The bestselling author Iona Whishaw discusses the success of her Lane Winslow Mystery series, and the latest Framed in Fire (TouchWood Editions, 2022), with Joseph Planta.

Framed in Fire: A Lane Winslow Mystery by Iona Whishaw (Touchwood Editions, 2022). Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: Framed in Fire

Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.

Iona Whishaw joins me now. She is the popular and critically acclaimed author of the Lane Winslow Mystery series. The books, they’re up to nine now, are bestsellers and have garnered a devoted following. At the centre of the books, is Lane Winslow, a woman who in the mid-20^th century leaves England for a fresh start. She ends up in the British Columbia interior, in a small town called King’s Cove. It’s a fictional place, but it feels like it’s in the Kootenays. Lane, a war-weary young intelligence officer hopes to put her past behind her, but when there’s a murder, she works alongside the town’s inspectors. One of them is Inspector Darling, and by the ninth book, out just this past month, Framed In Fire, they are married. I’ll ask Ms. Whishaw about writing these books, about readers and their interest in mystery and crime. I’ll ask her about how she conceives of her characters, and what about Lane Winslow keeps her interested. Iona Whishaw is a former educator and social worker. Her mother and grandfather were both spies. Iona was also a school administrator, and was principal at my old high school Sir Charles Tupper Secondary, though in the years after I was there. Visit www.ionawhishaw.ca for more information. The eighth book in the series A Lethal Lesson was recently shortlisted for a BC Book Prize, the Bill Duthie Booksellers’ Choice Award. These books are published by TouchWood Editions. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, Iona Whishaw; Ms. Whishaw, good morning.

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