The Lady in the Loch

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Summary: A murder mystery with a real twist
Review: Walter Scott, lawyer, romantic author and newly appointed sheriff of Edinburgh, finds a mystery on his hands. The slowly draining Nor' Loch is giving up a collection of bones and bodies - recent bodies - incomplete bodies. And, when women begin disappearing, snatched right off the street, it becomes very worrying indeed. Someone is up to something hideous and diabolical, and Scott needs to get to the bottom of it!

I tripped across this book by accident, and boy am I glad! Ms. Scarborough spins a fascinating story of magic and murder, suspenseful and gripping. I must say that the book reminded me a lot of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein or Bram Stoker's Dracula; I think that it has many things in common with those classics of horror.

So, if you like a good old fashioned horror story, or a murder mystery with a real twist, then get this book, you won't be disappointed!


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Summary: Gorgeous, intriguing and scintillating! Keeps getting better
Review: Well, I for one enjoyed this book. It not only was my introduction to Walter Scott but to some of the history of Scotland. I found the Scottish brogue an absolute thrill to read and it really helped to take me to Edinborough. I was pleased to meet not only the gentleman sleuth (Walter Scott) but also the brave, strong and witty Midge Margaret. I enjoyed each new twist pulled into the plot and found that Ms. Scarborough somehow wonderfully managed to write of such horrid and frightening happenings in a suspenseful yet tasteful way instead of concentrating on blood and gore. This book left me wanting to learn more about Walter Scott, Scotland AND the many mysteries touched on within this book. Any book that spurs me on to read deeper into its subjects is a good book indeed!

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Summary: A fun ghostly mystery story!
Review: Well, I for one enjoyed this book. It not only was my introduction to Walter Scott but to some of the history of Scotland. I found the Scottish brogue an absolute thrill to read and it really helped to take me to Edinborough. I was pleased to meet not only the gentleman sleuth (Walter Scott) but also the brave, strong and witty Midge Margaret. I enjoyed each new twist pulled into the plot and found that Ms. Scarborough somehow wonderfully managed to write of such horrid and frightening happenings in a suspenseful yet tasteful way instead of concentrating on blood and gore. This book left me wanting to learn more about Walter Scott, Scotland AND the many mysteries touched on within this book. Any book that spurs me on to read deeper into its subjects is a good book indeed!