Murder at a Scottish Castle

Scottish Shire Mystery, Book 5

By: Traci Hall

Narrated by: Beverley A. Crick

Sweater shop owner Paislee Shaw never feels more at home in Scotland than when she hears the bagpipes. But a murderer is about to introduce a sour note . . .

With the summer days getting shorter in the seaside village of Nairn, the annual bagpiping competition at Ramsey Castle promises to be quite the end-of-season blowout. Paisley has snagged a special invitation from the dowager countess, who wants to showcase her cashmere goods in the castle gift shop, and she's brought her son Brody, Grandpa, and their black Scottish terrier Wallace.

There's a fierce rivalry between Robert Grant, the Earl of Lyon, and last year's winner Jory Baxter, with Grant loudly vowing to show up the blowhard Baxter and claim clan bragging rights. But the reigning champion has barely put the reed to his lips when he turns red and collapses, soon to take his dying breath. DI Zeffer suspects foul play.

With a possible murderer in their midst, the rest of Nairn won't breathe easy until Paisley applies her sleuthing skills to make sure justice is served and the killer pays the piper . . .

©2024 Traci Hall (P)2024 Tantor

Fun cozy mystery series with great narration!

These novels have it all, Scottish countryside, knitting, murder, mystery, and a tiny bit of romance. Love the narration too!

5 stars

This is an entertaining cozy mystery with engaging characters and an interesting plot. I look forward to the next book.

Looking forward to the next book in the series! 

I love how the reader or listener gets to see the characters grow and develop. In addition to the main plot of the cozy mystery, there are lots of little subplots with the individual relationships between the characters and I enjoy watching those grow as well. The narration is fantastic as always, and adds a little something extra to the story.

Cant wait for the next book

Pasley and the shaw family are people id like to know and look forward to more stories of their life. I even took up knitting while recovering from my total knee replacement because of these books.

Wonderful characters and situations

This author’s character development is always a skillful delight. I can’t wait for their next misadventure.