Cold Play

Musician Jason Davey ran away to sea after the death of his wife, finding work as a contract entertainer aboard the cruise ship Star Sapphire. But when faces from his past come aboard as passengers, Jason's routine weeklong trip to Alaska becomes anything but relaxing.Jason's wife once worked for Diana Wyndham, a beautiful and eccentric actress. And hard-drinking ex-rocker, Rick Redding, once toured with a band Jason has strong ties to. Now Diana occupies one of the ship's luxury suites, and Rick dwells in the stateroom next door. Between them, they may know more about Jason's secret past than anyone suspects.Jason narrates his-and the Sapphire's-story with drama, humor, and a touch of the supernatural as he tries to survive a trial by fire and ice on the journey to Juneau, Skagway, and Glacier Bay. Winona Kent was born in London, England. She immigrated to Canada with her parents at age three, and grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan, where she received her BA in English from the University of Regina. After settling in Vancouver, she graduated from UBC with an MFA in Creative Writing. More recently, she received her diploma in Writing for Screen and TV from Vancouver Film School.Winona has been a temporary secretary, a travel agent, the Managing Editor of a literary magazine and a Program Assistant at the School of Population and Public Health at UBC. Her writing breakthrough came many years ago when she won First Prize in the Flare Magazine Fiction Contest with her short story about an all-night radio newsman, Tower of Power. More short stories followed, and then novels: Skywatcher, The Cilla Rose Affair, Cold Play, Persistence of Memory, In Loving Memory, and Marianne's Memory. Winona began her Jason Davey Mystery series in 2017 with the novella, Disturbing the Peace. Two further novels followed: Notes on a Missing G-String and Lost Time. Ticket to Ride is the fourth book in Jason Davey series.Winona lives in New Westminster, British Columbia where she is the BC/YK/NWT Representative for the Crime Writers of Canada as well as an active member of Sisters in Crime.