‘A real treat’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I ADORE Dandy Gilver’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
1920s, Fife: Society lady – and sometimes detective – Dandy Gilver is invited to the remote village of Luckenlaw to meet members of the Scottish Rural Womens’ Institute, who are being plagued by a series of attacks.
Who is this stranger roaming the night? Why do they only strike on full moons? And most importantly, can they be stopped?
With suffragettism on the rise and allegations of witchcraft abound, all of the villagers are suspects. And as the investigation deepens, Dandy finds herself at the heart of an age-old mystery that only she can solve . . .
A brilliantly thrilling and witty cosy historical mystery that will transport you to the rural and mysterious countryside of 1920s Scotland. Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie and Richard Osman.
Readers are gripped by Bury Her Deep:
‘[Catriona McPherson] has about the finest style of writing of contemporary writers of this genre‘ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Read it if you like your stories to be involving, intriguing and with action right to the plot-twisting end’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Excellent characterisations, lots of red herrings, plot twists and intrigue in a well-written mystery which evokes the language, life and times and social norms of rural east coast Scotland in the 1920s’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I love this series. Dandy Gilver is a wonderful character, very believable, charming, and someone I would love to have as a friend’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I ADORE Dandy Gilver’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
When the moon glows brightest, the dark stranger comes . . .
1920s, Fife: Society lady – and sometimes detective – Dandy Gilver is invited to the remote village of Luckenlaw to meet members of the Scottish Rural Womens’ Institute, who are being plagued by a series of attacks.
Who is this stranger roaming the night? Why do they only strike on full moons? And most importantly, can they be stopped?
With suffragettism on the rise and allegations of witchcraft abound, all of the villagers are suspects. And as the investigation deepens, Dandy finds herself at the heart of an age-old mystery that only she can solve . . .
A brilliantly thrilling and witty cosy historical mystery that will transport you to the rural and mysterious countryside of 1920s Scotland. Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie and Richard Osman.
Readers are gripped by Bury Her Deep:
‘[Catriona McPherson] has about the finest style of writing of contemporary writers of this genre‘ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Read it if you like your stories to be involving, intriguing and with action right to the plot-twisting end’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Excellent characterisations, lots of red herrings, plot twists and intrigue in a well-written mystery which evokes the language, life and times and social norms of rural east coast Scotland in the 1920s’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I love this series. Dandy Gilver is a wonderful character, very believable, charming, and someone I would love to have as a friend’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Reviews
'I curled up on the sofa last week when the kids finally returned to school and devoured it. Dandy Gilver is an enthralling heroine; part Dorothy Parker, part Miss Marple, utterly engaging. I loved the scenes at the SWRI and her dealings with the hapless Hugh. Catriona seems to have managed to transform the stiff prose of the era into something wonderfully fluid and beguiling. She can send chills up your spine and provoke a fit of the giggles in the space of a few short pages. Absolutely wonderful. A real treat.
It is already on loan to a friend with instructions to pass it on!'
'Barbara Pym meets Dan Brown . . . The strengths of BURY HER DEEP all derive from the voice of the narrator. Respectably married to the deeply conventional Hugh Gilver, Dandy is brisk, baffled, heroic, kindly, scandalised and above all very funny as she sleuths her way through the Scottish countryside.'
'Captivating and beautifully written Reminiscent of a wittier and less savage reworking of THE WICKER MAN, this book is alternately funny and chilling and works on a number of levels. A most original mystery novel.'
'Catriona McPherson's Dandy Gilver is a refreshing change from the noir of Rebus . . . McPherson has obviously researched the background to her tale thoroughly and her knowledge of ancient folklore is cunningly used in a well-constructed plot that has many twists and turns.'
'What a tonic it turned out to be! I giggled endlessly, loving Dandy's occasionlly caustic, often cowardly and eternally optimistic sleuthing. The gothically dour Luckenlaw locals are wonderfully crafted, along with the colourful smattering of eccentric incumbents and well-meaning innovators. The post-war era of house-keeping budgets, domestic staff, rebellious suffragettes and tetchy, above-stairs formality provides a perfect back-drop to Dandy's daring secret life, escaping from the starchily entrenched Gilver marriage to scour grave-yards, hedge-rows and wind-blown hillsides for clues - all whilst wearing the very best tailoring her maid can source . . . I can't wai
McPherson is on to a winner with her 1920s society sleuth Dandy Gilver, who is the most engaging and ingenious crime-cracker I've met in ages. She is gauche but perceptive, married but unromantic (although there's a lovely frisson to her co-solver), sly but endearingly innocent. The period detail is accomplished and convincing, the crime is neatly convoluted and McPherson's prose bristles with clever asides under a lucid surface. I wouldn't be surprised if she is translated on to the small screen soon, and I can't wait for her next adventure.
'What a tonic it turned out to be'
'Engaging and mysterious'
'Dandy Gilver is a delightful heroine'
McPherson is an exemplary crime writer, effortlessly balancing the driest wit with melodramatic suspense. Her range of reference is seriously literary, her research impeccable, and her exuberance with period detail utterly beguiling. And Dandy herself is wonderful: blundering bravely through this mad and murky tale with perfect aplomb and a drop-dead vocabulary, she is a lesson to us all.
'Dandy Gilver is an enthralling heroine; part Dorothy Parker, part Miss Marple, utterly engaging. Catriona seems to have managed to transform the stiff prose of the era into something wonderfully fluid and beguiling. Absolutely wonderful. A real treat.'
Compelling
engaging and mysterious
