Murder at the Scottish Ball

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Holly wreaths eggnog by a roaring fire and... A body by the Christmas tree? Opal Laplume is on the case!</strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>December 1934. </strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Spending the holidays in a Scottish castle has made </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Opal Laplume's</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> festive wishes come true. </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Sir Seamus'</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> Christmas Eve ball is legendary and Opal dons her finest gown for an exquisite night of bubbles baubles and tartan kilts. But the festivities come to a screeching halt when their gracious host is electrocuted by some faulty Christmas lights.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The mood soon turns from festive to frosty when Opal discovers that what seemed like a tragic accident was in fact a deadly sabotage. Everyone has something to hide. Sir Seamus' marriage was crumbling like a piece of Scottish shortbread. Did his wife take 'til death do us part' too far? The butler was promised a large sum from Sir Seamus' will. Did he want an early Christmas bonus? And who is the ghostly figure playing bagpipes in the tower at night?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Just as the killer proves as difficult to find as the Loch Ness Monster one of the guests is found smothered in their bedroom. Opal soon discovers Sir Seamus was hiding a deadly secret on a small island off the rugged Scottish coast. </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Can she find the key to the mystery there before the entire party perishes? Or will this Christmas be her last?</strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>An addictive and twisty Golden Age murder mystery set in the Scottish Highlands. Fans of Agatha Christie T.E. Kinsey and Verity Bright won't be able to put this down!</strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Readers love Millicent Binks:</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>'</span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>5 Stars!!! I now have another favorite mystery author!</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>... </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Gasp!!!</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>... an author I will add to my shelf for life!... </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>wonderful</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>... </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Must read! Must Read!</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</span></p>