Out, Damned Scot
by Catriona McPherson

Pregnant Lexy Campbell races to hunt down a killer before she goes into labour in this hilarious cosy mystery from award-winning author Catriona McPherson.

A Burns Night to die for . . . literally.

Pregnant and a week overdue, Lexy Campbell’s hope for a quiet Burns Supper at the Cuento Celtic Society is dashed in minutes.

The haggis is ceremonial only. The actual dinner is disappointing. And then the haggis cutter’s missing dagger turns up in the back of a dead guest no one can identify — because of course it does.

With a room full of potential suspects, and contractions potentially minutes away, Lexy together with the rest of Trinity for Trouble must untangle a mystery involving old grudges, family feuds, and some very convincing magical misdirection.

But as the trio race to uncover a killer, Lexy’s running out of patience, time, and possibly all dignity.

A Burns Night celebration, a mysterious dead guest, and an extremely overdue Lexy Campbell who came for haggis but left with a murder to solve. Perfect for fans of Janet Evanovich, M.C. Beaton, and Clare Chase who love laugh-out-loud cosy mysteries featuring chaotic heroines, awkward situations and messy murder cases.

Reviews

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Plot twists, the large cast of familiar, well-delineated, quirky characters, humor, and the introspective Lexy . . . add up to a successful entry in the series

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Booklist on Scotzilla

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[A] superbly plotted and wickedly funny cozy

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Dru's Book Musings on Scotzilla

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A delightful, humorous cozy

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Booklist on Hop Scot

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A rollicking mystery

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Kirkus Reviews on Hop Scot

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An engaging plot, eccentric characters, plenty of humor

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Booklist on Scot in a Trap

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Darkly amusing . . . McPherson keeps the laughs and the action rolling along

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Publishers Weekly on Scot in a Trap

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Wildly funny

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Kirkus Reviews on Scot in a Trap

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Clever turns of phrase and witty observations fuel this fast and funny novel

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Publishers Weekly on Scot Mist

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Plenty of suspects and mordant humor against a background of pandemic paranoia

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Kirkus Reviews on Scot Mist

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The banter among the various characters will draw Janet Evanovich fans to this engaging, not-quite-a-locked-room mystery

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Booklist on Scot Mist

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McPherson’s witty third Last Ditch mystery has a line on every page to provoke a smile. Anyone who appreciates a good mystery told with nimble, sure-footed humor will have a ball

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Publishers Weekly on Scot on the Rocks

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Hilarious … A compendium of unusual characters and odd circumstances guaranteed to make you laugh out loud

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Kirkus Reviews on Scot on the Rocks

Catriona McPherson

Born and raised in Edinburgh, Catriona McPherson left Edinburgh University with a PhD in Linguistics and worked in academia, as well as banking and public libraries, before taking up full-time writing in 2001. For the last ten years she has lived in Northern California with a black cat and a scientist. In 2020 she has been shortlisted for a third Mary Higgins Clark Award, for Strangers at the Gate, and won a Left Coast Crime 2020 Lefty Award for the Best Humorous Mystery for Scot and Soda.

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Editions

Out, Damned Scot by Catriona McPherson is available in the following formats

97814483128941st December 2026 X mm240,256£12.99
Hardback97814483128871st December 2026144 X 222mm256,256£21.99
Hardback97814483128871st December 2026144 X 222mm256,256$39.99
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