Today I am delighted to be taking part in the blog tour for Mystery in the Highlands by Lydia Travers
Synopsis
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 murdertakes 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.
My thoughts
Maud and Daisy are gradually becoming to feel like old friends as we meet them again for the third instalment of The Scottish Ladies’ Detective Agency.
This time the pair are investigating a series of suspicious deaths in the Highlands. Sadly the local police do not see anything untoward and so they are left up look into the matter alone. It isn’t long before the two ladies have joined the choir and are discreetly making enquires. Someone knows exactly who they are though as they begin to receive clues from the murder themselves in the form of rhymes. Can they solve the mystery before the killer strikes again and this time the victim could be a little closer to home!
This is a perfect piece of escapism for lovers of cosy crime novels. Gentle yet intriguing it will transport you back in time to the early 20th century, just before the First World War. One of the things I enjoy the most is the historical details threaded throughout the story. If really is a step back in time.
Thank you so much to Bookouture for inviting me to take part in this blog tour and sending me a digital copy of the book. I look forward to seeing what lies in store for Daisy and Maud.
About the author
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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