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The Liss MacCrimmon Scottish-American Heritage
Mysteries
by
Kaitlyn Dunnett
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KILT
AT THE HIGHLAND GAMES
#10 in the Liss MacCrimmon Mystery
Series
Moosetookalook, Maine is hit by a crime wave—arson, missing
persons, vandalism, and finally murder! Are all the crimes connected, or is this
small rural village just having a run of bad luck? The timing could not be
worse. The annual Highland Games is coming to town and everyone wants to make a
good impression on the tourists. For Liss MacCrimmon, the stakes are even
higher. Since she owns Moosetookalook Scottish Emporium, both her business and
her reputation are on the line.
also available as an ebook and as an audiobook
From
the reviewers:
Publisher’s Weekly: "Dunnett’s enchanting 10th Liss MacCrimmon
mystery . . . is an enjoyable cozy from start to finish."
The Jury Box, Ellery Queen
Mystery Magazine: "Kaitlyn Dunnett
writes a fun, energetic cozy."
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available in hardcover, ebook, and paperback
The
Scottie Barked at Midnight
the 9th Liss MacCrimmon
Mystery
There are actually two Scottish Terriers in Liss’s latest
adventure, Dandy and Dondi. They are two thirds of an
act called Deidre and her Dancing Doggies, in Maine to perform on a television
reality/competition show called Variety,
Live! When Dandy goes missing, it is
Liss who returns her to her owner. Little does she know that this act of
kindness will lead her straight into the middle of another murder
investigation.
From
the reviewers:
Kirkus: "full of local color,
suspicious characters, and adorable fur-babies. What’s not to like?"
Beth Kanell’s
review at the Kingdom Books blog: "a keeper—a lively
and all-too-believable escapade in the chill of March in still-snowy Maine. . .
. Kaitlyn Dunnett provides a fresh new twist to her
series, and shows that she’s getting better and better . . . nicely twisted
plot, great pacing, characters who are unforgettable, and the charm of friendly
dogs to round it all out. . . . The
Scottie Barked at Midnight is the perfect ‘amateur sleuth’ mystery to curl
up with on a chilly late-autumn or winter’s night."
Lisa K’s Book Reviews:
"Fans of this long-running series will be pleased with this installment.
And new readers need not worry, you can read this story without having read the
others."
Publisher’s Weekly: "Dunnett
. . . deftly sketches the secondary characters, though they’re an unpleasant
lot, full of petty jealousies and given to backbiting. . . . readers should
enjoy the behind-the-scenes look at the TV show."
NEW
visit Kaitlyn's Scottie Page
Still Available
Ho-Ho-Homicide
8th in the Liss
MacCrimmon Mystery Series
Kensington Books
hardcover
ISBN 978-0-7582-9283-4
$24.00
paperback
ISBN 978-0-7582-9285-8
$7.99
ebook and large print editions also
available
In HO-HO-HOMICIDE, when an old friend asks Liss
MacCrimmon Ruskin and her husband Dan to spend a week on a Maine Christmas tree
farm, evaluating its potential as a profitable seasonal business, Liss thinks
they’re in for an idyllic vacation.
Boy is she
wrong!
Between a
missing person, an unidentified body, a mysterious maze, and a series of
“accidents” there’s no time to relax. To add to the pressure, the deadline to
open a cut-your-own operation at the Christmas tree farm for the current season
is fast approaching. And then there’s that other matter, the very personal one
Liss hoped she and Dan would have time to talk about once they were away from
their usual busy routine.
HO-HO-HOMICIDE is set
five years after the end of the last entry in the series (VAMPIRES, BONES, AND TREACLE SCONES). Liss hasn’t been involved in
solving a single murder in the interim and is hoping her luck will hold.
Not a
chance!
From
the reviewers:
Publisher’s Weekly: In "Dunnett’s
enjoyable eighth Liss MacCrimmon Scottish mystery . . . the engaging,
level-headed Liss starts asking questions and raising police hackles . . . Dunnett (the pseudonym of Kathy Lynn Emerson) skillfully
uses misdirection to keep the reader guessing to the end. "
Booklist:
"Fans of Carolyn Hart’s Death on Demand series will enjoy this Yankee
version of a plucky shop owner."
Library
Journal: "An enjoyable small-town
Christmas cozy."
Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show: "It’s got two things everyone
likes—Christmas and murder."
Vampires,
Bones, and Treacle Scones
7th in the Liss
MacCrimmon Mystery Series
Kensington Books
hardcover
ISBN 978-0-7582-7267-6
$24.00
paperback
ISBN 978-0-7582-7268-3
$7.99
ebook also available
Vampires,
Bones, and Treacle Scones, the seventh Liss MacCrimmon
Scottish-American Heritage Mystery by Kaitlyn Dunnett,
takes place at Halloween in Moosetookalook, Maine. In this adventure, newlywed
Liss and her friends are trying to turn an abandoned house into a “haunted
mansion” as a fundraiser. Minor mishaps and objects that mysteriously vanish
only to reappear somewhere else seem like harmless pranks at first, but the
game turns deadly when a skeleton Liss acquires for a special effect is
replaced by the very real, very dead body of someone she knows.
From
the reviewers:
Publisher's Weekly: "Cozy fans are in for a Halloween
treat."
RT:
"This
is a solid addition to this charming series set in small-town Maine."
