Expected publication: April 3rd 2018 by Minotaur Books
320 pages | Goodreads Description: ❝A delightful new mystery featuring bookseller and amateur sleuth Delaney Nichols, set in Edinburgh, Scotland. Delaney Nichols, originally of Kansas but settling happily into her new life as a bookseller in Edinburgh, works at The Cracked Spine in the heart of town.
She’s recently befriended a few medical school students after they came into the shop to sell some antique medical tomes. But when one of the students’ friends is found murdered outside in the alley, Delaney takes it upon herself to help bring the murderer to justice.
During her investigation, Delaney finds some old scalpels in the bookshop’s warehouse—she finds out that they belonged to a long-dead doctor, whose story might be connected to the present-day murder. It’s all Delaney can do to race to solve this crime before time runs out and she ends up in danger herself.❞ (end of description)
REVIEW
Delaney Nichols works in a specialty bookstore in Edinburgh. She has happily settled in Scotland after leaving her home in Kansas but trouble seems to follow her wherever she goes. A medical student who she recently met has been found dead just outside the bookshop where she works, and Delaney has decided to investigate who murdered her.
This is the third book in the series Scottish Bookshop Mystery but you don’t need to read the previous books to be able to follow the story well. The book has the typical elements of cozy mysteries and was fun and entertaining to read.
Overall, I liked it and recommend it to readers of mysteries and contemporary fiction.
I received an advance copy from the publisher via Netgalley