Lament for a Lady Laird: A Penny Spring and Sir Toby Glendower Mystery [Paperback]

Margot Arnold (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1990

Either the old Scottish castle is haunted, or someone is trying to scare the wits out of Heather Macdonell. The castle echoes with eerie sounds Heather is able to ease her mind about--at least, until the first murder occurs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 228 pages
• Publisher: The Countryman Press (February 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 088150159X
• ISBN-13: 978-0881501599
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,262,375 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars lament for a lady laird, March 1, 2000

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This review is from: Lament for a Lady Laird: A Penny Spring and Sir Toby Glendower Mystery (Paperback)

this book was just adult enough to hold the interest of my 13yearold daughter,a reluctant reader. i enjoyed it to. it is a slightly creepy non -violent cozy set in modern times. it is not cute or silly.

4.0 out of 5 stars Full of atmosphere Scottish mystery and fairly well plotted, August 30, 2005

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M. C. Crammer (Decatur, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lament for a Lady Laird: A Penny Spring and Sir Toby Glendower Mystery (Paperback)

This isn't a five star book because the literary quality just isn't there, but it's a great book to curl up with on a stormy night. The setting is a large country house on the west coast of Scotland. An American woman has been surprised to inherit the lairdship of her clan, and with it, the estate. She moves in, but strange things start happening, so she calls on her friend Penny (the detective of this mystery) to come visit her and then Penny also experiences the same strange things. While the "laird" suspects the supernatural, Penny is convinced that someone is trying to scare the new laird into leaving -- possibly the person nearby who thought he would inherit. But there are lots of suspects, and before long, a body is found, and then they are looking for a killer -- possibly the same person who wants the new laird gone?

There are all the standard elements of Scottish mysteries -- grand houses, archeological sites, wishing wells, whirlpools, fog, the supernatural (?), etc. All in all, a fun book, although I can't say I was particularly surprised at "who done it."