About the book This atmospheric debut mystery “is a Scottish delight that will keep you on your toes” with its riveting blend of real history, island legend, and unforgettable characters (Carlene O’Connor, USA Today–bestselling author of the Irish Village mysteries).
On a remote island in Scotland, an American antiques dealer a brutal killing staged to recreate a centuries-old unsolved murder.
Autumn has come and gone on Scotland’s Isle of Glenroth, and the islanders gather for the Tartan Ball, the annual end-of-tourist-season gala. Spirits are high until an unexpected turn of events takes the floor.
A recently published novel about island history has brought hordes of tourists to the small Hebridean resort community. On the guest list is American antiques dealer Kate Hamilton. Kate returns reluctantly to the island where her husband died, determined to repair her relationship with his sister, proprietor of the island’s luxe country house hotel, famous for its connection with Bonnie Prince Charlie.
Kate has hardly unpacked when the next morning a body is found, murdered in a reenactment of an infamous unsolved murder described in the novel—and the only clue to the killer’s identity lies in a curiously embellished antique casket. The Scottish police discount the historical connection, but when a much-loved local handyman is arrested, Kate teams up with a vacationing detective inspector from Suffolk, England, to unmask a killer determined to rewrite island history—and Kate’s future.
And I thought
A great read.
New to me author.
Book 1 of a series that has great promises.
I enjoyed the characters Kate an American. Tom Mallory a Detective Inspector from England I expect will end up together at sone point with an ocean between it might not happen.
It was refreshing that the main character was not a suspect.
And Kate kind of puts Tom on the suspect list when she begins to wonder why he is really on the island.
Kate gets dumped into a murder investigation when he sister in law is found dead the day she arrives.
The prime suspect ends up being Kate's husband childhood friend Beau. He is a high functioning but has some ailments.
As Katie rushes to prove Beau's innocence and gets drawn in to a muder investigation and finds a curious murder unsolved from the late 1800's.
I was happy to find a new Cozy series and author.
I will be enjoying the audio version of Book 2 if it is available on You Tube.
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