A Christmas Tartan: A Scottish Bookshop Mini-Mystery (A Scottish Bookshop Mystery)
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Christmastime has come to Scotland, and Delaney and all her coworkers at the Cracked Spine, the quirky bookshop in the heart of Edinburgh, are all in the holiday spirit. Between mugs of hot chocolate and nibbles of gingerbread, Delaney has been given the task of tracking down the provenance of a mysterious box of objects that her boss, Edwin, has recently acquired. In it are various trinkets, but what really catches Delaney’s eye is a worn copy of A Christmas Carol, where she also finds an old photo tucked inside. On the back is a name, which leads her to a woman whose granddaughter has gone missing. When it becomes clear that the box might be connected to the missing girl, Delaney is pulled into the intrigue, and takes it upon herself to figure out what really happened—and why.
ASIN : B01KFWOK3K
Publisher : Minotaur Books
Accessibility : Learn more
Publication date : 25 Oct. 2016
Language : English
File size : 2.1 MB
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 93 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-1250132659
Page Flip : Enabled
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Anne Owens –
Four Stars
Not bad
Valerie L –
4.5 out of 5 stars rounded up.A Christmas Tartan is a novella that comes in between The Cracked Spine and Of Books and Bagpipes in the Scottish Bookshop Mystery series by Paige Shelton. It’s a wonderful holiday story and a cozy mystery to boot!This novella is a little bit different from the other two full-length novels in this series (I can’t really state how it is different though, as that would give some of the plot away). However, that being said, I really enjoyed this story!This story deals mostly with Delaney herself. Our other usual cast of characters have very little role in this mystery, but we do see them a little. This story has our heroine checking out the provenance of this mystery box of items. In doing so, she comes across an old, unsolved mystery of a missing young woman.This is just a fast-paced, fun little mystery to whet the appetite for the second book in the series. It’s definitely fun and a page-turner, but there’s not a lot of character development or personal relationship development in this book. Nothing that really seems important to the overall arc to the series. Yet, it’s still a delightful read.There’s not much else I can say without spoilers, so I’ll just end with saying pick it up – you’ll enjoy it!!
Rosewood –
There is a huge amount of story in this little mini-mystery – and spooky, too – loved the plot – loved the characters, especially the two ghost ladies who tell their story to Delaney – always love the snapshots of Edinburgh the author shows us in her novels – so excited, can’t wait until the new novel comes out!
Amazon Customer –
I love this series, it has such great characters and the mysteries are smart, intriguing and keeps you glued to the book until the very end.
Richard Mann –
I greatly enjoyed the first book in this series. I’m not, however, a fan of e-books. I have to read them on my phone and I find it less than satisfying. That said, this was a good story. The characters carry on from the first book and are very interesting–even fascinating–to me. Delaney, the primary character, has a sort of non-specified but very real paranormal talent that shows up in odd ways. Books speak to her in her mind at time–usually a line or two at a time. She can find books immediately in a library or bookshop by just wanting to. In this story, there’s a bit of having experiences in another time–the past, of course. I love that the those special talents and experiences are low-key and are considered rather everyday but interesting by Delaney.I felt a bit cheated by this story in that it is too short and doesn’t really develop to a satisfying end. I wanted a bit more to wind down, rather to just end. The dissatisfaction may have been exaggerated a bit by the fact that I was not happy about having to read it on my phone.At any rate, I like the characters, the situation, and the story. I just wish there were a bit more of it and that it was in print, on paper. I am anxiously awaiting the next novel in the series, due in April.
Lori –
I found the characters’ Scottish accents distracting. It seemed like the writer just did a find and replace on a few select words of dialog, and it didn’t quite feel natural.The story was pretty good. It seemed like there could have been more meat to it, but it would make a good short movie.The story was shorter than I’d expected, as nearly half of the book is actually a preview from the next book, which features the same characters.