Bloody Confessions: Bloody Confessions, cartea 7

Part of the Highland Mysteries series, which can be read in any order. Each case Joana and Brian take on stands on its own.

Shetland Promises A Smashing Time. It Delivers.

Investigating a double murder in Shetland is not as straightforward as DCI Fraser would like. The police quickly secure a confession, but then another follows. And another. Soon there are five confessions, each a perfect match. Five people, each claiming to be the killer, each convinced that if they stand united, the truth will stay buried.

But island loyalty runs even deeper. The whole community closes ranks, determined to look after its own. DCI Fraser is at his wits' end and calls in Joana and Brian. Standard police procedure has not got them very far. Joana's particular brand of unorthodox investigation might be just what's needed.

From Lerwick to the most northerly isles, Joana and Brian chip away at the islands' stubborn silence. But this investigation has a twist: instead of tracking a murderer, Joana must prove five confessors innocent. The islanders, however, would rather face prison than betray one of their own.

This Scottish cosy mystery set in Shetland drops you straight into the magic of the islands, where puffins look on, fishing boats pass beneath cliffs five hundred feet high, and Brian discovers that Shetland folklore is best not heard just before bedtime.

Bloody Confessions is Book 7 in the Highland Mystery series, which can be read in any order. As much comedy as cosy crime, with a sleuthing pair who don't take themselves too seriously. A proper murder-mystery whodunit with a fast, page-turning plot and the kind of dry British humour that can bite. And, as ever, Scotland steals the show.

Perfect for fans of Midsomer Murders and Agatha Raisin.