{"product_id":"the-cost-of-a-hostage-iona-whishaw-9781771514545","title":"The Cost of a Hostage: A Lane Winslow Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe latest mystery in the series\u003c\/i\u003e Publishers Weekly calls \"highly entertaining\" sees Lane trekking through Mexico while the team back in Nelson pursue an open and shut and then open again kidnapping.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a slow August morning in King's Cove. Lane has a book to read and a lawn that needs mowing. At the Nelson Police Station her husband, Inspector Darling, and his team are tidying their desks during a rare lull. Then Lane receives a call with news that Darling's brother Bob has gone missing from a mining camp in Mexico and the police station is visited by the frantic mother of a boy kidnapped from his bedroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom bustling Mexico City, through the desert and into the mountain range beyond, Darling and Lane's search for Bob puts them out of the realm of the law and at the mercy of a local bandido. Meanwhile Lane is certain she's recognized someone from her past she'd rather forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack in the Kootenays, both kidnapper and kid turn up across the lake in Creston and it appears to be case closed--until a body is found mangled in the paddlewheel of a ferry boat. Plans for Ames's wedding are taking shape, and Terrell's favourite soon-to-be police officer April has a chance to prove her mettle. The latest Winslow mystery questions the roles of men and women, husbands and wives, and of course a certain police inspector and King's Cove's resident sleuth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Iona Whishaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 177151454X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771514545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Touchwood Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Iona Whishaw","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46250417062143,"sku":"9781771514545","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa4f8dc8-bf21-499c-8842-56849b668609.jpg?v=1729600270","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-cost-of-a-hostage-iona-whishaw-9781771514545","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}