A Mighty Fall

This case might just leave Margie feeling nostalgic about the water deaths she has been investigating lately.

A woman is found at the bottom of a 70-meter drop. It is pretty clear from the beginning that she was killed in the fall.

But you can never be sure until the medical examiner’s report comes back. It would appear that there is a lot more to be investigated after all.

Maybe this close-knit community wasn’t quite all it appeared to be.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 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.

Looking for a police procedural set in picturesque Canada? Let Award-winning and Bestselling Author P.D. Workman take you to her favourite Calgary parks, as Métis detective Margie Patenaude investigates a murder in this fast-paced new series. 

These short mysteries are just right for those days when you could use a break from your busy life. Take a walk in a Calgary park with Parks Pat.

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This promises to be a wonderful series with fantastic characters, interesting locations, and fascinating glimpses into different cultures. The story is of novella length and can easily be read in one sitting if so desired, there is no offensive language, no sex, no graphic violence – just a whopping good story everyone can enjoy.
—Kim, Goodreads

The writing is excellent, the plot is nice and twisty and the the characters and situations are believable. I enjoyed this book and am looking forward to seeing where she takes these new characters.
—Sandy, Goodreads

I am enjoying this new series. The first book was good and this one was even better. Love the characters and the storyline. Can’t wait to read book number three in this series.
—Kandy, Goodreads

I feel like I’m visiting Calgary, Canada and the parks where the murders are taking place in all three books so far. There are vivid descriptions of the park and the wetlands. Margie and her family are woven throughout along with their ancestry which adds a nice touch.
—Joanne, Goodreads

I love these stories. Short, exciting and not really predictable, as many short stories are. Plots are well-developed, characters are interesting, and there’s plenty of local lore and history. 
—Alice Hazelbaker, Goodreads

Author Notes may contain spoilers!

I remember going to Edworthy Park several times during Elementary School, and my husband remembers going there in Cub Scouts. It has been a Calgary landmark since around 1962. I remember roasting wieners there, and it is close to Leavitt’s Ice Cream (Lics), another favourite Calgary landmark! Although Lics isn’t featured in the book, maybe it should have been. Margie’s penchant for ice cream has led to the inclusion of both Mackay’s Ice Cream in Cochrane and Peters’ Drive-in in the series. 

I can remember going with my family and trying to skip rocks on the river, and going with my husband while we were dating and watching children skip rocks on the river. Our son, when we took him there, wanted to go into the river rather than just throwing rocks in. He was always adventurous around water!

I went back to Edworthy Park to enjoy the nostalgia and to look for possible murder sites for Hazard of the Hills. One thing that I found was a delightful warning sign that listed all kinds of potentially fatal hazards in Edworthy Park, particularly on the Douglas Fir Trail. 

All of these hazards were overridden when I saw the downhill bikers at the top of a very steep hill, considering the downhill slope (if something that is almost straight down could be called a slope!) I couldn’t stay and watch any of them going down, I didn’t want to see anyone crash on the way down or when they reached the bottom, but I did snap a photo. Luckily, none of them were brave enough to go down while I was there. You can find a few videos on Youtube of downhill bikers braving the pathways in Edworthy Park, but I didn’t find any of them going down that particular hill/cliff.

The drone I saw being flown in the park that day also inspired several scenes in Hazard of the Hills. 

While Margie is visiting Edworthy Park, her daughter Christine is off with friends to the Calgary Stampede, where she visits the Elbow River Camp, among other exhibits.

• Questions and answers about the series
• Edworthy Park (Calgary Parks and Rec)
• Mountain Biking Trails review of Edworthy Park
• National Aboriginal Day

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