Posted by A Yukon Murder Mystery
In 1933, the Yukon Territory is in the tight grip of the Depression. From the remote village of Porter’s Landing, to the dark side of Dawson City— where it’s fair game to “mine the miners”—follow the adventures of a rich cast of characters as real and honest and flawed as all of us. Young Jack Marian never guessed that his summer job, working for his mentor high in the Yukon hills, would bring forth such depths of greed and evil. The deadly chain of events leads from the blackness of the Turn Again gold mine, to a desperate adventure on board the sternwheeler “Lady Black”, to raucous bars and taverns where murderous plots are hatched. All in the quest for another man’s gold—and a harbinger of the worldwide evil to come. Behind it all, a story of a love that was missed and then reached for.
Author Biography
Tim Hanley grew up and worked underground in the goldfields of Kirkland Lake Ontario. Moving west as a young man, he lived the next forty years in Northern British Columbia and the Yukon Territory. Four decades of hiking the mountains, canoeing the rivers and general rough housing has situated the author to spin an authentic tale of the gritty north. His love of the north remains undiminished.
Praise
Gold, Murder and Mayhem! Journey Back in time to the dangerous and wild days that followed Dawson’s fall from grace, in this very suspenseful fictional crime novel, “Lady Black”, by Tim Hanley. Lots of twists and turns in the plot along with a very descriptive narrative that makes it difficult to put the novel down until you are done. A real “page turner”!
Barry Huhn BSc MA, Retired teacher. Assistant Librarian, Amazon Kindle Author
Tim’s engaging story of intrigue based in 1930’s Yukon, was a non-stop read from start to finish. The richness of the characters, the unique Canadian north context, and the history and mystery of the gold trade made this book not only a great read, but has placed an adventure to the Yukon squarely on my bucket list! Tim is clearly a talented story teller and I look forward to more from this emerging Canadian author.
Manu Madhok, Superintendent School District 91 British Columbia
9 x 6 – 398 pages – $21.95
