Murder in the Scottish Hills

 

Murder in the Scottish Hills by Lydia Travers- Cozy Crime

Maud and Daisy after their resounding success at opening the detective agency now find themselves without a case to work on. It's the early 1900’s and ladies don’t yet have the vote so working ones let alone a detective agency is quite the thing of the time.  Maud at a dinner is approached to do a newspaper column and through this is approached by a maid who fears her employer is selling forged paintings. On the journey there by train Maud opens a carriage door and is horrified to find a dead man falling out on top of her. From what should be a quiet village suddenly has lots going on, not in a good way. And why is Lord Urquhart around yet again?

I love this series. It's a light-hearted fun read that kept me interested right the way through. I like Daisy and Maud and they come across well as very resourceful bearing in mind the limitations of women at the time eg. having to be seen to not only act “ properly” but dress correctly etc etc. It's an excellent plot that keeps the pages turning and there are wonderful descriptions of the dress and scenes without being too much to detract from the plot. Resourceful and smart, Maud and Daisy sort things out as only they can, to the wonder and delight of those around the crimes. A pleasure to read and I look forward to the next in the series.

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When Maud McIntyre and her lady’s maid Daisy travel into the Scottish Highlands, the last thing they expect to find is a body on the train… Will these keen amateur sleuths stop a murderer in his tracks?

Edinburgh, 1911: When Maud McIntyre receives a letter from a maid called Rose, sharing her suspicions that something strange is happening in the house where she works, she and her assistant Daisy immediately travel to the Highlands to investigate.

But as they are changing trains, the body of a man falls from the carriage right in front of them, a bullet in his head. Maud and Daisy can’t believe it – they’ve waited ages for a new case, and now one has literally landed in front of them! And when the local police rule the death as a tragic accident, the pair have no choice but to investigate what they believe is a murder…

Arriving in the Scottish village, Maud and Daisy go undercover to begin their hunt for the murderer, while also investigating the strange behaviour of Rose’s employer, a local art dealer. As they begin to piece together the chain of events, Maud and Daisy wonder whether the cases might be linked. Is it possible the man on the train was killed to cover up something in the village? And, if so, who would do such a thing?

When a local artist is found murdered, Maud and Daisy become convinced the two cases are connected. Searching for the link between the deaths, will Maud and Daisy solve the case before another mysterious murder takes place?

A page-turning historical whodunnit, perfect for fans of the mysteries of Helena Dixon, Verity Bright, T.E. Kinsey and Catherine Coles.

Author Bio:

Lydia Travers was born in London.  She moved progressively north until settling with her husband in a village on the edge of the Scottish Highlands. She has raised children, bred dogs and kept chickens; and for as long as she can remember has written for pleasure. A former legal academic and practitioner with a PhD in criminology, she now runs self-catering holiday accommodation, sings in a local choir and is walked daily by the family dog.

Lydia also writes as Linda Tyler and her first novel under that name, Revenge of the Spanish Princess, won a 2018 Romance Writers of America competition for the beginning of an historical romance. Her second novel The Laird's Secret was Commended in the 2021 Scottish Association of Writers' Pitlochry Quaich competition for the beginning of a romantic novel. Mischief in Midlothian won the 2022 Scottish Association of Writers' Constable Silver Stag trophy. She has had a number of short stories published in magazines, journals and anthologies in the UK, the USA and Australia.

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