The Reek of Red Herrings
Book description
Winner of the 2017 Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel!
“Dandy Gilver is marvelously, hopelessly, hilariously wonderful. If you haven’t discovered Catriona McPherson yet, it’s time to start!” ―Charles Todd, author of the Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery series
On the rain-drenched, wind-battered Banffshire coast dilapidated mansions cling to cliff tops,…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Reek of Red Herrings as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Seeking engaging sleuths whose dogged determination never fails and whose brilliance does not make me stupid, I adore McPherson’s Dandy Gilver.
Wife to a Scottish gentry farmer between World War I and II, Dandy escapes domesticity to investigate (with often unintentional humor) the odd and the terrible in close-knit communities. Like all the best detectives, she resists dissecting the love in her life – especially her sidekick, Alec. Find Dandy in a department store, a convent, among circus folk, or a pre-Christian festival, or here in the fishing village where the ships, sailors, and womenfolk migrate with the herring.
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