‘Another great Dandy Gilver mystery’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I love this series!’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
1926, Edinburgh: With the miners’ strikes roiling in the city, society lady – and sometimes detective – Dandy Gilver receives a letter from acquaintance Lollie Balfour, who is convinced her husband is going to kill her. To investigate, Dandy goes undercover – and below stairs – to pose as Miss Rossiter, lady’s maid.
But soon a horrific discovery is made inside a locked room – the body of Mr Balfour.
As the tensions mount in the streets of Edinburgh, suspicion sparks paranoia in 31 Heriot Row, where the murderer is still at large, and the only person who knows Dandy’s true identity is the prime suspect . . .
A brilliantly thrilling and witty cosy historical locked-room mystery set against the turbulence of Edinburgh in the 1920s. Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie and Richard Osman.
Readers are gripped by Dandy Gilver and the Proper Treatment of Bloodstains:
‘Dandy Gilver is just wonderful . . . The author captures the mood of the 1920s so well‘ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Had me guessing to the very end . . . A great read and I cannot wait to find the rest of the Dandy Gilver adventures’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I’m hooked on the Dandy Gilver books . . . The author captures the feeling and voice of the period spot-on’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I adore this mystery series . . . Catriona McPherson’s writing seems to get better and better’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I love this series!’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
How the other half live . . . and die
1926, Edinburgh: With the miners’ strikes roiling in the city, society lady – and sometimes detective – Dandy Gilver receives a letter from acquaintance Lollie Balfour, who is convinced her husband is going to kill her. To investigate, Dandy goes undercover – and below stairs – to pose as Miss Rossiter, lady’s maid.
But soon a horrific discovery is made inside a locked room – the body of Mr Balfour.
As the tensions mount in the streets of Edinburgh, suspicion sparks paranoia in 31 Heriot Row, where the murderer is still at large, and the only person who knows Dandy’s true identity is the prime suspect . . .
A brilliantly thrilling and witty cosy historical locked-room mystery set against the turbulence of Edinburgh in the 1920s. Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie and Richard Osman.
Readers are gripped by Dandy Gilver and the Proper Treatment of Bloodstains:
‘Dandy Gilver is just wonderful . . . The author captures the mood of the 1920s so well‘ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Had me guessing to the very end . . . A great read and I cannot wait to find the rest of the Dandy Gilver adventures’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I’m hooked on the Dandy Gilver books . . . The author captures the feeling and voice of the period spot-on’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I adore this mystery series . . . Catriona McPherson’s writing seems to get better and better’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Reviews
McPherson's books are always strong on period detail, with nifty sleight-of-hand plotting and plenty of interesting secondary characters, but it's Dandy herself who makes them shine: witty, briskly humane and quietly subversive, she is a continuing delight.
A subtle detonation of the cosy genre... an acute sense of period, sharp observation of the mores of the day (both above and below stairs), a nicely-judged infusion of humour and a winning heroine.
Guaranteed to appeal to those who have never got over the death of Dorothy L Sayers . . . McPherson has an ear for mellifluous language ... The story bristles with clues, and the resolution.. is unguessable.
Dan Brown meets Barbara Pym . . . Dandy is brisk, baffled, heroic, kindly, scandalised and -above all - very funny.
McPherson is on to a winner... 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 can't wait for her next adventure.
Delightful
'Dandy Gilver is an enthralling heroine; part Dorothy Parker, part Miss Marple, utterly engaging. [Catriona] can send chills up your spine and provoke a fit of the giggles in the space of a few short pages. Absolutely wonderful'
