Not a Clue - (Forsyth and Hay Mystery) by Janet Brons (Paperback)

About the Book

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Inspector Liz Forsyth digs into the murder of a Chechen immigrant, while in London her colleague, Scotland Yard Detective Chief Inspector Stephen Hay, searches for the killer of a young Canadian traveller. Separated by continents and responsibilities to their respective departments, Forsyth and Hay doggedly work their cases while still feeling the pull of their recent partnership. As Forsyth chases her case further into the complicated world of Russian and Chechen relations, Hay is at a standstill - until the murderer resurfaces.

Book Synopsis

London. Detective Chief Inspector Stephen Hay of Scotland Yard heads up the investigation into the puzzling murder of a young Canadian woman travelling alone. Her killer was meticulous, leaving behind a naked, almost serene-looking victim, and no clues.

Ottawa. Royal Canadian Mounted Police inspector Liz Forsyth is assigned to the murder of a young Chechen woman, killed by an unseen gunman at the gates of the Russian Embassy in Ottawa. No one knows who would want to kill her, except, perhaps, the Russians.

Separated by continents and responsibilities to their respective departments, Forsyth and Hay (and their loyal sergeants Ouellette and Wilkins) doggedly work their cases while still feeling the pull of their recent partnership at the Canadian High Commission in London. As Forsyth chases her case further into the complicated world of Russian and Chechen relations, Hay is at a standstill--until the murderer resurfaces.

Review Quotes

"Brons is a veteran of the Canadian foreign service, having worked foreign posting for over a decades. She wisely uses her inside knowledge of this world to add an extra, international dimension to the mystery ... [She] gives us a fairly conventional mystery plot that is enlivened by details and settings that we haven't seen before, making this a series worth following." --National Post

-- (10/29/2015)

"Reminiscent of Agatha Christie and the classic whodunit ... I was drawn into the murders instantly and wanted to solve them along with the two inspectors. I am sure we will be seeing more of Forsyth and Hay in the future and for that I am extremely glad." --Mystery Playground blog

-- (10/13/2015)

Janet Brons asks "Why are our favorite detectives so fatally flawed?" in a guest blog post for The Strand magazine.

-- (10/05/2015)

Janet Brons speaks to the Peninsula News Review about her newest mystery, her writing process, and her love of mysteries.

-- (10/09/2015)

Janet Brons speaks to the writing duo at Jamie Tremain about her new mystery, her most memorable posting with the Canadian Foreign Service, and the books on her To Be Read pile.

-- (10/13/2015)

About the Author

Before taking to crime writing, Janet Brons worked as a foreign affairs consultant following a seventeen-year career in the Canadian foreign service, with postings in Kuala Lumpur, Warsaw, and Moscow. She holds a Master's of Arts in political science and international relations. Not A Clue is the second installment in her Forsyth and Hay mystery series. Brons lives in Sidney, British Columbia.