Editor Martin Edwards did a bang up work on this anthology.
This collection of short stories are mostly set in Scotland or are written by Scottish authors. He goes from famous authors like Robert Louis Stevenson and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to fresher and less known authors and stories. All the stories are different, with different paces and tones. I enjoyed some stories more than others, but I never left bored or felt like I needed a break, which usually happens when I read anthologies.
I felt like the middle of the book has the most intriguing stories and it was impossible to put down at that point. That’s the section of the Golden Age of crime fiction, which is right up my alley, so no surprises there.
I particularly like the introduction to the author in the beginning of each story. It’s a great summary of who each author is and where each story was first published.
From all the stories, some of my favourites were Markheim by R. L. Stevenson, A Medical Crime by J. Storer Clouston, Footsteps by Anthony Wynne, Madame Ville D’Aubier by Josephine Tey, The Fishermen by Michael Innes, The Running of the Deer by P. M. Hubbard, and Hand in Glove by Jennie Melville.
I found this a great read and I enjoyed discovering different authors and their works. Recommend it to the fans of crime fiction.
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher to for the advanced ARC!
Book Traveller 