Book Review: Heather and Homicide by Molly MacRae

  Disclosure / Disclaimer: I received this ebook free of charge, from Simon & Schuster via Edelwiss Plus, for review purposes on this blog. No compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about it, all opinions are my own

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?

'

Synopsis:

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?

Review:

In this book Janet takes the stage more, as she is the 'finder' of the body, which turns out to not be a body, but a reenactment, of the body discovered a year previously. What is Heather after? How does she tie into their small community? And why does a recluse hold a very very exensive minature book? Nothing is as it seems in this double mystery, except that you'll be rapidly turning the pages again, as you immerse yourself into Highland life with Janet and the crew at Ye Bonnie Books! It's a fun look at the life of the characters AFTER they leave th ebookshop, but can easily be read alone and not part of the series! I highly recommend this series for holiday reading, especially if you can't get away this holiday season!

About the author

Molly MacRae is the national bestselling author of Lawn Order, Wilder Rumors, and the Haunted Yarn Shop Mystery Series, including Knot the Usual Suspects and Plagued by Quilt. Her short stories have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine for more than twenty years, and she has won the Sherwood Anderson Award for Short Fiction. Molly lives with her family in Champaign, Illinois.