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    By Vicki Delany

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    As the mountain town of Trafalgar, British Columbia, shakes off a long hard winter, famous photographer Rudolph Steiner arrives to do a feature on mountain tourism. Steiner is accompanied by his assistant and his sexy young wife, but he has another reason for the visit: to re-connect with the woman who left him 25 years ago to marry another man. That woman was a young, beautiful, naïve, internationally known super-model. Today Eliza Winters is no longer young, and definitely not naïve, but she is still beautiful and married to Trafalgar City Police Sergeant John Winters.


    When Steiner is found shot in his luxury hotel room, suspicion falls upon Eliza who had, inexplicably, visited Steiner there. John Winters is forced into the most difficult of dilemmas: loyalty to his job or to his wife. As the RCMP dig into secrets hidden by both Steiner and Eliza, Winters slowly comes to realize that he doesn't know his beloved wife as well as he thought.


    Meanwhile, Constable Molly Smith has her own troubles. A series of break-ins has the peaceful town in an uproar, her overprotective boyfriend from the Royal Mounted Police is fighting with her colleagues, and a vengeful stalker is watching her every move. When tragedy strikes at the heart of her own family, Molly can't even turn to her mother for help.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPoisoned Pen Press
    Release dateSep 30, 2010
    ISBN9781615952564
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    Vicki Delany

    Vicki Delany is one of Canada’s most prolific and varied crime writers and a national bestseller in the United States. She has written more than 30 books: from clever cozies to Gothic thrillers, gritty police procedurals to historical fiction and seven novellas in the Rapid Reads line. She writes the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop series, the Year Round Christmas mysteries and under the pen name of Eva Gates, the Lighthouse Library series. Vicki is the past president of Crime Writers of Canada. Her work has been nominated for the Derringer, Bony Blithe, Golden Oak, and Arthur Ellis Awards. She lives in Prince Edward County, Ontario.

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    • 5/5
      Vicki Delany's Smith and Winters mysteries are a perfect combination of characterization and story. Molly Smith is the rookie who's learning the job. Her parents have a difficult time dealing with her chosen occupation. Molly's boyfriend Adam wants to be the most important person in her life and is causing her nothing but trouble on the job. Fortunately, she has someone like Sergeant John Winters to mentor her. Winters is a wealth of knowledge and common sense, and he sees Molly's potential. He's also emotionally stable-- or he was until his wife becomes the prime suspect in a murder.It's interesting to see how Winters reacts to learning about his wife's past. He may be a hero, but heroes don't always react the way we want them to, and Delany reminds us of this more than once. Molly's life is tied up in knots with career decisions, gossip, and a stalker. She takes this all on by herself because of the way her fellow officers are treating her. Being a female police officer is certainly not easy.Speaking of certainties, Delany really knows how to ratchet up the suspense. Investigations are being conducted by officers who have their own agendas. Bad things are happening to good people right and left in Negative Image, but the author shows that good police work relies on the boring stuff: going back time after time to ask the same people the same questions and observing every little nuance of behavior. Delany has created a solid mystery that keeps readers guessing. Not only that, but she's created wonderful characters that live and breathe on the page. So much so that fans will have their hearts in their throats through sections of this book.If you haven't read one of Vicki Delany's Smith and Winters mysteries, I urge you to do so. Please start at the beginning with In the Shadow of the Glacier so you don't miss one single bit of her character development (or any of the mysteries).
    • 4/5
      This is the fourth book in the Constable Molly Smith series set in the small town of Trafalgar, British Columbia. When a famous fashion photographer, Rudolph Steiner, is murdered in his hotel room, the town is shocked to find one of their own citizens is the prime suspect. What makes it even worse is the suspect is married to the lead investigator, John Winters. He's taken off the case due to a conflict of interest and he and Molly pursue a string of home burglaries that will lead him back to possible persons of interest in the Steiner matter.

      As usual in this series, it's the quirky townspeople who make this such an absorbing story. Molly's mother, Lucky, is beside herself with worry when her husband of thirty years falls from a ladder and breaks his hip. Molly continues to be pursued by her friend's abusive ex-boyfriend and he's ramping up his threats. Now that she's dating Mountie, Adam Tocek, what does this mean for her future as a policewoman? Molly is growing into a well rounded character, along with many of the secondary characters. I found John Winters to be a real idiot in this story though.

      I wasn't planning to start any new series this year but I've got to admit I'm really enjoying this one. I plan to read the next book, Among the Departed.
    • 5/5
      I've read three of Vicki Delany's Molly Smith series now and this, #4, is the best.Molly has developed well as a policewoman, and she really comes alive on the page. The plot has some good strands that all come together nicely.The setting in the small Canadian town feels realistic and Delany has really fleshed the town dynamics out well. It is worth trying to track down some of the earlier titles in the series.
    • 3/5
      A visiting fashion photographer is murdered in his hotel room, and Sergeant Winters's model wife is a suspect. Meanwhile, a series of burglaries is keeping Winters and Constable Smith occupied.A fairly weak entry in a mostly enjoyable series.
    • 3/5
      The next book in a series from Canada, fairly light and an easy read. A washed-up fashion photographer is killed in the fancy hotel in town, and various ties emerge, involving the sergeant's wife, a long-lost brother, would-be models, photographer's assistant, etc. just go provide lots of possibilities. In the meantime, Constable Molly is being harassed by an abusive ex-con, and dealing with an overeager lover. Enough to keep me reading.