Shaded Light takes place on the Canadian estate of
corporate lawyer George Brodie and his wife, Ellen. Ellen, with matchmaking
on her mind, has invited an attractive distant cousin from out west to meet
her son, Kendall, a recent graduate from law school.
But Ellen’s plans are doomed. Kendall brings along his devastatingly
handsome best friend, Nick Donovan; George decides to invite his two legal
partners and their wives; Bart Brodie, George’s black sheep nephew, appears
on the doorstep; an acquaintance of Ellen’s whose house is being painted
descends on them; and to cap it off, there’s a body in the garden!
There’s a new pair of cops
on the mystery scene. Shaded Light: A Manziuk and Ryan Mystery is a
cozy with a modern twist—two police officers who use the forensics Agatha
Christie and her contemporaries never had to worry about.