The Drowned Canoe — Tannis Laidlaw

A barking puppyA waterlogged canoeAnd a very dead manAll Jodie Hill craves is the rustic calm of her remote cottage so she can finish a thesis she’s been working on for four long years. What she gets instead is the mystery of a murdered corpse drifting in a battered canoe across the late afternoon waters of Darkwater Lake, accompanied only by a frantically barking puppy.The dead man owns a nearby fishing camp. The tight-knit group of young men staying there offer theories of what happened which are more convoluted than the zigzagging lake shoreline. Yet to Jodie, their stories, which grow more far-fetched as secrets are revealed, mark them as prime suspects.This gripping prequel kicks off the beloved Darkwater Lake series, plunging you into Jodie’s world filled with suspense, intrigue, and stunning descriptions of Canada's beautiful and remote wilderness. It will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page. Get your copy of the book now!