Thorndike Crime Scene: A Small Death in the Great Glen (Hardcover)

from mojomomma

A boy is found dead in a canal and the murder investigation begins. The only witnesses are the two girls, daughters of Joanne (our main character) who were walking home from school with the boy. The police blame a newly arrived Polish stranger in town, but the evidence is circumstancial. The empl...

from jimgysin

Busy. If I had to pick one word to describe Scott's debut, it might be "busy." As in too much going on. As in trying to do too much. She gets top marks for an amazing number of interesting characters and for their development, as well as for her ability to evoke a solid sense of Scotland in the 1...

from Carol420

It's 1950 in the western Highlands of Scotland. Little Jamie Fraser has gone missing on his way home from school and Joanne Ross's daughters, Annie and Wee Jean, were the last ones to see him alive: "We saw him," she [Wee Jean] explained, "me and Annie, we saw this great big black hoodie crow. He...

from librarian1204

There is a lot of potential here. I love the setting, the time and all things Scot.The newspaper staff are well done but there are so many other characters and stories going on in this book. I will read the next one to see if some things get better.

from awolfe

Wonderful story about events in a small town in Scotland. Well written compelling story.