Lost Books and Old Bones

Scottish Bookshop Mystery Series, Book 3

By: Paige Shelton

Narrated by: Susan Boyce

Delaney Nichols, originally of Kansas but settling happily into her new life as a bookseller in Edinburgh, works at The Cracked Spine in the heart of town. She's recently befriended a few medical school students after they came into the shop to sell some antique medical tomes. But when one of the students' friends is found murdered outside in the alley, Delaney takes it upon herself to help bring the murderer to justice.

During her investigation, Delaney finds some old scalpels in the bookshop's warehouse - she finds out that they belonged to a long-dead doctor whose story might be connected to the present-day murder. It's all Delaney can do to race to solve this crime before time runs out and she ends up in danger herself.

©2018 Paige Shelton-Ferrell (P)2018 Tantor

Lost me with the poor Scottish accent.

Having listened to the first 2 books and enjoyed them, I am let down by the narration of the the third. It is usually tough to get used to a new voice but eventually I get over it. The original narrator had the Scots down perfectly. My only criticism of her was that she made Delaney sound a bit naive (but maybe this was intentional interpretation since the character is from Kansas ). The new narrator is ok with the non accented narration but her Scottish accent is horrible!! I just got back from Scotland (visiting relatives) and this new narrator actually sounds IRISH not Scottish. She pronounces certain words incorrectly like the word "close" (as in alley). She pronounces it close as in "close the door". It's supposed to be as in "close together". I will still stick with the books but may end up reading instead of listening if they continue to use the same narrator.

Great Mystery!!

Lots of twists and turns - and never did pick the killer. Enjoy the relationships between the characters also - but need Edwin to be less elusive and distant!
Have to say i would have preferred ‘Carrington MacDuffie’ to have continued to read the series - missed her narration!

Switch up

This is book #3. I had gotten used to the narrator in books 1 & 2 & was a little let down with the new narrator’s voices in Chapter one...Don’t give up!!! Susan Boyce brings a wonderful interpretation in with her voices & narrative. By chapter three, book 1 & 2 narrator’s voice had faded. Totally an enjoyable book for my daily walk & commute.

Wonderful book

I love the series. I have read the whole series four times. I love the mix of mystery and the romance. I can’ t wait for next book!

Loved the series and this book, but

What happened to Carrington MacDuffie as the narrator? I’ve enjoyed books narrated by Susan Boyce but I thought Ms. MacDuffie really had the voice for this series.

HATE the narrator, Susan Boyce.

Loved the narrator from the first 2 books in this series. She really made it seem like you were in Scotland! Can only listen to Boyce for a small amount of time before I want to reach thru the phone and strangle Boyce. Hate her in other books as well.

Narration Matters!

Lost Books and Old Bones is the third book in the series Scottish Bookshop Mysteries by Paige Shelton. This story is just as well written as the previous two with endearing characters, inspired plot lines, interesting historical details and charming descriptions of Edinburgh.

Where this book loses points is in the new narrator. The other two stories were told by a woman with superb vocal skills who successfully created a unique persona for each character and was able to voice the Scottish accent to perfection.

Conversely, the new narrator lacks the same level of skill at forming characters and offers two vocal ranges; one male and one female with an absolute inability to do the Scottish accent whatsoever.

These differences matter when attempting to enjoy the “feel” of a story and form an “attachment” to the characters.

The only reason I kept listening was because the story was so well written. The change was a real shame.

Great story, but that narrator…

This is a good, light read for those that enjoy murder mysteries and quirky characters. I’ve liked this series so far, but was disappointed to see the audiobook’s narrator changed. The new one has trouble sticking to a Scottish accent. That does hurt the quality of the recording, for sure. However, not enough to make me stop reading!

My first intro to Paige Shelton... and Delaney

Well written, and expertly narrated. I thoroughly enjoyed the characters and the mystery was well-paced and intriguing.

Narrator

The narrator from book 1&2 was much better in my opinion. I’ll look for them moving forward.