Book Review: Murder in the Highlands by Debbie Young

  Disclosure / Disclaimer: I received this ebook, free of charge,from Boldwood Books via Netgalley, for review purposes on this blog. No other 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. 

Sophie and Hector are heading to the Highlands.

Synopsis:

For Sophie it’s a trip home and for Hector it’s time to meet Sophie’s parents... Though their trip has village tongues wagging about a stop at Scotland’s notorious elopement spot, Gretna Green.

No matter what, it’ll make a nice break from the murder and mayhem that has been plaguing their beautiful Cotswolds village. But Sophie and Hector are barely across the border on the way to Inverness before a sinister encounter leaves them shaken.

Then comes a series of mishaps that leave poor Hector a little worse for wear. Is someone after Hector? Why is he certain the attacks are just accidents? Sophie is determined to find out.

Starting and finishing at the Hector's House bookshop in Wendlebury Barrow, this adventure is Debbie Young's celebration of Scotland as her second favourite place after the Cotswolds, and will make you feel as if you've taken a trip to the Highlands yourself!

 

Review:

This is book 8 in the series, but it is the first in it, I have read. Sophie and Hector are charming and Sophie's parents are even more so. The Scottish setting will have you yearning for the highlands and a little Spring trip! Add in a suspicious death, a shadowy tail, and weird occurrences, make for a cozy mystery that is a quick read. You'll end up wanting to go read all the previous books in the series too!

About the Author:

Debbie Young is the much-loved author of the Sophie Sayers and St Brides cosy crime mysteries. She lives in a Cotswold village, where she runs the local literary festival, and has worked at Westonbirt School, both of which provide inspiration for her writing. She is bringing both her series to Boldwood in a 13-book contract and they will be publishing several new titles in the series and republishing the backlist, starting in September 2022.