“A Small Death in the Great Glen,” by A. D. Scott

FM's rating:

1.      Premise 8

2.      Prose 9

3.      Plot 8

4.      Characters 8

5.      Overall 8

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Beautifully written; the author gives us an excellent sense of place and setting.  She tries to do a little too much with the plot, and it’s hard to justify some of the extra scenes, but with each passage we get another interesting scenario of what it was like to live in that time and place; and this is done so well that the extra baggage can be forgiven.  As a mystery, the long stretches between developments are a little frustrating, but we like the characters enough to let that slide.  Overall, this is a commendable effort, and worth the time; especially if you’re interested in knowing more about life in the Scottish highlands.

Here’s the August line-up! 

 

“Dying Light,” by Stuart MacBride [8/1]

“Dead and Gone,” by Charlaine Harris [8/8]

“Scar Night,” by Alan Campbell [8/15]

“H is for Homicide,” by Sue Grafton [8/22]

“The Secret Agent,” by Joseph Conrad [8/29] 

(As always, if there are any books you’d like to recommend for the next month, please do so!)