Death by Bagpipes by Jennifer S. Alderson

Item: Death by Bagpipes
Rating: 4
Author: BaronessMom

Posted December 21, 2022 by BaronessMom in #SummerReadsWithTheBaroness, Mystery, Review, Series / 0 Comments

Death by Bagpipes

by Jennifer S. Alderson

Series: Travel Can Be Murder Cozy Mystery Series #4
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Published by Traveling Life Press on September 18, 2020
Setting: Scotland
Genres: Cozy Traveling Mystery
Pages: 246
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Also in this series: Death on the Danube: A New Year’s Murder in Budapest , Death by Baguette, Death by Windmill , Death by Leprechaun, Death by Puffin, Death by Fountain, Death by Flamenco, Death by Gondola

When a trip to Scotland ends in tragedy, travel guide Lana Hansen must sleuth out who murdered her guest before she ends up paying the piper.

Lana hasn't seen her ex-husband, Ron, since their divorce was finalized eight months earlier. So when they bump into each on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, she is not exactly jumping for joy.

To make matters worse, Ron threatens a member of her tour group—a beloved and respected magician named Presto! The Amazing. Ron is convinced Presto stole one of his magic tricks—the same act that propelled the famous magician into stardom—and swears he will get his revenge.

After Presto is scared to death by a group of well-meaning bagpipers, the police suspect he was first poisoned—and that Ron is the culprit!

As much as Lana would love to let her ex-husband rot in prison, she soon discovers that he is not the only one who would prefer to have Presto vanish.

Did Ron poison the magician? Or did one of several family members accompanying Presto on the trip use this vacation to knock off the domineering patriarch?
When another guest is murdered, Lana must decide how far she is willing to go to save the man who broke her heart.

The Travel Can Be Murder Cozy Mysteries are heartwarming stories about making friends, traveling, and celebrating new experiences. Join tour guide Lana Hansen as she leads tourists and readers to fascinating cities around the globe on intriguing adventures that often turn deadly.

Death by Bagpipes by Jennifer S. Alderson is filled with murder, greed, bad manners, and beautiful scenery. I loved it.

Will Lana figure out who killed Presto? Does she care if her ex rots in jail for the devious act?

Lana is helping Dotty evaluate a possible new tour guide who is also the grandson of one of Dotty’s long-time customers. Although Lana is doing the tour to help Dotty, she needs some time away to make a big decision about her future. I think that Lana is scared to put herself out there again completely, but she really likes Alex. But is he moving too fast for her?

Lana isn’t one of those sleuths that trip over dead bodies, but she is around when people in her tour group are murdered. I like Lana, and sometimes I feel bad for her. It’s not like she sets out to be there when other people choose to commit murder. This one is really hard for her as her ex-husband has been arrested for the murder. She doesn’t want to help him because of everything that he did to her. However, when Dotty asks, she feels obligated to figure it out.

Lana uses her investigation skills to comb through each suspect’s past and then asks them the appropriate questions. I think she does a good job of cracking her cases. This one was tough, but I figured it out before Lana, although not by much.

Four Stars

My rating for Death by Bagpipes by Jennifer S. Alderson is four stars. I enjoyed the mystery, but not as much as the previous one I read. I do, however, recommend it to all cozy readers out there. Ms. Alderson does a fabulous job of bringing Scotland to life.

Travel Can Be Murder Cozy Mystery Series

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Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of Death by Bagpipes by Jennifer S. Alderson.

Until the next time,

About Jennifer S. Alderson

Jennifer S. Alderson was born in San Francisco, raised in Seattle, and currently lives in Amsterdam. After traveling extensively around Asia, Oceania, and Central America, she moved to Darwin, Australia, before settling in the Netherlands. Her background in journalism, multimedia development, and art history enriches her novels. When not writing, she can be found in a museum, biking around Amsterdam, or enjoying a coffee along the canal while planning her next research trip.

Jennifer’s love of travel, art, and culture inspires her award-winning mystery series—the Zelda Richardson Mysteries and Travel Can Be Murder Cozy Mysteries—and standalone stories.

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