FICKLE FORTUNES
A cozy Scottish mystery with a great twist
by Traude Ailinger
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Pub Date Jun 05 2024 | Archive Date Jul 15 2024
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Description
A woman’s fatal fall at a local beauty spot raises the suspicions of Edinburgh police
Sarah Cartwright is on her daily jog when she falls from the iconic rocks of Salisbury Crags.
When DI Russell McCord arrives at the scene, the victim’s distraught husband says he saw her being pushed.
A stickler for procedure, and suspecting it was murder, McCord tries to follow the evidence: a recent lottery win and a heavy dose of jealousy appear high on the list of motives.
Journalist Amy Thornton has other ideas. On a charm offensive, she wins the trust of people close to the victim, including her secret lover.
But with her amateur findings dismissed as usual, yet frustrated that McCord is acting the perfect gentleman, Amy will have to strike lucky to prove her case.
FICKLE FORTUNES is the sixth standalone title in this light-hearted cozy mystery series by Traude Ailinger. The full list of books is as follows:
1. NEAR MISS
2. HIGH HAND
3. LAST TRAIN FOR MURDER
4. SHIFTING ICE
5. BRIGHT SPARKS
6. FICKLE FORTUNES
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781804622100 |
| PRICE | £1.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 243 |
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Featured Reviews
Reviewer 1453589
This was a very interesting read and I highly enjoyed it. I think other readers will also. Put it on your tbr list!
Robin P, Reviewer
Traude Ailinger is an author completely new to me but now that I have found out how good she is I will be looking for her other books.
I personally think this is more of a police procedural than a 'cozy' (as others have described it) but it certainly benefits from the presence of Amy Thornton, the reporter from the Forth Write Magazine.
There's a gritty realism to a plot that includes secrets and lies, jealousy, arson and murder.
Edinburgh is a setting often favoured by crime writers and Detective Inspector Russell McCord is a typically gruff no-nonsense detective who has a softer side his colleagues rarely glimpse. Audrey Hepburn is a welcome guest character who manages to ruffle everyone's feathers.
A great read for all crime fiction aficionados.
Shirley S, Reviewer
Fickle Fortunes is the sixth book in this Scottish mystery series. This is a well written police procedural with interesting well drawn characters, lots of suspects, multiple red herrings, and a little romantic tension between DI McCord and journalist Amy Thornton. DI McCord and his team investigate the fatal fall of a local woman. Was it an accident or was she pushed? I enjoyed this book and was surprised by who the killer turned out to be. I look forward to reading the next book in this charming series.
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