Under Cold Stone, Vicki Delany
Under Cold Stone, Vicki Delany
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Under Cold Stone
A Constable Molly Smith Mystery

Author: Vicki Delany

Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie

Unabridged: 8 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/15/2014

Synopsis

They're an unlikely couple: Lucky Smith, passionate environmentalist and old-time hippie, and Paul Keller, chief constable of Trafalgar, British Columbia. Their weekend getaway to a Scottish-inspired castle in the Rocky Mountains is a chance to explore their fledgling late-in-life relationship and indulge themselves at the famous Banff Springs Hotel.Trouble interferes when Lucky, strong willed and sometimes too stubborn for her own good, stands up to two bullies in the local coffee shop. To his horror, Paul recognizes one of the young men as his estranged son, Matt.In the early hours of the following morning, a frantic Matt calls his father for help. Lucky and Paul arrive to find a body on the apartment floor, but Matt has gone.Matt Keller is an experienced wilderness adventurer. All signs indicate that he has escaped into the backcountry. To Sergeant Eddie Blechta of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, running is all the proof of guilt he needs. Paul Keller can do nothing but watch the investigation from a distance, terrified that Blechta is right.Lucky's daughter, Constable Molly Smith of the Trafalgar City Police, abandons her chaotic Thanksgiving kitchen to offer her mom support. She has no intention of meddling in the police investigation, but she is as good in the wilderness as Matt, and when his sad, shy girlfriend asks for her help, Molly finds herself not only interfering but putting herself on the wrong side of Edward Blechta.

About Vicki Delany

Vicki Delany is one of Canada’s most prolific and varied crime writers and a national bestselling author in the United States. She writes novels in four cozy mystery series: the Tea by the Sea mysteries, the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop series, the Year-Round Christmas mysteries and, as Eva Gates, the Lighthouse Library series. She is the recipient of the 2019 Derrick Murdoch Award for contributions to Canadian crime writing, and her work has been nominated for the Derringer, the Bony Blithe, the Ontario Library Association Golden Oak, and the Arthur Ellis awards. She is a past president of Crime Writers of Canada and a co-organizer of Women Killing It, a crime writing festival.

About Carrington MacDuffie

Carrington MacDuffie is a voice actor and recording artist who has narrated over two hundred audiobooks, received numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards, and has been a frequent finalist for the Audie Award, including for her original audiobook, Many Things Invisible. Alongside her narration work, she has released a new album of original songs, Only an Angel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anissa on May 23, 2024

I've been really busy but this book kept me interested and turning the pages. I've read others in the series and I honestly mostly turn up for the atmosphere of Trafalgar and environs. The mystery here was good and I did not figure out who the mastermind of the murder was. Very well done. I am alrea......more

Goodreads review by Micky on October 31, 2019

Joining your mom on her first romantic vacation with the new man in her life, who also happens to be your boss, is just what every adult daughter wants to do right!?! Not even a little bit, but Molly is off to Banff to help her mom and the Chief find the Chief's missing son and find out if he's also......more

Goodreads review by Gloria on October 16, 2014

Lucky Smith, the mother of Molly Smith and recently widowed, and Chief Constable Paul Keller, recently divorced and Molly’s boss, somehow after years of antagonism have formed a relationship. So when Canadian Thanksgiving loomed, they decided to take a fancy long weekend at the plush Banff Springs H......more

Goodreads review by Ed on September 03, 2018

#7 in the Constable Molly Smith series. This 2014 series entry by author Delany provides movement in the lives of the series characters. Molly's widowed mother Lucky Smith has entered a relationship with divorced Chief Constable Paul Keller, Molly's boss. Meanwhile, Molly and RCMP K-9 officer, Adam......more

Goodreads review by Lori on December 01, 2022

When Paul Keller's son Matt seems a likely suspect in the homicide of his roommate, Constable Molly Smith drives to Banff to see how she can help her mom and her boss who are vacationing there. We meet a host of characters connected with Matt's life in the resort town. Meanwhile back in Trafalgar, S......more

Quotes

“Marvelous storytelling…I love this series!” Julia Spencer-Fleming, New York Times bestselling author

“Delany’s engaging seventh Constable Molly Stone mystery takes Molly from Trafalgar, British Columbia, to Banff, Alberta…Her colleague, Sgt. John Winters, remains in Trafalgar to face a potentially ugly protest against a new development, Grizzly Resort, which poses an environmental threat to the wilderness area…Molly and John both display compassion and intelligence as they each deal with a host of distinctive and obstructive characters.” Publishers Weekly

“Delany’s Constable Smith series shines again with a fine mix of believable police officers coupled with believable cases. The author’s ability to neatly dovetail her subplots makes for an engaging procedural, this being case number seven. Recommend for armchair travelers, Nevada Barr fans, and those favoring ensemble casts.” Library Journal

“Environmentalist and free spirit Lucky Smith goes on vacation to Banff National Park, Alberta, with the chief constable of Trafalgar, British Columbia, Paul Keller…Drawing heavily on the atmospheric setting in the wilderness of Banff National Park, the story weaves environmentalism, family relationships, and Lucky and Paul’s budding relationship through what is a satisfying series entry.” Booklist

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