This was a very slow paced story about the kidnapping of a child which doesn't take place until late in the story. did not warm to the characters. I have really enjoyed other books from this author and I still have a few on my TBR which I will get to sometime soon. ( )

#11 in the series (2000). Edwina Henderson.
"Samantha is a solitary, quiet 5 year old, left by her grief-stricken father in the care of an aunt and in the company of a resentful cousin. Samantha's every move is watched by Susie Wilson, a sixty-year-old woman tortured by feelings of loneliness and despair. Spurred on by Arthur, her bumbling but unscrupulous accomplice, Susie steals Samantha away in a dramatic act of revenge.
The task of unravelling the intricate ties that bind this most unlikely criminal to her young victim falls to Sergeant Edwina Henderson. Following the retirement of beloved Staff Sergeant Karl Alberg, Eddie assumes the helm of the RCMP detachment in Sechelt. Eddie must battle to gain the respect and confidence of those who now work under her, while searching for the missing Samantha." - Seal jacket notes.
Likable characters, gripping suspense. Excellent. ( )