Lunenburg by: Baker, Keith
trade | 344 pages | ISBN:1-55278-211-5
Year Published:2001 – McArthur & Company | Tidewater Price:$24.95
A thirty-year-old murder in rural Nova Scotia begins Keith Baker’s Lunenburg, a tale of a small town, secrets old and new, and a killer on the loose. Witnessed by a young boy who until now has not come forward, the murder is all but forgotten until unforeseen events bring it back into the public eye.
Set in Halifax and Lunenburg, Baker’s novel is compelling and fast paced. Annie Welles is a Halifax regional police officer assigned to the Robbery and Violent Crimes Unit. The pressures of the job have resulted in the end of her marriage and the loss of her children. Now an ambitious colleague is causing problems at work. When two murders are committed within forty-eight hours, seemingly unrelated, she knows that her career depends on solving the cases. What she finds will lead her to Lunenburg’s long buried secret.
John Taggert is a Scottish journalist assigned to cover the Prince of Wales’ trip to Nova Scotia. When he meets Annie Welles, he finds himself caught up in the double murder case, and a long buried secret from his own families past will surface with startling implications.
With enough twists to keep you guessing, Baker has crafted a superb murder thriller with the added interest of locales familiar to Maritimers. Highly recommended.