Death at a Scottish Wedding

Scottish Isle Mysteries, Book 2

By: Lucy Connelly

Narrated by: Kimberly M. Wetherell

Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's summary

Finally feeling like Sea Isle, Scotland, is becoming her new home, American doctor Emilia McRoy is delighted when she is invited to a wedding at Morrigan's Castle. Her friends have warned her that it's a three-day party and bound to get wild, not to mention the impending snowstorm. Constable Ewan Campbell, owner of the castle, ensures their safety with the blizzard. What he didn’t ensure is that all of his guests would survive the night alive.

When Emilia explores the impressive castle, she finds a dead man in one of the turrets. The snowstorm hits and the local police can’t reach the castle until it lets up. With no one able to leave, the family insists they carry on with the wedding, which makes Emilia's job as the coroner a bit easier—the suspects are in one place­—and complicated because the killer has Emilia in his sights. The fact that no one claims to know the victim isn't helping. Why would someone no one knows be murdered at a castle in the middle of nowhere? It’s up to Emilia to uncover the mystery of who the victim is so the killer doesn’t get away Scot free.

©2024 Lucy Connelly (P)2024 Dreamscape Media

The story was really very good!

I liked everything. The narrator was excellent at distinguishing voices. The plot was great! Enough funny parts it wasn’t bogged down in just the mystery. Loved it!

Truly, enjoyable 

This is the second book in the series and it was just a goo, of not better as the first one. If you want a fun read enjoyment with a little mystery. Definitely check this out. 

Just as enjoyable as the first book

Enjoyed the second in the series as much as the first. Will look for the next one - hoping there will be a third.
The reasons for not making it quite a 5 star read...still bothered me in the second book was the screams and "eeks" that came out of the main character. I still say it is out of character for the type of woman being portrayed.
And the constant gushing of the friendships. At times it got to be too much.
One improvement, the narrator's take on the Scottish brogue was not so thick this time. The narrator did a great job with all the different voices.

Trapped in a Scottish Castle the snow storm without and a couple Killers within!

Loved the storyline and the magnificent Scottish Castle the wedding festivities took place. I wouldn't have been crazy about being snowed in for 3 days by a snowstorm especially since you're trapped in with a couple of killers but the story was made fun anyway.

Delightful Read

I was delighted to return to Sea Isle with Dr. Em and her friends. The characters are as likeable and compelling as they were in the first book, and the friendships established previously not only remain solid but have deepened. It is always a pleasure to engage with intelligent characters who enjoy each other's company through the joyous occasion of a wedding and have each other's backs during the precarious events of a murder investigation. Not to paint too "sugary" a picture, Ewan is still his cantankerous self, though his soft side may be showing a bit more. The mystery is well plotted with lots of twists and turns, and although I find the trope of being snowed in with no outside contact and a murderer on the loose a bit overdone, the setting at Morrigan's Castle is quite intriguing. It is a salute to Ms. Connelly's writing that I found myself feeling cold through most of the book, even when snuggled under my warmest blanket. Brrrr. The power of suggestion. I look forward to my next visit with Dr. Em, Ewan, and the others from Sea Isle.

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It feels like you're part of the story!

The story is captivating and the reader is perfect. The text and performance pull you in to the action and you feel like you're there.

Fun listen!

I like the characters, the location, the plot! Keep the stories coming! The narrator does a great job as well.

Voices

I loved how she created all the Scottish voices! It was very believable. It was like watching a performance, not just listening to it.

the relationships 

I liked how the friends supported each other while uncovering who did the murderers. I loved learning more about the Scottish village, and it’s members.

Also enjoyed book 2

Book 2 didn’t disappoint. The murder happened right away and the search for and gathering of information was in full swing. To me, Em is like a bull in a china shop because she doesn’t know the Scottish culture and ways. But she is slowly learning with the help of her friends. They scream a lot but then the big castle is majestic but creepy. This is like my big fat Scottish wedding, only with a murder thrown in. I enjoyed it.