Scotzilla is the seventh cozy(ish) Last Ditch mystery by Catriona McPherson. Released 3rd Dec 2024 by Severn House, it's 240 pages and is available in hardcover and ebook formats. Paperback due out in late 3rd quarter 2025 from the same publisher. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately.
This is such an exuberantly fun murder mystery. An ensemble cast who are a found family of oddballs living in and around a small motel, living their lives in one another's pockets and solving a string of odd/cruel pranks in a local cemetery and the occasional murder. They couldn't possibly be more disparate; plucked from different cultures, socioeconomic strata, backgrounds, orientations, and family makeups, they're knitted together by circumstances and their apparently genuine fondness for one another.
Faced with an indisputably murdered corpse, they are determined to sleuth out the guilty party and set about investigating in their own inimitable way. The "whodunit" and "how" is an impressively funny comedy of errors which reads like a cross between I Love Lucy, Scooby-Doo, and Queer Eye, with a little comedic Lost in Translation for good measure.
All the dispararate subplots wind together quickly into a satisfying (and exciting) denouement and resolution. The author has quite a talent with comedic timing.
Four
and a half stars. Definitely a good one for fans of comedic light
murder cozies. It would make an excellent choice for public library acquisition, cozy fans, or a great series binge/buddy read.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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