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A Shetland Winter Mystery
A Shetland Winter Mystery | Marsali Taylor
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'This series is a must-read for anyone who loves the sea, or islands, or joyous, intricate story-telling.' ANN CLEEVES It's the dark nights in the run up to Christmas, and sailing sleuth Cass Lynch's first night on dry land is disturbed by strange noises outside her isolated cottage. Tiny footprints in the moonlit snow trail from her front door before mysteriously disappearing. Soon Cass learns others were visited by the same tiny feet in the night. It looks like ingenious local teenagers playing tricks - but what happens when festive games turn deadly? Cass soon finds out as a schoolboy disappears, leaving only a trail of footprints into the middle of a snowy field. She's determined to investigate, but uncovering the truth will also put her in danger . . . Nail-biting and unputdownable, A Shetland Winter Mystery is the latest instalment in the much-loved Shetland Sailing Mystery series by Marsali Taylor. Perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Elly Griffiths and J M Dalgliesh. Readers LOVE the Shetland Sailing Mysteries: 'Definitely the best of the Cass Lynch series yet!' 5* Reader Review 'The beautiful descriptions of Shetland life, traditions, it's landscape and even language bring everything to life.' 5* Reader Review 'This series gets better and better' 5* Reader Review 'A beautifully written story, with descriptions so vivid you can smell the sea and beautiful countryside.' 5* Reader Review 'The perfect lockdown read for anyone who longs to be back on the sea.' 5* Reader Review
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Andrew65
Andrew65
A Shetland Winter Mystery | Marsali Taylor
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This was a much more detailed book than a lot of mystery / crime books are. It took its time to patiently build up the scene, introducing you to the main characters and giving you a real flavour of Shetland, living in Shetland and the environment of the area.

It took quite a while to introduce the crimes which really then seemed to come out of nowhere as real crimes would and you saw the effect on the community.

Andrew65 There are quite a few surprises along the way and it builds up good tension towards the end of the book where everything is put together well.

Good storytelling and characterisation is maintained throughout the book. This is actually book 10 in the Shetland Sailing Mysteries Series which I hadn‘t realised when I started reading it but it holds up really well as a standalone.
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Andrew65 Overall an enjoyable book, even if it was a bit slower in pace than most of the crime books I usually read, and therefore less pacier. The book actually felt more of an experience and I would be keen to read other books in the series.

It has a list of the local vocabulary used in the book to help the reader and to keep the local flavour.

@LeahBergen @Tamra @thespineview (edited) 1y
Andrew65 A good book to read in the lead up to Christmas as it covers this period. 1y
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Tamra Oh, thank you for the suggestion! In fact just moments ago I was browsing my shelves & Kindle for a holiday mystery. 😄 1y
Tamra Not published in print here in US until January 😫, so I ordered the Kindle edition. The silver lining is I saved some $$. 1y
LeahBergen Thanks for the update! ❤️ 1y
Andrew65 @Tamra Hope you enjoy it now. 😬 1y
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Andrew65
Andrew65
A Shetland Winter Mystery | Marsali Taylor
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Time to head off to the remote Shetland Islands for my next read for #NovelNovember.

A new author for me so not knowing quite what to expect.

TheSpineView Looks interesting. I'll look for your review 1y
LeahBergen This sounds good! 1y
Tamra Perfect timing & what a cover! 1y
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