The Loch Ness Papers (A Scottish Bookshop Mystery Book 4)

Hello my cozy friends,

Today I am reviewing "The Loch Ness Papers" by Paige Shelton.  I have read a few in this series but dont think I have read "Lost Books and Old Bones" (A Scottish Bookshop Mystery Book 3). 

I’ve always been fascinated by myths of other countries and loved the way the Loch Ness Monster (Nessie) is central to this tale.  Where I grew up in Canada, we had our own version called the "Ogopogo" which is a lake monster reported to live in Okanagan Lake, in British Columbia.

Print Length: 320 pages

Publisher: Minotaur Books (April 2 2019)

Bookseller Delaney Nichols befriends a Loch Ness monster enthusiast; when he stands accused of murder she'll do whatever it takes to learn who the killer is—and whether Nessie herself is really lurking in the Scottish waters.

Delaney Nichols is delighted with her life in Edinburgh, working at The Cracked Spine—a shop that specializes in hard-to-find books and artifacts. With a job she loves, and her fast approaching marriage to devastatingly handsome Scottish pub-owner Tom Shannon, Delaney's life could be straight out of a fairy tale—at least it would be, if the pastor meant to perform the wedding ceremony hadn't recently passed away. Outside the church where Delaney is searching for another reverend, she stumbles across Norval Fraser: an elderly man obsessed with the Loch Ness monster. Always attracted to the interesting and unusual, Delaney befriends Norval. But when his nephew is found dead, the police decide Norval's obsession has moved from monsters to murder.

With a wedding to plan, her family arriving soon from Kansas, and the arrival of an over-the-top Texan with a wildly valuable book, Delaney's plate is full to bursting, but she can't abandon her new friend. Determined to help Norval, she sets out to learn the truth. The Loch Ness buries its secrets deeply, but Delaney is determined to dig them up—whether Nessie likes it or not.

The Loch Ness Papers is the 4th book in the Scottish Book Shop Mystery series. Once again I was transported to Edinburgh, Scotland and Loch Ness.  The story is full of quirky characters, a beautiful setting, and an interesting plot. I liked how the author used Scottish dialects/slang throughout and while reading I heard it in my mind the voices of the different characters. There are several possible murderers, and kept me guessing for quite a while. 

Overall, I found it to be a delightful read that made me long to visit the mountains of Scotland and Loch Ness. I highly recommend this to my fellow mystery lovers.

My Rating

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book from Minotaur Books/St. Martin's Press via NetGalley. All of the above opinions are my own.

PAIGE SHELTON author of the Farmers' Market, Country Cooking School, Dangerous Type, Scottish Bookshop, and Alaska Wild mysteries. 

She had a nomadic childhood as her father's job as a football coach took the family to seven different towns before she was even twelve years old. After college at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, she moved to Salt Lake City where she thought she'd only stay a couple years, but she fell in love with the mountains and a great guy who became her husband. After many decades in Utah, she and her family recently moved to Arizona.

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