Dandy Gilver and a Spot of Toil and Trouble by Catriona McPhersonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Well ... for one of the recent books in this series I said I hoped Dandy and Alec would be investigating a murder in high society and my wish sort of came true.
Dandy is invited to a genuine Scottish castle by Minnie, a woman she knew as a debutante, in a letter full of mysterious hints. When Dandy and Alec arrive they find Minnie and her husband Bluey have fallen on hard times. They live in Bewer Castle with Bluey's mother Ottoline.
Right from the start Dandy and Alec don't really know what they are there to investigate. At first they are asked to look for a ruby necklace with a terrible history which was lost when Ottoline's husband Richard left her. Then they are asked to prove whether Richard is still alive or died abroad. What is not very clear is whether they want the necklace found, or Richard to be alive, it all hinges on death duties.
Minnie and Bluey's daughter Penny has caught the acting bug and has been staying with her cousin in Glasgow, until an accident closes the theatre. Now the family have decided to invite the theatre company to Castle Bewer to perform a Shakespeare play to raise money for the upkeep of the castle. Minnie and Bluey have also sold treasure-hunter tickets to the general public with the story of the cursed ruby necklace.
This was yet another convoluted plot that kept me guessing right until the end.
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