A review by b00kw0rms0fthew0rldunite
Murder in the Scottish Highlands by Dee MacDonald

lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

4.0

I quite like the books by Dee MacDonald that I have read previously.  She doesn't go in for the cliche young supermodel protagonist but makes her characters more mature, homely and with a decent appetite too. 

The community that she has created is quirky and very much like a Highland village in their ways. The gossips and the rumourmongers, the dotty clergymen and the somewhat old fashioned and sexist roles in and around the community.  

She has started the series well, introducing her characters with room to grow and each with little foibles of their own. I'd like to see where this series goes next! 

The writing was smooth and descriptive. The plot lost steam in the middle unfortunately and it got a tad samey for a while. The climax came and I found the killer easy to guess. 

A good little cosy to curl up with! My thanks to Netgalley, Bookouture and Dee MacDonald for allowing me to read this ARC. The opinions are my own.