkest Before the Dawn \u003c\/em\u003ewon the 2019 Bony Blithe Light Mystery Award. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSome Sgt. Windflower Mysteries are now available as audiobooks and the latest \u003cstrong\u003eDarkest Before the Dawn\u003c\/strong\u003e was released as an audiobook in 2024. All audiobooks are available from Audible in Canada and around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMike 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRunning Time\u003c\/strong\u003e: 07:53:32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781959162803\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LINDIE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47324167274647,"sku":"9781959162803","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/9540\/8023\/files\/9781959162803__77156.jpg?v=1773525169","url":"https:\/\/lindie.net\/products\/darkest-before-the-dawn","provider":"Lantern Indie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}