Mystery in the Highlands

The Scottish Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 3

By: Lydia Travers

Narrated by: Helen McAlpine

When members of a choir start dropping dead in the Highlands, Maud McIntyre and her lady’s maid Daisy go undercover to discover the inharmonious culprit. But will they uncover the killer before another murder takes place?

Edinburgh, 1911: When Maud and Daisy receive a letter from Daisy’s cousin, Clara, sharing her fears that two sudden deaths in her local choir weren’t accidental, at first Daisy thinks her cousin is overreacting. But Maud’s detective senses tell her something is afoot, and so they make haste to the Highlands to investigate.

As soon as they arrive, Maud and Daisy go undercover in the choir to find potential suspects. But with one murder deemed a heart attack and the other declared an unfortunate drowning, Maud and Daisy have their work cut out when it comes to persuading the local police that perhaps the choir isn’t as perfectly in tune as everyone thinks....

But finally they receive a clue in the form of an anonymous letter. Enclosed is a rhyme that they’re certain holds the key to the next murder....

With the clock ticking down to another death, they know they can’t miss a beat—but will Maud and Daisy solve the mysterious rhyming verse before another singer is silenced, or will this case lead to their own untimely swan song?

A gripping historical whodunnit, perfect for fans of the mysteries of Helena Dixon, Verity Bright, T.E. Kinsey, and Catherine Coles.

©2023 Lydia Travers (P)2023 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

Entertaining Listen

Interesting characters and I loved the Scottish accent. I hope there will be another one.

Charming entertainment

I enjoy following the development of the investigations. The series has nicely developed the characters

An enjoyable detective story

I love the various voices, the many accents, even the beautiful singing parts, the reader is completely on their game.

The author has started to take some shortcuts and is seeming less subtle in their clues and solutions. Oh, and Daisy, who was once so much more clever was almost a stereotype of the uneducated comic relief while our protagonist is becoming haughtier. And the love interest id getting more and more hallmark channel with furtive looks and backward glances. The trope is getting a bit used. Yes, I love the form of a detective novel and a side love story but please make me work a wee bit harder for it? Or at least assume I am with you for the ride, not needing it to be ‘splained. I have plenty of others in my world who waste their time with that conceit, I know this author can be better than that.

If you've been to Scotland, get this book

The accents and overall story telling takes you to Scotland while enjoying a story with all the mystery you expect.

Death By Music

Another Very Satisfying Scottish Mystery By Our 2 Favorite Lady Detectives Maude and Daisy! And Might I Add The Narrator is Fabulous!!

Fun Return for Round 3

Whilst I love that the mystery hits the ground running, I did find overall there was some steam lost.
However the enjoyable characters, great narration make for easy listening.

Great Series

I love this series!! I really hope she writes more! Love the historical aspect of it.

Another enjoyable book

This was much better than the previous ones because they did some research for better knowledge in evaluating and eliminating suspects and who may be murdered next. It bothered me that in the previous books they just put on disguises and followed people around. They were such rank amateurs. But in this book, I think they are starting to develop their deductive abilities. That shows some sign of growth. This series may have good possibilities but they need to have their cases hold up well with the law enforcement world; catching the culprit is not the end of the story. In the end, it’s all only their words as to what happened. I will be listen to the next book, if there is another.

The commitment to solve the crime by the two protagonists and all the historical and geographical references.

It is good to be reminded of the many difficulties, and the strength and commitment that it took, for women to earn respect and equality. It was truly an uphill battle all the way. The author points it out, in numerous subtle, and not so subtle ways.

Delightful Mystery

All three of the books in this series has been awesome. Besides the mystery, Lydia Traders shared bits of information on Scotland. The narrator is perfect. I will definitely tell my family and book club about this very enjoyable series.