Plaid and Plagiarism

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MACRAE, MOLLY
PLAID AND PLAGIARISM

A murder in a garden turns the four new owners of Yon Bonnie Books into amateur detectives, in a captivating new cozy mystery novel from Molly MacRae.

Set in the weeks before the annual Inversgall Literature Festival in Scotland, Plaid and Plagiarism begins on a morning shortly after the four women take possession of their bookshop in the Highlands. Unfortunately, the move to Inversgall hasn't gone as smoothly as they'd planned.

First, Janet Marsh is told she'll have to wait before moving into her new home. Then she finds out the house has been vandalized. Again. The chief suspect? Una Graham, and advice columnist for the local paper -- who's trying to make a name for herself as an investigative reporter. When Janet and her business partners go looking for clues at the house, they find a body -- it's Una, in the garden shed, with a sickle in her neck. Janet never did like that garden shed.

Who wanted Una dead? After discovering a cache of nasty letters, Janet and her friends are beginning to wonder who didn't, including Janet's ex-husband. Surrounded by a cast of characters with whom readers will fall in love, the new owners of Yon Bonnie Books set out to solve Una's murder so they can get back to business.

A delightful and deadly new novel about recognizing one's strengths and weakness -- while also trying to open a new book shop -- Plaid and Plagiarism is the start of an entertaining new Scottish mystery series.

My Review:

Woohoo -- a new-to-me cozy mystery series to tickle my funny bone and challenge my armchair sleuthing skills! And it's set in a book shop in Scotland! With a retired librarian heroine! I'm all agog over the bookiliciousness of it all!

This is a really smart murder mystery. Loved the diverse skills the four friends bring to the table -- Janet, the retired librarian, her daughter, Tally a former lawyer, and friends Christine (retired social worker) and Summer (a journalist taking a sabbatical from the profession.) Their combined talents give credence to their amateur sleuthing. Witty dialogue, a bevy of quirky secondary characters, no end of potential suspects and the quaint Scottish town itself combine to make this one fabulous not-to-be-missed cozy read.

I listened to the audio version of this book which was a real treat. I love it when the narrator sounds like she's enjoying the book as much as I am! Elaine Claxton did a wonderful job. A real pleasure to listen to.

Please note: this isn't a Christian Fiction selection but it is a clean read.

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