Yvonne Maximchuk – Murder Rides A Gale Force Wind

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An Island Mystery

WAS IT REALLY MURDER?
Big crime comes to a town too small to merit even that title. Residents of the loose-knit coastal community of Echo Bay struggle with the same issues as the world at large: drugs, mental health, racial friction, sexism, you name it. But everyone signs on to the code: whether you like them or not, you always help someone in need.
When local prawn checker Tim Connolly doesn’t show up for a dinner date with his girlfriend Kit Sampson no one is too concerned. But when a body is found washed up on an islet by young boaters, the discovery fragments
the residents into a tumult of distrust and suspicion. And then the RCMP come calling.
Far from the structures created to monitor and regulate larger populations, these people are resourceful, tough and sometimes merciless. If something needs to be cleaned up, they clean it up. They gossip, embellish, draw conclusions and take action. Sometimes disaster results, and sometimes a fitting outcome.
The glorious beauty of the Broughton Archipelago, with Echo Bay at the heart of its inlets and islands, provides the backdrop for these colourful characters who ‘rub along’ but can take justice into their own hands when one of their own breaks the social contract.

Author Biography

Yvonne Maximchuk is still exploring the Broughton Archipelago in her sixteen-foot speedboat SeaRose from her off-grid home on Gilford Island, still learning the secret world of islands and inlets from which she draws her inspiration. She is a life-long working artist in acrylic, watercolour, drawing media and clay, and author of a memoir; Drawn to Sea – From Paintbrush to Chainsaw, Carving out a Life on BC’s Rugged Raincoast (Caitlin Press 2013) about her life in the Broughton Archipelago wilderness. She is co-author of Full Moon Flood Tide, Bill Proctor’s Raincoast (Harbour Publishing 2003) nominated for the Bill Duthie’s Booksellers Choice award in the BC and Yukon Book Awards. A follow-up, Tide Rips and Back Eddies, Bill Proctor’s Tales of Blackfish Sound was published (Harbour Publishing) in 2015.
She created a colouring book, Colour the British Columba Coast; within its pages are forty drawings, along with a brief description of the scene and artist tips. Released June 2016 (Harbour Publishing) it quickly went to a second edition.

Praise

~ Jane Wilde, Gumboot Girls and Dancing in Gumboots (Caitlin Press 2014)
“A compelling page turner that I had trouble putting down, absolutely loved having it set in places I know. Surprise ending, strong women characters, Back Eddy – perfection!”

~ Bill Proctor, Full Moon Flood Tide, Tide Rips and Back Eddies (Harbour Publishing)
“I read your book, it’s great. I could not put it down, it’s the best book I think I ever read.

~ Sharon Gordon, life-long coastal resident, Alert Bay,
“Gilakas’la to Yvonne Maximchuk for your excellent book, Murder Rides a Gale Force Wind. I thoroughly enjoyed it and couldn’t put it down! Your insight, your creativity as an artist, your knowledge of the area and the people, and your love of Echo Bay come shining through in your writing!”

~ TerryLynn Gold, Alert Bay resident
“Absolutely loved it. Best were the sights, the sounds, the fragrance you created that evoked the feeling of actually being there, cruising through the Broughton’s, visiting the folks in Echo Bay. Every scene contains a richness of elements that bring to life the unique cultural life and the close knit communities of the Broughton Archipelago, with real and distinctive characters. And the other best… the nail biter climax!

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