Winona Kent is the award-winning author of the Jason Davey Mystery Series, featuring professional musician and reluctant amateur sleuth Jason (Davey) Figgis. Based in New Westminster, BC, she is an active member of Crime Writers of Canada and Sisters in Crime - Canada West.

The Jason Davey Mystery Series

Professional musician. Reluctant sleuth.

Disturbing the Peace – Jason Davey Mysteries Book 1
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Disturbing the Peace

When Dominic, Jason's film-student son, asks his dad to help track down a missing musician for a documentary, Jason leaps at the chance — and what he discovers in Peace River, Alberta is both intriguing and disturbing.

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Notes on a Missing G-String – Jason Davey Mysteries Book 2
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Notes on a Missing G-String

Jason investigates the theft of £10,000 from a dancer's locker at a Soho gentlemen's club — and discovers not everything Holly Medford has been telling him is the complete truth.

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Lost Time – Jason Davey Mysteries Book 3
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Lost Time

Sixteen-year-old Pippa Gladstone vanished in Spain in 1974. Her mother had her declared dead. Forty years later, a new photo shows her very much alive at the Wiltshire Folk Festival.

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Ticket to Ride – Jason Davey Mysteries Book 4
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Ticket to Ride

Figgis Green’s on the road. But when a psychic warns of deadly danger, Jason must rely on his sleuthing skills to avoid being cancelled. Permanently.

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Bad Boy – Jason Davey Mysteries Book 5
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Bad Boy

After the suicide of an enigmatic thief, Jason follows a trail of clues leading to compositions by Sir Edward Elgar — musical scores stolen to order, which Soho crimelord Arthur Braskey desperately wants back.

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Jason Six – Coming Soon
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"Jason Six" Coming Soon

The next chapter in Jason Davey's adventures. Details (and a proper title!) coming soon — subscribe to the mailing list or Substack for up-to-date news.

Other Books

From historical romance to spy fiction — other worlds, other stories.

Persistence of Memory

Persistence of Memory

Book 1 of the Charlie and Mr. Deeley series.

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In Loving Memory

In Loving Memory

Book 2 of the Charlie and Mr. Deeley series, including the bonus short story Easy When You Know How.

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Marianne's Memory

Marianne's Memory

Book 3 of the Charlie and Mr. Deeley series.

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Skywatcher

Skywatcher

Book 1 of the Evan Harris Spy Series.

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The Cilla Rose Affair

The Cilla Rose Affair

Book 2 of the Evan Harris Spy Series.

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Cold Play

Cold Play

Musician (and future amateur sleuth) Jason Davey's first mystery — aboard a cruise ship in Alaska.

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Ten Stories That Worried My Mother

Ten Stories That Worried My Mother

A collection of 10 short stories from 1982 to the present, including four prize-winners and two previously unpublished works.

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Short Fiction & Anthologies

Winona has contributed stories to the Sisters in Crime - Canada West anthology series and other crime fiction collections. Her novella Salty Dog Blues was shortlisted for the 2021 Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence.

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