Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / Police Procedural / World Literature / Canada

Former detective and perpetual grouch Charlie Smeg is old, at least that’s the way he feels, that’s why he retired from the Edmonton Police. Washed up, burnt out, unappreciated by younger cops clawing for his job. He’d been a good detective but methods change, times change.
He’s looking forward to a life of solitude, a good book and staying indoors during the winter months. Unfortunately his former boss has other plans. He’s not even a week out of the job when she asks him to mentor rising star Meaghan Byatt on her first case in the homicide department. Byatt is one of those upstart detectives.
The case is an odd one from the get-go, enough that Smeg decides, against his better judgment, to help.