

There are secrets buried in Crescent Cove, and the more Luke digs, the more he fears they might change the town forever. If he wants to prove his innocence and leave this town once and for all, Luke will have to use all his skills as a journalist to investigate the colorful locals while coming to terms with his own painful past. To make matters worse, the officer leading the investigation is a handsome Mountie with a chip on his shoulder who seems convinced that Luke is the culprit. The next morning, though, Luke discovers that the stranger has returned, only now he’s lying dead in the back garden. When a stranger starts making wild claims about his aunt, Luke sends him packing. Luke plans to sell everything and head back to Toronto as soon as he can…but Crescent Cove isn’t done with him just yet. The real wizardry is how Waddell masterfully explains the uniqueness of early modern views of magic, religion and nature, while emphasizing the profound links between this past and our present. Now, following his aunt’s sudden death, he’s inherited her entire estate, including her seaside cottage and the antiques shop she ran for forty years. An enchanting, yet eminently accessible, tour of the magical and mysterious in European thought from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment. He used to spend summers here, until his family learned he was gay and rejected him. My debut novel, THE BODY IN THE BACK GARDEN, is available for pre-order AND on NetGalley It features a queer MC, a brooding, handsome Mountie, a beautiful coastal Canadian village.and murder Links in profile. There are secrets buried in Crescent Cove, and the more Luke digs, the more he fears they might change the town forever.Crescent Cove, a small hamlet on Vancouver Island, is the last place out-of-work investigative journalist Luke Tremblay ever wanted to see again.


The next morning, though, Luke discovers that the stranger has returned, and now he’s lying dead in the back garden. When a stranger starts making wild claims about Luke’s aunt, Luke sends him packing. Now, following his aunt’s sudden death, he’s inherited her entire estate, including her seaside cottage and the antiques shop she ran for forty years in Crescent Cove. He used to spend summers here, until his family learned that he was gay and rejected him. In this queer cozy series debut perfect for fans of Ellen Byron and Ellery Adams, Luke Tremblay is about to discover that Crescent Cove has more than its fair share of secrets…and some might be deadlier than others.Ĭrescent Cove, a small hamlet on Vancouver Island, is the last place out-of-work investigative journalist Luke Tremblay ever wanted to see again.
