Fateful Words
A Scottish Bookshop Mystery
Paige Shelton
304 pages
Minotuar Books
published April 4, 2023
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I have grown fond of the author’s Alaska series, so thought I would give this one a try.
While this is the eighth book in the series and the first I’ve read, I had no trouble following along and really enjoyed it. In addition to the cozy mystery, I thoroughly enjoyed the history of Edinburgh and books. The book focused on showing a group of tourists the sites of ties in between books, Edinburgh and at times movie tie ins. What a great side story.
I also really enjoyed Delaney, her husband Tom and the others in town. I thought the plot was complex with the multiple story lines woven together and I appreciated the twists too. With never a dip in the pace, I finished this in a day. And The Cracked Spine is a terrific name for a bookstore!
I can’t wait to read the next one and will look up the previous installments. This will appeal to cozy readers and anyone liking a literary tie in to their reading.
In Fateful Words, the eighth Scottish Bookshop Mystery from beloved author Paige Shelton, bookseller Delaney Nichols stakes her reputation—and her life—when a literary tour turns deadly . . .
When Edwin, Delaney’s boss at the Cracked Spine bookstore, leaves town on secret business, Delaney is called upon to guide his yearly literary tour around Edinburgh. But on the first night of the tour, at the inn where the tour group is staying, the inn manager falls—or is pushed—off the roof of the inn, and killed. Then, one of the tour members disappears, leaving a trail of puzzles in his wake.
In a race against the clock, Delaney sets out on the expedition of her life, following clues around Edinburgh to get to the bottom of this mystery. Exploring sights from Greyfriars Bobby to the Royal Mile to the Sir Walter Scott Monument, she’ll have to put the pieces together quickly, or the bookstore’s survival could be on the line . . . as well as her own.
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