The Ghost of Hemlock Canyon

"All was quiet at the Marvin ranch-house by the British Columbian lake, and across the shining water a tranquil sunset glimmered on the snow. The head of the lake was narrow, and for a space along the other shore, the dark pines' reflections trembled on the glassy surface. The lake, however, was not at rest. Slow ripples splashed the gravel, and where a rock rose from the depths wrinkling lines curved about the stone."

Western mystery novel set in the Canadian Northwest. Published under the title "Footsteps" in the UK

English novelist Harold Edward Bindloss (1866 - December 30, 1945) wrote many adventure novels set in western Canada. Bindloss was born in Liverpool in 1866 and - after farming in Canada and working in southern climes as a cargo heaver, a planter, and at other jobs - published his first book in 1898, followed by dozens of novels. The town of Bindloss, in the Canadian province of Alberta, was named after him.