Scotzilla
by Catriona McPherson

Lexy’s wedding becomes a crime scene when a murderer dares to strike on her big day in this superbly plotted and wickedly funny cozy.

Lexy Campbell is getting married! But in the six months of planning it took to arrive at the big day, she has become . . . a challenge. Friendships are strained to breaking point, Lexy’s parents are tiptoeing around her, and even Taylor, her intended, must be having second thoughts. Turns out it’s moot. Before the happy couple can exchange vows, Sister Sunshine, the wedding celebrant, is discovered dead behind the cake, strangled with the fairy lights.

Lexy’s dream wedding is now not just a nightmare: it’s a crime scene. She vows not to get drawn into the case, but the rest of the Last Ditch crew are investigating a bizarre series of goings-on in Cuento’s cemetery, and every clue about the graveyard pranks seems to link them back to Lexy’s wedding day. Will the Ditchers solve the case? Will Sister Sunshine’s killer be found? Will Lexy ever get her happy ever after? Not even Bridezilla deserves this . . .

Fans of Janet Evanovich and Sarah Strohmeyer will fall head over heels for this addictive mystery that’s full of twists and laugh out loud humour.

Reviews

“A delightful, humorous cozy”

Booklist on Hop Scot

“A rollicking mystery”

Kirkus Reviews on Hop Scot

“An engaging plot, eccentric characters, plenty of humor”

Booklist on Scot in a Trap

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

Publishers Weekly on Scot in a Trap

“Wildly funny”

Kirkus Reviews on Scot in a Trap

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

Publishers Weekly on Scot Mist

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

Kirkus Reviews on Scot Mist

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

Booklist on Scot Mist

“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”

Publishers Weekly on Scot on the Rocks

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

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

Scotzilla by Catriona McPherson is available in the following formats

Hardback97814483128493rd December 2024144 X 222mm240$29.99
Hardback97814483128493rd December 2024144 X 222mm240£21.99
Ebook97814483128563rd December 2024N/A240$14.99
Ebook97814483128563rd December 2024N/A240£12.99
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