❤Author Interview: Mystery Author Mike Martin: Friends Are Forever #authorinterview


Mike Martin was born in St. John’s, NL on the east coast of Canada and now lives and works in Ottawa, Ontario. He is a long-time freelance writer and his articles and essays have appeared in newspapers, magazines and online across Canada as well as in the United States and New Zealand.

He is the award-winning author of the best-selling Sgt. Windflower Mystery series, set in beautiful Grand Bank. There are now 16 books in this light mystery series with the publication of Friends are Forever. 

A Tangled Web was shortlisted in 2017 for the best light mystery of the year, and Darkest Before the Dawn won the 2019 Bony Blithe Light Mystery Award. All That Glitters was shortlisted for the LOLA 2024 Must Read Book of the year award.

Some Sgt. Windflower Mysteries are now available as audiobooks and the latest Darkest Before the Dawn was released as an audiobook in 2024. All audiobooks are available from Audible in Canada and around the world.

Mike is Past Chair of the Board of Crime Writers of Canada, a national organization promoting Canadian crime and mystery writers and a member of the Newfoundland Writers’ Guild and Capital Crime Writers.

Website & Social Media:

Website ➜  https://sgtwindflowermysteries.com/ 

Twitter ➜ https://www.x.com/mike54martin 

Facebook ➜  https://www.facebook.com/TheWalkerOnTheCapeReviewsAndMore



Congratulations on your new book, Friends Are Forever!  What attracted you to the mystery genre?

I have always liked the mystery genre. In particular I enjoyed some of the classics like Agatha Christie and I liked watching Murder She Wrote on TV.  When it came time to pick a lane to write my fiction stories, it was a natural fit for me to choose mystery.


Do you write in any other genres?

I have written a lot of non-fiction in my role as a freelance writer and I have written 3 children's books as well. Earlier this year I published my first collection of poetry called Hope and Love and Other Dreams.

What inspired you to write your Sgt. Windflower series?

I like to say that Sgt. Windflower came out of the fog in Grand Bank and started telling me his story. I just wrote it down and kept going. It's been quite a ride for 16 books. Yes, he has a lot to say!!

Can you give us your book blurb from Friends are Forever so others can find out what your book is about?

As Winston Windflower, his police colleagues and their families gather in Marystown, Newfoundland, to celebrate those being promoted up the RCMP ranks, a sophisticated heist by international mobsters and local biker gangs unfolds in multiple cities and towns throughout the province, robbing banks and businesses of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Mounties soon realize more than money is being lost.
In this, the sixteenth novel in the Sgt. Windflower Mystery series, author Mike Martin continues to craft intrigue in the cultural and geographical setting unique to Newfoundland and Labrador. Readers new to the Windflower mysteries and those returning will experience the joys of a close-knit community that thrives on the simpler things in life: por' cakes, a lighthouse in serious need of a facelift, TV movie nights and the warmth of get-togethers with family and friends.

How can readers discover more about you and your work?

 

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