Mysteries set in British Columbia
Discover mystery stories set in the beautiful province of British Columbia
Books Set in British Columbia (41)
Maude Kirby has recently been dumped by her diplomat husband and has returned to her quirky hometown of West Elk, BC, to…
Lane struggles to distinguish friend from foe when a new case forces her to confront political intrigue, personal betrayal,…
The False Creek Murder
by Roy Innes
Part of: Inspector Coswell Mysteries
Mystery, Noir, Police Procedural
After a young constable is killed during what should have been a routine drug bust, Sergeant Janet Bostock is propelled…
Lane faces one of her most emotionally charged cases when a kidnapping exposes deep fractures within the community. As she…
It’s the summer of 1976 and Alice and Tom set out on the remote Canadian highways in their new RV, hoping to heal their…
Invasion of the IQ Snatchers
by Arthur Slade
Part of: Canadian Chills
Juvenile, Middle Grade, Mystery, Paranormal
Someone is delivering plates of scrumptious Nanaimo bars to every household in Nanaimo, and the people who eat them are…
Lightning Strikes the Silence
by Iona Whishaw
Part of: Lane Winslow Mysteries
Cozy, Historical, Mystery
Beginning with a dramatic explosion, this installment plunges Lane into a case involving sabotage, personal vendettas, and…
While recovering from a professional setback, documentary filmmaker Jane Duvall stays at a remote hotel during the off season…
Crescent Cove, a small hamlet on Vancouver Island, is the last place out-of-work investigative journalist Luke Tremblay…
Spanning both world wars, this mystery forces Lane to confront old loyalties and buried histories. When a man disappears…
It’s early spring 1948 and Lane arrives in New Denver to find that her friend, Peter Barisoff, is not at home. Instead,…
Lane becomes involved in a case centered on a local schoolteacher and a troubling incident that threatens the community’s…
Lane and Darling travel to Tucson for their honeymoon, only to witness a wealthy guest shot in broad daylight. Their romantic…
As Lane prepares for her wedding, she assists an elderly Russian countess searching for her missing brother. A hunter’s…
Summer descends over the picturesque King’s Cove as Darling and Lane’s mutual affection blossoms. But their respite from…
A young man is pulled from a sinking boat, gravely injured. As Darling and Ames hunt for his attacker, clues point toward…
On a snowy day in December 1946, Lane Winslow—a former British intelligence agent who’s escaped to the rural Canadian community…
Even the smallest, most idyllic communities have dangerous secrets. When the Hughes ladies—King Cove’s favourite mere et…
The Extra Cadaver Murder
by Roy Innes
Part of: Inspector Coswell Mysteries
Mystery, Noir, Police Procedural
RCMP Inspector Coswell is back. A university professor is murdered and his corpse is revealed to a first year anatomy class…
It is 1946, and war-weary young ex-intelligence officer Lane Winslow leaves London to look for a fresh start. When she finds…
Unreasonable Doubt
by Vicki Delany
Part of: Constable Molly Smith Mysteries
Mystery, Police Procedural
What would it be like to return to your hometown after twenty-five years in prison for a crime you have maintained you did…
In the ramshackle capital of one of the last colonies in North America, a few thousand settlers aspire to the values of…
When a distraught woman, Heather Simeon, is brought into the Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit after a suicide attempt, Nadine…
As a teenager, Toni Murphy had a life full of typical adolescent complications: a boyfriend she adored, a younger sister…
Under Cold Stone
by Vicki Delany
Part of: Constable Molly Smith Mysteries
Mystery, Police Procedural
Passionate environmentalist, old-time hippy Lucky Smith and Chief Constable of Trafalgar, British Columbia Paul Keller are…
A Cold White Sun
by Vicki Delany
Part of: Constable Molly Smith Mysteries
Mystery, Police Procedural
It's the end of March and Trafalgar, British Columbia, is preparing for the last influx of the seasonal skiers. Teachers,…
Among The Departed
by Vicki Delany
Part of: Constable Molly Smith Mysteries
Mystery, Police Procedural
Fifteen years ago a young girl named Moonlight Smith went to her best friend Nicky Nowak's house for a sleepover. Moonlight…
At thirty-three Sara Gallagher is finally happy. Her antique furniture restoration business is taking off and she’s engaged…
Murder in the Chilcotin
by Roy Innes
Part of: Inspector Coswell Mysteries
Mystery, Noir, Police Procedural
The third book in Roy Innes' mystery series sends RCMP Inspector Coswell and the newly promoted Sergeant Blakemore to the…
As the mountain town of Trafalgar, British Columbia, shakes off a long hard winter, famous photographer Rudolph Steiner…
On the day she was abducted, Annie O’Sullivan, a 32-year-old realtor, had three goals - sell a house, forget about a recent…
Winter Of Secrets
by Vicki Delany
Part of: Constable Molly Smith Mysteries
Mystery, Police Procedural
Siblings Wendy and Jason Wyatt-Yarmouth and their friends have come to the peaceful mountain town of Trafalgar, B.C. to…
Valley of the Lost
by Vicki Delany
Part of: Constable Molly Smith Mysteries
Mystery, Police Procedural
In the mountain town of Trafalgar, British Columbia, a young woman is found dead of a heroin overdose, her baby lying at…
In the Shadow of the Glacier
by Vicki Delany
Part of: Constable Molly Smith Mysteries
Mystery, Police Procedural
Trouble is brewing in the small, bucolic mountain town of Trafalgar, British Columbia. An American who came to Trafalgar…
When a series of murders threatens the lives of an entire community in Vancouver, RCMP Corporal Paul Blakemore and Inspector…
Murder in the Monashees
by Roy Innes
Part of: Inspector Coswell Mysteries
Mystery, Noir, Police Procedural
RCMP Corporal Paul Blakemore is jolted from his mundane policing duties in the small Monashee Mountain village of Bear Creek…
Liz investigates a mystery tied to the legacy of artist Emily Carr. Art theft, historical secrets, and West Coast atmosphere…
Tom and Liz Austen travel to the Kootenays to visit their grandmother and cousin, expecting a quiet stay in the mountains.…
After surviving a violent Pacific storm, Tom and Liz Austen land on Nearby Island, a rainforest shrouded in secrets. Strange…
When Tom witnesses a kidnapping, he’s pulled into a dangerous chase through Vancouver’s streets and waterfront. The city’s…
Although he is a decorated officer of the Mounted Police, Madoc Rhys's tin ear has long been an embarrassment to his musically…