The Cracked Spine: A Scottish Bookshop Mystery
by:
Paige Shelton (author)
Wanted: A bold adventurer who wants to travel the world from a comfortable and safe spot behind a desk that has seen the likes of kings and queens, paupers and princes. A humble book and rare manuscript shop seeks a keenly intelligent investigator to assist us in our search for things thought...
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Wanted: A bold adventurer who wants to travel the world from a comfortable and safe spot behind a desk that has seen the likes of kings and queens, paupers and princes. A humble book and rare manuscript shop seeks a keenly intelligent investigator to assist us in our search for things thought lost, and in our quest to return lost items to their rightful owners. Never an ad
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Format: Kindle Edition
ASIN: B0151U7X3A
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Pages no: 305
Edition language: English
Scottish Bookshop Mystery #1: The Cracked Spine by Paige Shelton A cozy mystery set in Edinburgh. This novel starts of rather slowly, followed by somewhat erratic pacing throughout. I also found the main character's (Delaney) sudden desire to investigate the murder of someone she has never met,...
In need of a good adventure, Delaney Nichols moves to Edinburgh, Scotland to start a job at The Cracked Spine. But before she can settle into her new life, a precious artifact -- a previously undiscovered First Folio of Shakespeare's plays -- goes missing, and Edwin's sister is murdered, seemingly i...
This was a little too serious to be a bonafide cozy mystery, and it was too slow moving. The lead character has an interesting ability. I would have liked the author to explore that more. I loved the view of modern-day Edinburgh and the intriguing secondary characters. Reviewed for Affaire de Coeur ...
Delaney Nichols, recently let go from her museum job in Wichita, Kansas, answers a newspaper ad for a job at a bookshop in Edinburgh, Scotland and is hired on the spot. Soon after she arrives, her new boss's sister is murdered and a valuable, historic manuscript goes missing. After setting aside...
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