Have you ever read a book you enjoyed so much that you wanted to go more or less straight on to the next in the series or another by that author, and then found that your reading took you far off that intended path?
That is what happened to me with Hue & Cry, the first of Shirley McKay's Hew Cullen mysteries. I loved it, got two or three more in the series, and have only now picked up where I left off an astonishing nine years ago!
Here's the post on Hue & Cry, and as for Fate & Fortune which is set mostly in Edinburgh in 1581, and which I've just finished, it's every bit as good: very flavoursome of period and milieu, rich in detail, clever and convincing. If you don't already know these books I'd warmly recommend them.
Hue and Cry had been on my list for a several years, hoping that they would eventually appear in the shelf in our local Oxfam bookshop.
Thank you for the reminder, I’ve just reserved a copy with the library service
Posted by: Jane from Dorset | 18 August 2023 at 05:23 PM
That's very good, Jane. I hope you will enjoy it.
Posted by: Cornflower | 18 August 2023 at 06:33 PM
Not come across these before but they are now on the list!
Posted by: di | 18 August 2023 at 07:35 PM
Glad you like the sound of them, Di!
Posted by: Cornflower | 18 August 2023 at 08:20 PM
Gosh I’ll need to source these books. Never heard of them. Anne
Posted by: Anne | 18 August 2023 at 10:34 PM
They are worth seeking out, Anne. I think there are five in the series plus a volume of short stories.
Posted by: Cornflower | 19 August 2023 at 11:11 AM