Delaney must step up and conduct Edwin’s yearly literary tour of Edinburgh when Edwin and Hamlet disappear to London. On the first night of the tour, at the inn that the four tourists are staying in, the manager goes off the roof, and a staffer is assaulted. Then one of the tourists disappears, and Delaney must keep track of her remaining group while also figure out what exactly is going on.I have read previous novels by Paige Shelton in her Scottish Bookshop Mystery, but not all of them.
One of the things I love about this series is how much history Paige Shelton incorporates into the story. For example, many people don’t know that Harry Potter and Hogwarts were inspired by places in Scotland. There is also even older historical facts about Sir Walter Scott, Robert Burns, and other writers.
Another is the use of ‘literary voices’ that Delaney hears as her intuition. There was only a mention or two in this novel and would have enjoyed a couple more references. Especially since the voices are usually very good at guiding Delaney as to what she should do next in an investigation.
If you read enough mystery novels, it’s pretty easy to figure out who everyone is and what was going on. It doesn’t make it any less interesting, though. I felt the investigative process was better than the actual reasoning behind the crime.
Overall, I rate this novel 5 out of 5 stars.
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