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Double Death on the Black Isle
Double Death on the Black Isle
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Two Women, Two Murders . . .
A stunning and suspenseful story of families, betrayal, and a community divided.
Nothing is ever quite at peace on Scotland's Black Isle--the Traveling people are forever at odds with the locals, the fishermen have nothing in common with the farmers, and the villages have no connection with the town. But when two deaths occur on the same day, involving the same families from the same estate--the Black Isle seems as forbidding as its name. Joanne Ross, typist at the Highland Gazette, is torn whether to take on the plum task of reporting on these murders--after all, the woman at the center of both crimes is one of her closest friends. Joanne knows the story could be her big break, and for a woman in the mid-1950s--a single mother, no less--good work is hard to come by. But the investigation by the staff on the Gazette reveals secrets that will forever change this quiet, remote part of the Highlands. The ancient feudal order is crumbling, loyalties are tested, friendships torn apart, and the sublime beauty of the landscape will never seem peaceful again.
Author: A. D. Scott
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: 09/27/2011
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.30w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781439154946
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/11/2011
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2011
Booklist 09/01/2011 pg. 50
A stunning and suspenseful story of families, betrayal, and a community divided.
Nothing is ever quite at peace on Scotland's Black Isle--the Traveling people are forever at odds with the locals, the fishermen have nothing in common with the farmers, and the villages have no connection with the town. But when two deaths occur on the same day, involving the same families from the same estate--the Black Isle seems as forbidding as its name. Joanne Ross, typist at the Highland Gazette, is torn whether to take on the plum task of reporting on these murders--after all, the woman at the center of both crimes is one of her closest friends. Joanne knows the story could be her big break, and for a woman in the mid-1950s--a single mother, no less--good work is hard to come by. But the investigation by the staff on the Gazette reveals secrets that will forever change this quiet, remote part of the Highlands. The ancient feudal order is crumbling, loyalties are tested, friendships torn apart, and the sublime beauty of the landscape will never seem peaceful again.
Author: A. D. Scott
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: 09/27/2011
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.30w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781439154946
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/11/2011
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2011
Booklist 09/01/2011 pg. 50
About the Author
Scott, A. D.: - A.D. Scott was born in the Highlands of Scotland and educated at Inverness Royal Academy and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. She has worked in theater and in magazines, and is currently writing the next book in the acclaimed Highland Gazette mystery series.
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