The Burning Pages

Scottish Bookshop Mystery Series, Book 7

De: Paige Shelton

Narrado por: Susan Boyce

Delaney Nichols faces off against an elusive arsonist in the seventh Scottish Bookshop Mystery, The Burning Pages, from beloved author Paige Shelton.

One winter's night, bookseller Delaney Nichols and her coworker Hamlet are invited to a Burns Night dinner, a traditional Scottish celebration of the poet Robert Burns. She's perplexed by the invitation, but intrigued. The dinner takes place at Burns House itself, a tiny cottage not far from the Cracked Spine bookshop but well hidden. There, it becomes clear that Delaney and Hamlet were summoned in an attempt to make amends between Edwin, Delaney's boss, and one of the other invitees, who suspected Edwin for burning down his own bookshop twenty years ago after a professional disagreement.

But after the dinner, there's another fire. The Burns House itself is burned to the ground, and this time there's a body among the ruins. When Hamlet is accused of the crime, Delaney rushes to prove his innocence, only to discover that he might actually have a plausible motive....

©2022 Paige Shelton-Ferrell (P)2022 Tantor

Entertaining, Easy Read

I do enjoy revisiting these characters, in the heart of Edinburgh! This is a short, easy read with an engaging story. This one didn’t disappoint.

I wish I could say the same for the narrator. Her Scottish accents are unpredictable and often close to non-existent. This time, her delivery was much more halting and wooden, as though she hadn’t read parts of it before recording.

Character are lovable!

I am binge listening to the series because I enjoy it so much. However, the only thing I would like to see is a book or two without a murder, just solve a good mystery or crime.

Great Story in a Wonderful Series

Enjoyed it beginning to end, and I hope there will be future books! Highly recommend this

Enjoyable read though maybe not her best

I've been a fan of Paige Shelton's Scottish Bookshop Mystery Series, and look forward to each new installment. This one was mostly the usual fun read, with a good story and reasonable twists, but I was disappointed with the lengthy, artificial-sounding exposition at the end.. The facts of the story should emerge more naturally, rather than being recited at the end by one of the characters just telling it all to other characters. It sort of sounded like she was under pressure to get the manuscript to the publisher and could only meet the deadline in this way...

Paige and Delaney do it again!

Delaney Nichols decides to clean up in her office. Little did she know she was being set up to find a deep secret that involves Hamlet, Rosie, and local fortunetellers! What can Delaney do when a Burns night dinner turns to fire and murder? In her true style, she will pursue answers. Her dedicated manner and extreme loyalty to Hamlet, may lose her her Scottish Family and the Cracked Spine.
Paige Shelton knocks or out of the park again!

Another exciting mystery in Scotland!

Well done! Paige Shelton your writing keeps me rivited and engaged all the way through! Susan Boyce does such a great job reading and I feel the people could pop right out of my phone alive!! Vivid memories of seeing what you describe when we were in Scotland brings a smile to my face! I am sorry I gobbled it up so fast! I am already eager for the next book!!