Murder in a Scottish Shire by Traci Hall

Cashmere Crush sounded like a cozy shop with sitting area and beautiful yarn especially the ones utilizing natural dyes. I enjoyed the setting of Nairn and the authors lovely descriptions of the village. Cashmere Crush is a specialty sweater and yarn shop where each week the ladies gather to knit, chat, and sip wine on Thursday evenings. Her grandmother taught her to knit and encouraged her dream of opening a shop. Paislee Shaw lives in Nairn, Scotland with her son, Brody and their dog, Wallace. Murder in a Scottish Shire by Traci Hall is the debut of A Scottish Shire Mystery series.

But as details of the death and the woman's life begin to raise suspicions for Detective Zeffer, it's Paislee who must untangle a murderous yarn. As if all that wasn't enough, Paislee discovers a young woman who she recently rehired to help in the shop dead in her flat, possibly from an overdose of her heart medicine. She's been served an eviction notice, and her estranged and homeless grandfather has just been brought to her door by a disconcertingly handsome detective named Mack Zeffer. Lately, though, Paislee feels as if her life is unraveling. Having inherited a knack for knitting from her dear departed grandmother, Paislee also owns a specialty sweater shop called Cashmere Crush, where devoted local crafters gather weekly for her Knit and Sip. For a twenty-eight-year-old single mum, Paislee has knit together a sensible life for herself, her ten-year-old son Brody, and Wallace, their black Scottish terrier. Known as the Brighton of the North, Nairn is both a charming Scottish town and a popular seaside resort- but to Paislee Shaw, it's simply home-unfortunately to a murderer.

But as details of the death and the woman's life begin to raise suspicions for Detective Inspector Zeffer, it's Paislee who must untangle a murderous yarn. įor a twenty-eight-year-old single mum, Paislee has knit together a sensible life for herself, her ten-year-old son Brody, and Wallace, their black Scottish terrier. Known as the Brighton of the North, Nairn is both a charming Scottish town and a popular seaside resort-but to Paislee Shaw, it's simply home-unfortunately to a murderer.