Review of Lost Books and Old Bones

Title: Lost Books and Old Bones

Author: Paige Shelton

Series: Scottish Bookshop Mystery

 

Pages: 320

Genre: Cozy mystery

Rating: 4 stars

Delaney has been working as a bookseller in Edinburgh for almost a year now. She has made friends outside the bookshop including three medical school students.  Dating her pub owner Tom and enjoying living in the city that has become home to her. When she literally stumbles over a new mystery when one of the medical school students is killed outside the bookshop. 

Unlike the other books in this series, this third book Lost Books and Old Bones kept me guessing from the beginning as to who the killer was.  Just when I thought I had it figured out a new twist would be thrown in. But Delaney is determined to find the killer and in the process try to solve a decades old crime as well.  Little does anyone know that the present crime is tied to the past one?   And again when Delaney gets too close to the killer her life is in danger. 

Lost Books and Old Bones is a quick and interesting read. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys reading cozy mysteries and books set in Scotland.  I did not see the twist at the very end coming but it was a welcomed twist.  It is best to read the books in order, the first book being The Cracked Spine and book two Of Books and Bagpipes. There is also  A Christmas novella called A Christmas Tartan that can be read after the second book.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone