Murder in the Scottish Highlands is a cozy mystery series opener by Dee Macdonald. Released 2nd Sept 2024, it's 248 pages and is available in paperback, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. For Kindle Unlimited subscribers, this book is currently included in the KU subscription library to borrow and read for free. The other book in the series is also currently available on KU (ditto for the third upcoming book - out in Sept 2025).
Guest house owner amateur sleuth and recently retired guest house owner Ally is an appealing and well written character. It's classic village cozy, full of quirky secondary characters, a moderately gentle pace, and no graphic on page violence. The author has even given the main character an appealing Labrador puppy called Flora.
It's not derivative, but fans of the cozy B&B subgenre (like the oeuvre of Victoria Gilbert, Ellen Byron, and Murder She Wrote) will likely love this one as well.
There's a second book out currently and a third out in third quarter 2025, so it would make a good short binge/buddy read.
Four stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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