The Lake Templeton Murders

by

H S Burney

About the book:-

An edge-of-your seat murder mystery set in a forgotten, ocean-facing town on Vancouver Island!

A body washes up on the shores of Lake Templeton, a small town on the coast of Vancouver Island. Sharon Reese, the victim, was a dedicated government employee. Everyone liked her, but no one knew much about her. Was she hiding something? Maybe a questionable past riddled with scandal. And did it lead to her plunge to death, in a drunken stupor, off the dock outside her secluded lakefront lodge?

Was it an accident? A suicide? Or cold-blooded murder? Private Investigator, Fati Rizvi, is determined to find out.

Fati arrives in Lake Templeton to find secrets that run as deep as the City’s sewers. Everyone is hiding something and nothing is as it seems. A cult escapee. A corrupt politician. A struggling airline. A multi-million dollar public-private project to revitalize the Lake Templeton waterfront. How are they all connected?

As Fati valiantly unravels the knots, another body is found on the shore. Is it the same killer? And can Fati stop them before they strike again?

the dock outside her secluded lakefront lodge?

Was it an accident? A suicide? Or cold-blooded murder? Private Investigator, Fati Rizvi, is determined to find out.

Fati arrives in Lake Templeton to find secrets that run as deep as the City’s sewers. Everyone is hiding something and nothing is as it seems. A cult escapee. A corrupt politician. A struggling airline. A multi-million dollar public-private project to revitalize the Lake Templeton waterfront. How are they all connected?

As Fati valiantly unravels the knots, another body is found on the shore. Is it the same killer? And can Fati stop them before they strike again?

My Review:-

A cosy murder mystery, set in a small Canadian, lakeside town, with a back drop of magnificent scenery.  That’s what I thought I was going to read and two out of three ain’t bad.  Lake Templeton is a small coastal town with a magnificent back drop but I would not class this a cosy murder mystery.  It is a murder mystery but it is not cosy!!

I have not read HS Burney before so came with a completely open mind, not knowing what to expect.  I thoroughly enjoyed this book.  I found it very intriguing and loved Fati Rizvi.  She is a totally different character to your normal PI, from her ethnic background to her outlook on life.  I really enjoyed her.  I also enjoyed the other characters in the book, especially the eccentric Zed who is the perfect foil for Fati.  This is a complex plot with several suspects so you have to keep your wits about you but I found myself really looking forward to diving back in and putting my amateur sleuthing skills to work. Sometimes I thought I had it worked out and then another red herring would pop up.  HS Burns has a good grasp of small town life and politics which added another dimension to the book.  I would certainly read another by this author.

About the author:-

HS Burney writes fast-moving, action-packed mysteries set against the backdrop of majestic mountains and crystalline ocean in West Coast Canada. She loves creating characters that keep you on your toes. A corporate executive by day and a novelist by night, HS Burney received her Bachelors’ in Creative Writing from Lafayette College. A proud Canadian immigrant, she takes her readers into worlds populated by diverse characters with unique cultural backgrounds. When not writing, she is out hiking, waiting for the next story idea to strike, and pull her into a new world. 

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Buy Links:-

Amazon UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lake-Templeton-Murders-Private-Investigator-ebook/dp/B09KMDQBQ1

Amazon US https://www.amazon.com/Lake-Templeton-Murders-Private-Investigator-ebook/dp/B09KMDQBQ1