A Christmas Tartan: A Scottish Bookshop Mini-Mystery A Scottish Bookshop Mystery

Christmastime has come to scotland, and Delaney and all her coworkers at the Cracked Spine, the quirky bookshop in the heart of Edinburgh, are all in the holiday spirit. When it becomes clear that the box might be connected to the missing girl, Delaney is pulled into the intrigue, and takes it upon herself to figure out what really happened—and why.

In it are various trinkets, but what really catches Delaney's eye is a worn copy of A Christmas Carol, where she also finds an old photo tucked inside. On the back is a name, which leads her to a woman whose granddaughter has gone missing. Between mugs of hot chocolate and nibbles of gingerbread, Delaney has been given the task of tracking down the provenance of a mysterious box of objects that her boss, Edwin, has recently acquired.

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Of Books and Bagpipes: A Scottish Bookshop Mystery

Instinct tells her to take the pages and hide them under her jacket. Delaney nichols has settled so comfortably into her new life in Edinburgh that she truly feels it’s become more home than her once beloved Kansas. Her job at the cracked spine, edwin macalister, is everything she had dreamed, with her new boss, a bookshop that specializes in rare manuscripts as well as other sundry valuable historical objects, entrusting her more and more with bigger jobs.

. As delaney rushes to call off some approaching tourists and find the police, she comes across the Oor Wullie, its pages torn and fluttering around a side wall of the castle. It’s not until she returns to the cracked spine that she realizes just how complicated this story is and endeavors to untangle the tricky plot of why someone wanted this man dead, all before getting herself booked for murder.

Her latest task includes a trip to castle doune, to retrieve a hard-to-find edition of an old Scottish comic, a castle not far out of Edinburgh, an “Oor Wullie, ” in a cloak and dagger transaction that Edwin has orchestrated. While taking in the sights of the distant Highlands from the castle’s ramparts, Delaney is startled when she spots a sandal-clad foot at the other end of the roof.

Unfortunately, based on the william wallace costume he’s wearing, the foot’s owner is very much dead and, perfectly matches the description of the man who was supposed to bring the Oor Wullie.


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The Cracked Spine: A Scottish Bookshop Mystery

Wanted: a bold adventurer who wants to travel the world from a comfortable and safe spot behind a desk that has seen the likes of kings and queens, paupers and princes. But before she can settle into her new life, a precious artifact goes missing, and Edwin’s sister is brutally murdered. Never an adventurer, no one was more surprised than delaney Nichols when she packed her bags and moved halfway across the world to Edinburgh, Scotland to start a job at The Cracked Spine, a bookshop located in the heart of the city.

An extra bonus is tom the bartender from across the street, with his cobalt eyes, and a gentle brogue—and it doesn’t hurt that he looks awfully good in a kilt. The cracked spine is filled with everything a book lover could want, each item as eclectic as the people who work there; the spirited and lovable Rosie, who always has tiny dog Hector in tow; Hamlet, a nineteen-year-old thespian with a colored past and bright future; and Edwin, who is just as enigmatic and mysterious as Delaney expected.

Never did delaney think that searching for things lost could mean a killer, but if she’s to keep her job, and protect her new friends, she’ll need to learn the truth behind this Scottish tragedy. A humble book and rare manuscript shop seeks a keenly intelligent investigator to assist us in our search for things thought lost, and in our quest to return lost items to their rightful owners.

Her new boss, edwin macalister, has given her the opportunity of a lifetime, albeit a cryptic one, and Delaney can’t wait to take her spot behind the desk.


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Lost Books and Old Bones: A Scottish Bookshop Mystery

During her investigation, delaney she finds some old scalpels in the bookshop’s warehouse—she and discovers that they belonged to a long-dead doctor whose story and ties to the past crimes of Burke and Hare might be connected to the present-day murder. It’s all delaney can do to race to solve this crime before time runs out and she ends up in a victim on the slab herself.

When her new friends, also students at the medical school, come to the shop to sell a collection of antique medical books, Delaney knows she’s stumbled across a rare and important find indeed. Delaney takes it upon herself to help bring the murderer to justice. The shop is a place filled with curiosities and surprises tucked into every shelf, and it’s Delaney’s job to research the rare tomes and obscure artifacts that people come to buy and sell.

. Her boss, agrees to buy the multivolume set, Edwin MacAlister, perhaps even to keep for his own collection. But not long after the sale, one of delaney’s new friends is found murdered in the alley behind the Cracked Spine, and she wonders if there is some nefarious connection between the origin of these books and the people whose hands they fell into.

A delightful new mystery featuring bookseller and amateur sleuth Delaney Nichols, set in Edinburgh, Scotland. Delaney nichols, originally of kansas but settling happily into her new life as a bookseller in Edinburgh, works at the Cracked Spine in the heart of town.


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Bookman Dead Style A Dangerous Type Mystery

The affable actor is accused of killing his sister, but Clare’s convinced he’s wrong for that role. A movie star is typecast as a killer in the second Dangerous Type Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of To Helvetica and Back. But when clare sees the police leading Matt out of The Fountain hotel in handcuffs only a few hours later, she can’t believe her eyes.

