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    A Wee Murder in My Shop
    A Wee Murder in My Shop
    A Wee Murder in My Shop
    Audiobook8 hours

    A Wee Murder in My Shop

    Written by Fran Stewart

    Narrated by Tanya Eby

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    About this audiobook



    While on a transatlantic hunt for some authentic wares to sell at her shop, Peggy is looking to forget her troubles by digging through the hidden treasures of the Scottish Highlands. With so many enchanting items on sale, Peggy can't resist buying a beautiful old tartan shawl. But once she wraps it around her shoulders, she discovers that her purchase comes with a hidden fee: the specter of a fourteenth-century Scotsman.

    Unsure if her Highland fling was real or a product of an overactive imagination, Peggy returns home to Vermont-only to find the dead body of her ex-boyfriend on the floor of her shop. When the police chief arrests Peggy's cousin based on some incriminating evidence, Peggy decides to ask her haunting Scottish companion to help figure out who really committed the crime-before anyone else gets kilt.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateJun 30, 2015
    ISBN9781494585068
    A Wee Murder in My Shop
    Author

    Fran Stewart

    Fran Stewart lives and writes quietly in her house beside a creek on the other side of Hog Mountain, northeast of Atlanta. She shares her home with various rescued cats, one of whom served as the inspiration for Marmalade, Biscuit McKee's feline friend and sidekick. Stewart is the author of two mystery series, the 11-book Biscuit McKee Mysteries and the 3-book ScotShop mysteries; a non-fiction writer's workbook, From the Tip of My Pen; poetry Resolution; Tan naranja como Mermelada/As Orange as Marmalade, a children's bilingual book; and a standalone mystery A Slaying Song Tonight. She teaches classes on how to write memoirs, and has published her own memoirs in the 6-volume BeesKnees series. All six volumes, beginning with BeesKnees #1: A Beekeeping Memoir, are available as e-books and in print.

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    • 4/5
      I started this one yesterday with all the bad reviews I've recently read in the back of my mind, thinking 'I'll start this one, and DNF it if it's as bad as everyone says' and I'd have another book off the TBR pile. But it actually wasn't as bad as I'd expected. It's actually not that bad at all. The characters are ok: Peggy, the MC, isn't someone I'd be clamouring for as a BFF in real life, but she's not unlikeable and the secondary characters all have a bit of life to them. Dirk, the ghost, feels real and ghosty enough, although I don't like the name "Dirk" - it's a nickname Peggy gives him because his real name is Macbeth. The story itself is slow; the author takes her time building up the background, having Peggy find Dirk, and establish the setting before the dead body is ever found in chapter 11. This pace might be too exasperating for some, who prefer the bodies to drop as close to chapter 1 as possible, but I didn't mind; the progression felt more natural and I wasn't subjected to an info-dump. The mystery was well-plotted and there was just the barest hint of the murderer given if you paid close enough attention. The reveal didn't surprise me, but I wouldn't have been at all surprised if it had been someone else, either. I also really appreciated the lack of amateur sleuthing so popular these days: Peggy wasn't actively trying to find the murderer so much as solve a related puzzle, and I loved this angle. The author leaves enough small character-related questions left open for me to think she's aiming for a slow building of her 'universe' over time. Questions are left unanswered about Dirk and about the possible romantic interest's past (Harper), and I'll happily read the second book to see how many of those questions are answered. [PopSugar 2015 Challenge: A book with bad reviews.]
    • 2/5
      Peggy Winn owns The Scotshop, a Scottish store in the small tourist town of Hamlin, Vermont. When she discovers her boyfriend cheating, she dumps him on the spot. Then she continues with a planned visit to Scotland, where she's visited shops before to find treasures to sell back in America. But this time she finds another shop with the same name as hers -- and inside finds a lovely, ancient shawl that she is urged to purchase by the women at the shop. But when she wears it later on a picnic with the hosts of her B&B, the shawl conjures up the ghost of a fourteenth-century Scotsman, complete with full kilt attire and dagger.Realizing she's stuck with him, she names him Dirk since she can't pronounce his given names, and once back in America she urges him to keep quiet so people won't think she's talking to herself. But when she finds the body of her ex-boyfriend buried under a bookcase after what appears to be a break-in, there's more than a ghost to worry about. Now her cousin is arrested for the crime, and if she doesn't find out what the burglar was looking for and who really killed her ex, her cousin might be sent away for good...I really wanted to like this story because I love stories with ghosts in them, and there are several very good ones out there. Unfortunately, this isn't one of them. It started out with promise in Scotland, but when they got back to Vermont it steadily went downhill. More so because of the many unanswered questions throughout the book (and here you're going to have spoilers, so do not read on if you haven't read the book): Why are there spiders all around Dirk? What is the reason for this in the book? Why was the police chief so obnoxious toward Peggy? Do they have a past? Why was Mason killed? This was never explained. Why could women see Dirk but not men? This was just ridiculous. And last, why was Mason blackmailing someone? I know that there are two more books in this series, but I won't be reading either of them because of this. I abhor cliffhangers and things that aren't explained, it makes me feel cheated as a reader. I just felt that I wasted my time on this book. Sorry.
    • 2/5
      A Wee Murder in My Shop by Fran Stewart falls under the cozy mystery category, which is nice, but sometimes tiresome. Stewart employs many Scottish words and sayings that the reader does not understand. The fact that a very old ghost stands as one of the main characters fall sadly to oblivion. This is not the tale of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, but a sad attempt to bring history into the novel. Plus, the main character, Peggy Winn, has relatives everywhere---working for her and as best friends. Peggy also has a twin brother who is paralyzed from the waist to his legs. The story does not begin with a murder, but with a buying trip to Scotland for Peggy, as she owns a Scotland themed shop. The story missed many elements that were exposed in the beginning, but never came to fruition. The series does not interest me.
    • 4/5
      Listened for Review (Tantor)Overall Rating: 3.50Story Rating: 3.50Character Rating: 3.50Audio Rating: 4.00 (not part of the overall rating)First Thought when Finished: A Wee Murder in My Shop by Fran Stewart was a delightfully fun start to a series. Though this was my first book by Fran--it won't be my last!Overall Thoughts: This was a solid introduction to a new to me author and series. I really just plain ole had fun. Though I am pretty sure it is not every day someone goes to Scotland, picks up a shawl, and ends up with a helpful(ish) ghost. It totally worked for this story. The mystery starts when she comes home to someone being murdered in her shop. I actually found that the paranormal and case worked well together without being unbelievable. The small blossoming romance is still growing on me and I imagine as the series goes on I will warm up to it. Romance is never the key ingredient to me in a cozy anyway. Great setting, good characters, and solid case have solidly put the ScotShop Murders on my radar.Audio Thoughts: Narrated By Tanya Eby/Length: 8 hrs and 46 minsTanya is a very solid narrator. She has great pacing, emotion, and timing. I think this is the first time I have heard her doing accents (or at least a major character) and I was impressed. She did a great job especially since it was a male character. I will continue this series on audio.Part of my Read It, Rate It, File It, DONE! Reviews