pickEngaging and compelling. We know Roddy Macrae has killed 3 people but we need to know why??? Set in the Scottish Highlands in the 1860‘s evocative and absorbing. Much bleaker than I expected but such was life then. Recommended for fans of historical fiction. Challenge prompts #TartanNoir #Booked2020 #HistoricalMystery #JennyIs30 #MashUp #MandMchallenge #Pop20 #FeaturingOneOfTheSevenDeadlySins
jenniferw88 Glad you enjoyed it! The book I recommended for classic is probably a mix of this one, Dracula and Frankenstein, so will either be a hit or a miss for you. X 5y
Cinfhen Thanks @jenniferw88 ♥️ 5y
AmyG Ooooo I can read this for #tartannoir. Thanks! (edited) 5y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage I‘m a #promptslacker to your queenliness! 😘 5y
Marni Now I know what I‘m reading for #tartannoir! I already own this book, and I‘m trying to shop my unread owned books this year. Perfect, thank you! 5y
Cinfhen I‘m on a roll @BarbaraTheBibliophage 👑 5y
Cinfhen My pleasure @Marni @AmyG I‘m trying to use books I own too!! Or books I can borrow 😁 5y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Loved this book so much that I insisted on a detour to Applecross when we were driving through Scotland a couple summers ago. Didn‘t realize it was through a scary, winding, barely-one-lane dirt road straight up a mountain and took 2 hours. 😬 Husband hadn‘t read the book yet and was like, “WHY are we doing this?!” 5y
Cathythoughts 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻You are seriously on a roll ! Very good book 👍🏻 5y
Cinfhen Hahaha!! That‘s hilarious @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled I could see my hubby being less than pleased by that kind of detour 5y
Cinfhen It was very good @Cathythoughts but really sad 😢 and so bleak 5y
Kalalalatja Well, you have me convinced! #Stacked 5y
Cinfhen It‘s character driven NOT plot driven at all @Kalalalatja but I think you‘d like it for the historical elements. 5y
andrew61 I read it when it was shortlisted for the booker and really enjoyed the story both the crime and the trial. I would really like to reread it now you have reminded me. 5y
Cinfhen I‘d think this book would work well as a reread/ probably lots of little references that one may have missed on first read @andrew61 5y
BarbaraBB I really liked this one too and it fits a lot of prompts again! 5y
Mdargusch I really liked this one but it was definitely dark. 5y
Cinfhen I liked it too @Mdargusch reminded me of Burial Rites 5y