Still Available
Bagpipes, Brides, and Homicides
6th
in the Liss MacCrimmon Mystery Series
click on the cover to read an excerpt from the
first chapter
Kensington
Books
hardcover
ISBN 978-0-7582-7265-2
$23
paperback
ISBN
978-0-7582-7266-9
$7.99
ebook also available
When it comes to weddings, Liss MacCrimmon's
mother, Vi, has her own ideas about tradition. Instead of white, Vi sees
tartan, tartan, and more tartan. And she sees it at the Medieval Scottish
Conclave at the Western Maine Highland Games. Add picketers protesting the
reenactment of a historic battle and a reproduction broadsword as a murder
weapon and Liss finds herself smack in the middle of another mystery. If Liss
doesn't solve this one, and quickly, she might never say "I do,"
let alone "til death do
us part."
from
the reviewers:
Publisher's
Weekly: "Filled with gems of Scottish
history and culture, this intelligent entry will appeal to newcomers and
established fans alike."
Goodreads:
"A great summer read."
Click
here for the bibliography used in the "historical" part of the story: 
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Scotched
ISBN 978-0-7582-3881-8
Kensington Books
hardcover
$22.00
Click on the cover to read an excerpt.
ebook also available
paperback
ISBN 978-0-7582-3882-5
$7.99
from
the dust jacket: Hundreds of the most creative minds in murder are
assembling in the tiny town of Moosetookalook, Maine---and before the final
page is turned, one of them will be writing in the past tense . . .
from
reviews:
Publisher's
Weekly: "a fast-moving plot with
unexpected twists, and well-drawn characters help make this cozy a
winner."
Kirkus
Reviews: "Just like the Maine-ly Cozy Con authors, Dunnett
provides a pleasant diversion with a wide choice of murder suspects for her
heroine to investigate."
Booklist:
"The mystery-conference frame, the details of small-town life, and the
presence of an appealing amateur detective, who also has to resolve issues with
a former flame while planning her wedding, contribute to a satisfying entry in
the series."
The
Corpse Wore Tartan
4th in the Liss MacCrimmon Mystery
Series
click on the cover to read the first chapter
Kensington Books
hardcover
ISBN 978-0-7582-3879-5
$22
paperback
ISBN 978-0-7582-3880-1
$7.99
ebook also available
From
the cover copy:
The
bagpipes are blaring at The Spruces, Moosetookalook's finest hotel, reopened
just in time to host the Burns Night Supper, an annual celebration of
Scotland's beloved poet, Robert Burns. In the midst of a long Maine winter, the
festivities are just the thing to give the hotel a much needed boost—and to
bring fresh business to Liss's shop.
But
when the Scottish Heritage Appreciation Society arrives on the scene, they
bring more than a hunger for haggis and a passion for plaid. The quarrelsome
group harbors their share of long held grudges, and the animosity only grows as
the whiskey flows. Then a fierce blizzard hits, trapping everyone—angry
Scotsmen, hapless hotel staff, and Liss herself—inside.
"In time-honored Agatha Christie tradition, the blizzard
provides an inviting, insular crime scene bristling with suspects."
Publisher's Weekly
"This is a teriffic locked room
(locked hotel is more descriptive) mystery."
Harriet Klausner
A Wee Christmas Homicide
3rd in the Liss MacCrimmon Mystery
Series
click on the cover to read the first chapter
Kensington Books
ISBN 978-0-7582-1648-9
$6.99
Click here for whoopie
pie recipe: 
"Using Tiny Teddies, highly collectible bears, to launch a
Twelve Days of Christmas marketing ploy should be a totally benign means of
attracting customers for the business owners of Moosetookalook, Maine, but Liss
MacCrimmon's brainchild brings in a frenzy of
bear-hunters—and a crazed killer—in Dunnett's lively,
clean-as-a-whistle third cozy to feature the co-owner of the Scottish
Emporium."
Publisher's Weekly
"This cozy mystery has it all—a picturesque location, a bit
of romance, some suspense, and a cast of appealingly quirky characters."
Booklist
Scone Cold Dead
2nd in the Liss MacCrimmon Mystery
Series
Kensington Books
mass market paperback
ISBN 978-0-7582-1646-5
$6.99
Liss MacCrimmon's
old dance company comes for a visit and murder is there to greet them.
Once again the scene is rural Moosetookalook, Maine
where old friends and new join forces to find a killer.
click here to read an excerpt from Scone
Cold Dead:
"Vivid descriptions of Maine during mud season and a quirky
cast of characters."
Publisher's Weekly
"A delightful read."
Harriet Klausner
Kilt Dead
1st in the Liss MacCrimmon Mystery
Series
Kensington Books
ISBN 978-0-7582-1644-1
$6.99
When professional Scottish dancer Liss
MacCrimmon suffers a career-ending knee injury,
she returns to her hometown, Moosetookalook, Maine, to recover,
figure out what she's going to do next, and help her aunt run
Moosetookalook Scottish Emporium.
What she doesn't count on is murder.
Click here to read an excerpt from Kilt Dead:
"Kaitlyn Dunnett delivers
high-kicking fun with characters as colorful as the tartans . . . a delightful
new series."
Dorothy Cannell
author of Withering Heights
"A blithe and bonny mystery from Kaitlyn Dunnett! Cozy mystery readers should pour a cuppa and settle down to savor the flavor of the Highlands,
the wee dram of Scottish folklore and the small town skullduggery that season
this clever debut."
Nancy Martin,
author of the Blackbird Sisters Mysteries
"Strong local color and a surprise ending will make this a
hit with the cozy crowd."
Publishers Weekly
"This breezy and assured debut mystery is more fun than a
highland fling!"
Mystery Guild Club Review
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Point Publishing
hardcover, large print editions
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