An American in Scotland

Scottish Isle Mysteries, Book 1

De: Lucy Connelly

Narrado por: Kimberly M. Wetherell

Sea Isle was supposed to be the fresh start Dr. Emilia McRoy dreamed of. Far from the busy emergency room across the Atlantic in Seattle, she hoped to settle down and begin this new chapter as a small-town doctor to the quirky residents who immediately welcomed her. When she stumbles across a dead body, she starts to think that she may not be as Scot free of the drama and intrigue as she initially thought.

Emilia soon learns she has bigger issues at hand. It starts with realizing she'll work closely with the less than helpful local constable, Laird Ewan Campbell. Her luck continues when she discovers that part of her new responsibilities includes being the coroner for the very body she found. Finally, when the body goes missing before she can even begin the autopsy, she must convince the townspeople that a crime did, in fact, occur. The deeper she digs into the picturesque town, the more suspicious she becomes. And then there are her sleep issues. It may be due to the ever-growing list of suspects, a number of threatening letters, or the surprise visitor who breaks into her house at night. But she’s never backed down before, and she doesn’t intend to start now.

Someone doesn’t want this doctor to treat the ailments of Sea Isle, but Emilia McRoy is determined to find the murderer before they kilt again.

©2023 Lucy Connelly (P)2023 Dreamscape Media

Highly Entertaining

An American in Scotland is an entertaining cozy mystery with engaging characters and an entertaining plot. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to the next one.

Nice cozy mystery

Haven’t listened to any cozy mysteries in a long while. A mystery in Scotland seemed interesting so I selected this book. I enjoyed it. The story was a light mystery with the Scottish accent. I enjoyed the characters and the storyline. The murder happened right away, which I like instead of long dragged out descriptions of the area and people. The information was filled in as the story progressed. Kimberly Whetherell was easy to listen to with distinct differences between the voices. I got book two as well. I will be listening to it next.

Wonderful

Being a avid listener to cozy mysteries, over 200 in a yearly, this novel was surprisingly delightful. I loved the characters, setting and story. If your looking for a story with strong characters, a good mystery with a little romance in foreign country (for those who love traveling) this hits all the marks. Waiting on pins and needles for the next installment in early 2024!

Take a chance and travel to Scotland and enjoy the ride!

Nice story with a few issues.

I liked the narrator and most of the characters, but the bad guy is too easily spotted. The heroine of the story seems much too clever to have not figured it out sooner. I still enjoyed the story, but if you’re going to have a smart, female lead then she should not be so gullible.

solid story & great voice talent

the story is well-told. it kept us guessing and rooting for the protagonist and her squad.

a fun mystery

the reading was done very well. although the Scottish accents were sometimes too thick to understand. the story did get somewhat cloyingly sweet at times.

What a treat!

An intriguing,quick moving storyline, loveable characters and beautiful setting. I enjoyed it from the first page to the last.

Great Cozy Mystery

Clean cozy mystery with a good plot and narrator. I appreciate that there were no ghosts, goblins, vampires, or new age.

Enjoyable, with a few flaws

This is an engaging story, with fairly well drawn characters. It's over the top in several ways, including some of the stupid choices of the main character, the tolerance of the police officer/laird, and the relationship between the two of them, but enjoyable if one likes the major-move-to-new-culture cozy mystery genre and doesn't mind suspending disbelief. I also thought there were several small inconsistencies that I chose to overlook.

The narrator is pretty good, handling very strong accents that sound pretty realistic to my ear - I'm not Scottish, but I've had a fair amount of exposure to the real accents. She made at least one mistake, though, because I'm pretty sure an Aga Cooker is pronounced with the accent on the first syllable - A'-ga, not A-ga'

A fun read if it fits your preferences (I'll go on to book 2, but not if you're a critical reader.

Quality Cozy Mystery

Character development was great. As a cozy mystery it is definitely in my top 20 for series’ I’ve enjoyed over the years. Listening was a pleasure the first time through and with the new 3rd book in the series released, I can say the third time through was just as good! Drawback: the author develops her delightful books rather slowly;<(