Heather and Homicide
The Highland Bookshop Mystery Series: Book 4
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- $24.99
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- $24.99
Publisher Description
The new novel in the acclaimed Highland Bookshop mystery series finds a true-crime author murdered in the charming seacoast town of Inversgail—can the women of Yon Bonnie Books discover the killer’s identity before he or she strikes again?
True crime writer Heather Kilbride arrives in the seacoast town of Inversgail, Scotland, to research a recent murder for her new book. But if that’s true, why does she seem more interested in William Clark, a shadowy lawyer with no connection to the murder? Her nosy questions arouse the suspicions of Constable Hobbs, the members of a local writers’ group, and Janet Marsh and her crew of amateur sleuths at Yon Bonnie Books.
Heather’s unconventional research methods prove deadly when Janet discovers her lifeless body. Except the “body” turns out to be a dummy dressed-up to look like Heather. Meanwhile, Heather is sitting at a safe distance observing Janet’s reactions.
Then Heather is found dead—again—sprawled at the base of an ancient standing stone; and this time it’s for real. Clutched in her hand is a valuable miniature book last seen at Yon Bonnie Books, and now the police want to know how Heather, the miniature book, and Janet are all connected. But Janet and her group of sleuths have two questions of their own: Who else is interested in knowing that connection—and is that person a cold-blooded killer?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Macrae's delightful fourth Highland Bookshop mystery (after Thistles and Thieves) opens with the arrival of true crime writer Heather Kilbride in Inversgail, Scotland, where she plans to research the recent Murray murder case, which American expat Janet Marsh, Janet's daughter, and Janet's two friends and business partners had a hand in solving. The four women are co-owners of the Yon Bonnie Bookshop, the Cakes and Tales Tearoom, and the Bedtime Stories B&B. Heather, who visits the bookshop, disappears more than once before her dead body turns up on a remote hill outside the town. Janet and her colleagues investigate, helped by Constable Norman Hobbs and frequently hindered by Inspector Russell of the Major Investigation Team. Their genteel interrogations uncover a great many suspects, and the culprit will catch most readers by surprise. Appealing local color, including a dash of Scottish dialect, buoys this easygoing mystery, which is heavy on pleasant conversation and deductive rumination if light on action. Cozy fans are in for a treat.
