The Parks Pat Mysteries are fast-paced Canadian police procedurals set in Calgary’s parks, pathways, reservoirs, gardens, and natural spaces. Métis police detective Margie Patenaude—Parks Pat to her colleagues—investigates crimes in places where beauty, history, weather, and terrain can all conceal vital evidence.
Each concise mystery offers a complete case, combining careful police work, memorable Calgary settings, and glimpses of Indigenous culture and community. Margie’s persistence and eye for physical detail guide her through suspicious deaths, buried secrets, missing evidence, and landscapes that never remain simple backdrops.
These quick-read mysteries are ideal when you want a satisfying police procedural without committing to a full-length novel. Start with Out with the Sunset and take a walk through Calgary with Parks Pat.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is another well-written, briskly-paced mystery featuring great characters, lots of interesting glimpses into Canada’s Indigenous culture, and a satisfying resolution all wrapped up in delightful quick-read police procedural by an author who could make a description of drying paint sound fascinating.
Detective Margie “Parks Pat” Patenaude is called to the gruesome scene, and despite what she can see with her own eyes, does not believe that this is an open-and-shut case of the victim being in the wrong place at the wrong time ...
City Hall wanted the death of Samuel Keller to be anything but an accident. Confederation Park had seen too many tragedies lately and did not need another added to the tally.
But Detective “Parks Pat” Patenaude had not been expecting to find evidence of murder ...
Detective “Parks Pat” Patenaude is called to an idyllic scene in the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. Where the scene is marred only by the body of a man who apparently got in the way of beaver construction ...
Join Métis detective and single mom Margie Patenaude in the Parks Pat Mysteries series by P.D. Workman as she solves murders in Calgary's stunning parks ...
Join Detective Margie "Parks Pat" Patenaude on a thrilling journey through the dark underbelly of crime as she investigates a perplexing murder case in this gripping crime thriller set in Calgary's beautiful parks ...
Dive into the stunning parks of Calgary with Detective Parks Patenaude in Echoes of the Engine. Follow her tracks as she unravels the truth behind a tragic accident in this gripping police procedural series ...
Join Métis detective Margie "Parks Pat" Patenaude as she tackles suspenseful murder mysteries in Calgary's scenic parks. Perfect for a quick, thrilling escape! ...
