Mystery in the Highlands - Blog Tour

 

Review - 4 out of 5 stars:

I’ve very much enjoyed the previous books in this series by Lydia Travers, so I was looking forward to reading Mystery in the Highlands. I wasn’t disappointed!

This time around, Maud and Daisy are off to Fort William, to investigate some mysterious deaths that have been written off as accidents by the local police. More “accidents” soon follow!

I really enjoyed reading this story. The murderer was really inventive, which made it all the more interesting trying to track down who was doing it.

Maud and Daisy are gaining in experience, and, of course, they eventually succeed in solving the crimes. It’s one of the aspects of this series that I enjoy - having detectives that are not already brilliant at it, and watching them improve. However, I did feel they should have consulted Clara more. She might have had valuable local knowledge.

I loved the setting of this story. With the mountains and the loch, as well as the buildings that Maud and Daisy visit, the location came through clearly and was lovely.

I very much like both Maud and Daisy, the contrasts in their characters, and the way they work so well together.

Overall, this was an interesting mystery involving characters that I’m becoming increasingly attached to. I can’t wait to see what Maud and Daisy get up to next!

I was given a copy of this book, my opinions are my own. 

Book Description:

When members of a choir start dropping dead in the Highlands, Maud McIntyre and her lady’s maid Daisy go undercover to discover the inharmonious culprit. But will they uncover the killer before another murder takes place?

Edinburgh, 1911: When Maud and Daisy receive a letter from Daisy’s cousin, Clara, sharing her fears that two sudden deaths in her local choir weren’t accidental, at first Daisy thinks her cousin is overreacting. But Maud’s detective senses tell her something is afoot, and so they make haste to the Highlands to investigate.

As soon as they arrive, Maud and Daisy go undercover in the choir to find potential suspects. But with one murder deemed a heart attack, and the other declared an unfortunate drowning, Maud and Daisy have their work cut out when it comes to persuading the local police that perhaps the choir isn’t as perfectly in tune as everyone thinks...

But finally they receive a clue in the form of an anonymous letter. Enclosed is a rhyme which they’re certain holds the key to the next murder…

With the clock ticking down to another death, they know they can’t miss a beat - but will Maud and Daisy solve the mysterious rhyming verse before another singer is silenced, or will this case lead to their own untimely swan song?

A gripping and unputdownable historical whodunnit, perfect for fans of the mysteries of Helena Dixon, Verity Bright, T.E. Kinsey and Catherine Coles.

Author Bio:

Lydia Travers was born in London.  She moved progressively north until settling with her husband in a village on the edge of the Scottish Highlands. She has raised children, bred dogs and kept chickens; and for as long as she can remember has written for pleasure. A former legal academic and practitioner with a PhD in criminology, she now runs self-catering holiday accommodation, sings in a local choir and is walked daily by the family dog.

Lydia also writes as Linda Tyler and her first novel under that name, Revenge of the Spanish Princess, won a 2018 Romance Writers of America competition for the beginning of an historical romance. Her second novel The Laird's Secret was Commended in the 2021 Scottish Association of Writers' Pitlochry Quaich competition for the beginning of a romantic novel. Mischief in Midlothian won the 2022 Scottish Association of Writers' Constable Silver Stag trophy. She has had a number of short stories published in magazines, journals and anthologies in the UK, the USA and Australia.

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