Death in the Highlands

By: Fliss Chester

Narrated by: Sofia Zervudachi

There’s a dangerous killer lurking by this loch, and only canny Cressida can track them down.

Scotland, June 1925. Socialite Cressida Fawcett has been invited to cast her interior design eye over the Stirling family’s new seat, Ayrton Castle, up in the Scottish Highlands. Thrilled to be spending the summer at the historic estate, Cressida fills her suitcase with this season’s hunting jackets–and some tartan for her little pug Ruby, of course!

But before the party is ready to tramp through the glens, shocking news puts paid to their plans. Hamish Glenkirk, former owner of Ayrton, has been found dead inside a turret room of the castle. The door was bolted from the inside, and the room is three stories up, surrounded by impenetrable stone walls. How did the murderer get in? And out?

With Detective Andrews of Scotland Yard at least a day’s journey away, Cressida knows she needs to get to the bottom of this case–and fast. There’s no end of suspects among the hunting party. Could it be the local doctor whose wife left him for a fling with the now-dead laird? Or is the gamekeeper hiding secrets under his kilt?

Just as Cressida is closing in on the truth, a blood-curdling scream echoes through the mist. Another member of the party, and one of the suspects, has been shot. With a wee dram in hand, can Cressida find the killer before the bagpipes play for another victim?

A gripping cozy mystery that fans of Agatha Christie, T.E. Kinsey, and Lee Strauss will love.

©2023 Fliss Chester (P)2023 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

Storyline is intricate and fun

I prefer Daphne Kouma narrating as her voice fits the characters better. They seem to swap over with narrators periodically.

Excellent

Another excellent murder mystery. A lot of red herrings and hard to figure out. Love the characters and of course Ruby! Excellent narration

Entertaining, light historical cozy

Can I just say that I love Ruby the best? I loved this and will hop to the next!

Love the series

I have really enjoyed this fun murder mystery series. It offers an entertaining storyline and engaging characters, making it a great escape from reality when I need a distraction.

The narrator in the first two books enhanced the story, but in the third book, a new narrator was introduced, and I didn’t enjoy it nearly as much.

I am looking forward to the fourth book, especially since Daphne will be narrating again. I hope you consider keeping her on board for the rest of the series.

Great story...easy listen

Good narration with a fun story in a good, continuous series of books. I would highly recommend listening to this