Full name: A Small Death in the Great Glen: A Novel

Author: A. D. Scott Year: 2010 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Mystery, Fiction, Historical fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9781439154939 1439154937

In the Highlands of 1950s Scotland, a boy is found dead in a canal lock. Two young girls tell such a fanciful story of his disappearance that no one believes them. The local newspaper staff--including Joanne Ross, the part-time typist embroiled in an abusive marriage, and her boss, a seasoned journalist determined to revamp the paper--set out to uncover and investigate the crime. Suspicion falls on several townspeople, all of whom profess their innocence. Alongside these characters are the people of the town and neighboring glens; a refugee Polish sailor; an Italian family whose cafE boasts the first known cappuccino machine in the north of Scotland; and a corrupt town clerk subverting the planning laws to line his own pocket. Together, these very different Scots harbor deep and troubling secrets underneath their polished and respectable veneers--revelations that may prevent the crime from being solved and may keep the town firmly in the clutches of its shadowy past.   This book is part of the "Joanne Ross" series. Here are some other books from this series: "Beneath the Abbey Wall" First published in 2012 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "A Double Death on the Black Isle" First published in 2011 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "North Sea Requiem" Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "The Low Road" Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: Similar books: A Double Death on the Black Isle by A. D. Scott The Low Road by A. D. Scott Beneath the Abbey Wall by A. D. Scott North Sea Requiem by A. D. Scott Pursuit and Persuasion by Sally Wright Rescuing Seneca Crane by Susan Runholt The Last Breath by Denise Mina Death of a Kingfisher by M. C. Beaton Death of Yesterday by M. C. Beaton Death of a Liar by M. C. Beaton Death of a Valentine by M. C. Beaton Death of a Cad by M. C. Beaton Legend in Green Velvet by Elizabeth Peters Murder in the CIA by Margaret Truman Day of Atonement by Faye Kellerman The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Potzsch The Lake House by Kate Morton A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley Speaking from Among the Bones by Alan Bradley