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A Handful of Ash

A Handful of Ash

Author(s): Marsali Taylor

Location(s): Shetland Islands

Genre(s): Crime

Era(s): Modern

Liveaboard skipper Cass Lynch is busy with student life at the marine college in Shetland’s ancient capital of Scalloway – until she finds a dead girl, whose hand is smeared with peat ash. Is this part of some strange ritual linking back to the witches once burned in Scalloway? What was the horned figure seen carrying the body? Rumours begin to spread, encouraged by local Hallowe’en traditions. Then there’s a second murder …
Praise for A Handful of Ash: I enjoyed this book enormously… the mystery itself held me enthralled. The suspects are numerous, and kept me guessing. When the murderer is revealed it was satisfying to see that the clues were all there for the amateur sleuth, provided you are a student of human nature. … Highly recommended.
Lizzie Hayes, Mystery People e-zine

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