It’s january, and the star City Film Festival has taken the Utah ski resort town by storm. Now it’s open call for suspects as Clare tries to reel in the killer before another victim fades to black. When cinema’s hottest superhero, enters their store to buy some personalized notecards, Matt Bane, it’s hard not to be starstruck.

Movie stars are everywhere, carving fresh powder on the slopes and crossing the thresholds of Bygone Alley’s charming boutique shops—including The Rescued Word, where Clare Henry and her grandfather restore old typewriters and beloved books.


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Off Kilter A Scottish Highlands Mystery Book 1

At the urging of her best friend, bestselling author Ami Pederson, Eden decides to embark on an open-ended trip to the picturesque village of Glenkillen in the Scottish Highlands, to do some hands-on research for a book of her own. Eden refuses to believe the affable heiress is a murderer, but can she prove that someone is out to frame her new friend before she finds herself on the receiving end of more shear terror?

But almost as soon as eden arrives in the quaint town, she gets caught up in a very real drama… The town’s sheep shearer is found murdered—clipped with his own shears—and the locals suspect Vicki MacBride, an outsider whose father’s recent death left her the surprise heir to his lucrative sheep farm.

National bestselling author hannah reed brings mystery lovers the first in a brand-new series, in which a young writer finds herself swept up in a murder amidst the glens and lochs of the Scottish Highlands… After the recent death of her mother and the dissolution of her marriage, thirty-something Eden Elliott is seriously in need of a fresh start.

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To Helvetica and Back A Dangerous Type Mystery

But nestled in the valley of this ski resort town is a side street full of shops that specialize in the simple charms of earlier eras. A call to the police scares the man off, but later Clare finds his dead body in the back alley. Who ever thought their quaint store would hold the key to some modern-day trouble?When a stranger to town demands they turn over an antique Underwood typewriter they’re repairing for a customer, Clare fears she may need to be rescued.

What about a dusty old typewriter could possibly be worth killing for? The new york times bestselling author of the farmers’ Market Mysteries and the Country Cooking School Mysteries introduces readers to Star City, Utah, and a little shop called the Rescued Word. Star city is known for its slopes and its powder.

One of those shops is the rescued Word, where Chester Henry and his adult granddaughter Clare lovingly repair old typewriters and restore old books.


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If Fried Chicken Could Fly Country Cooking School Mystery Book 1

Now, betts has to dig deep into Broken Rope's history to find the modern-day killer-before the last piece of chicken is served. Everything is going smoothly until they discover the body of local theater owner Everett Morningside in the school's supply closet, and Everett's widow points an accusatory finger at Gram.

At gram's country cooking school, betts and gram are helping students prepare the perfect dishes for the Southern Missouri Show-Down, the cook-off that draws the first of the summer visitors.


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Hooked on Ewe A Scottish Highlands Mystery Book 2

. From the Paperback edition. Fortunately it’s in name only, since not much happens in Glenkillen. For now eden has her hands full with other things: preparing for the sheepdog trial on the MacBride farm—a fundraiser for the local hospice—and helping her friend Vicki with her first yarn club skein-of-the-month deliveries.

. Everything seems to be coming together—until the head of the welcoming committee is found strangled to death with a club member’s yarn. Now eden feels compelled to honor her commitment as constable and herd together the clues, figure out which ones are dogs, and which ones will lead to a ruthless killer.

In national bestselling author hannah reed’s latest Scottish Highlands mystery, aspiring romance novelist Eden Elliott discovers the landscape isn’t the only thing that’s dramatic when a local woman is done in. It’s early september in glenkillen, Scotland, when American expat and budding romance novelist Eden Elliott is recruited by the local inspector to act as a special constable.

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Dressed to Kilt A Scottish Highlands Mystery

Winter is leaving the residents of Glenkillen snowbound, but Eden isn’t about to let the weather dampen her spirits. But her classy date turns into a major party foul after a woman is found drowned in one of the vats of alcohol. Now, in order to find the proof she needs to put the murderer behind bars, she’ll have to take a shot at unearthing her family’s past—before she herself winds up buried.

. From the Paperback edition. The national bestselling author of Hooked on Ewe is back with a mysterious murder that leaves the Scottish village of Glenkillen shaken and stirred. Eden immediately steps in as a special Constable to help solve the case, but her investigation turns sour when she realizes that the killer could be somehow connected to her own Scottish heritage.

With only a little time left in scotland, she’s determined to make the most of it—starting with attending a fancy whisky tasting with local looker Leith Cameron.


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Murder at St. George's Church: a cozy historical mystery A Ginger Gold Mystery Book 7

Clever and entertaining, you’ll love this charming Golden Age mystery series. Like they say: once burnt, twice shy. Basil has his work cut out for him if he wants to solve this case and win back Ginger’s heart. He’s up for the challenge. And the fashion is to die for!” - Molly C. Unfortunately, the wedding rehearsal ends abruptly with the sudden and disturbing appearance of a body.

War widow fashionista ginger gold is determined to find the killer even if it means working with the dashing, yet exasperating Chief Inspector Basil Reed, but only in her professional capacity as a private investigator. Quinn,  castleFaith, actress, hope and . Murderromance is in the air for the delightful Reverend Oliver Hill.

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