The Brora Murders

1869, Sutherland, Scotland, and the Kildonan Gold Rush is in full swing. Then one of the panners is murdered, and strange marks left on stones where he is found. Brogar Finn and Sholto McKay are on hand to investigate the extent of the Gold Rush, and it falls to them to solve this murder, and the others that soon follow. The language is rich with the places and times, from the volcanic eruption in Iceland that covers the land with ash, to the icy wastes of Finnmark, where Scandinavia and Russia meet. And from this snowy frontier a stranger comes, intent on tracking down the lost loose-ends of his past. He too ends up in Kildonan, seeking out the woman who is single-handedly trying to breathe life back into the valley after the decimation of the Clearances half a century before. This is Solveig McCleery, and she is reopening the mines at Brora, which act sets in motion the sequence of events that brings all these disparate people together, with terrible consequences. The Brora Murders is a sumptuous and satisfying mystery that explores the rich history and heritage of the Highlands, and in particular of Sutherland, Helmsdale and Brora.


Genre: Mystery