Exotic and mysterious Newfoundland

It is no coincidence that I wrote a mystery novel with the title "Stormy Cove" that takes place in Newfoundland, a windswept island on Canada`s East coast. I spent many months in an isolated fishing community on the Northern tip of this fascinating and in many ways still exotic territory. I went fishing with the fishermen in the North Atlantic, ate with their families, got to know their customs and rituals and hiked many hills and coast lines. A coast where polar bears cross the land in the spring - watch out!
I found the barren tundra and the wild ocean landscape to be totally fascinating. It is an almost natural setting for a mystery novel. I also experienced first hand how it feels as a stranger to come into a close-knit community that has its own (often unspoken) rules and traditions. Many times I assumed the wrong thing and was perplexed.
The rocky landscape is absolutely inspiring, its beauty and dangers captivating. I owe this book to Newfoundland and its dark stories that kept me in their thralls. Like the one of the French aristocratic lady who was marooned on an island - and survived. To this day, the fishermen hear chillingly strange sounds coming from that island...