{"title":"Dee MacDonald","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"murder-at-the-highland-games-an-utterly-gripping-scottish-cozy-murder-mystery-paperback","title":"Murder at the Highland Games: An utterly gripping Scottish cozy murder mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen a fun day out in the Scottish Highlands turns fatal, there's only one solution: call for Ally McKinley!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the annual \u003cstrong\u003eLocharran Highland Games\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eAlly McKinley\u003c\/strong\u003e has never seen her little village so busy or excited. Everyone's enjoying the Scottish dancing, the bagpipes, and cheering the competitors on. But there's a hitch in the proceedings when champion challenger\u003cstrong\u003e Archie Armstrong\u003c\/strong\u003e drops dead in the middle of tossing the caber. 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Or was it one of the frustrated local competitors, desperate to end Archie's winning streak?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined to crack the case and fuelled by more than one piece of her famous shortbread, Ally begins to narrow down her list of possible culprits, but is thrown for a loop when her chief suspect is found dead by the loch, a mysterious and threatening note clutched in their fingers. \u003cstrong\u003eWith a killer at large, can Ally finally uncover the truth? Or, as the sun sets over the highlands, will this game be her last?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of Agatha Christie, Faith Martin and Clare Chase, this totally unputdownable cozy mystery set in the beautiful Scottish Highlands will have you turning the pages late into the night!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReaders love Dee MacDonald: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eBrilliant\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003emystery\u003c\/strong\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003eI found myself racing through this\u003c\/strong\u003e one, eager to find out who did what - and to who! A \u003cstrong\u003eterrific\u003c\/strong\u003e read.' \u003cem\u003eGrace J Reviewer Lady\u003c\/em\u003e, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eOMG!\u003c\/strong\u003e... I absolutely adored every single step... \u003cstrong\u003eHad my jaw dropping!!\u003c\/strong\u003e... One of my favourite books of the year.' \u003cem\u003eMy Chestnut Reading Tree\u003c\/em\u003e, 5 stars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eI couldn't put it down\u003c\/strong\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003eI genuinely loved it\u003c\/strong\u003e... So vivid, \u003cstrong\u003elike I was right there with them\u003c\/strong\u003e... I would definitely recommend it.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eSo absorbed I read it in one sitting\u003c\/strong\u003e... 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