The Cracked Spine
2016 • 294 pages

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Average rating3.7

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"In need of a good adventure, Delaney Nichols takes the leap and moves to Edinburgh, Scotland to start a job at The Cracked Spine. She doesn't know much about what she's gotten herself into, other than that the work sounds exciting, and that her new boss, Edwin MacAlister, has given her the opportunity of a lifetime. Edwin has promised that she'll be working with "a desk that has seen the likes of kings and queens, paupers and princes," and Delaney can't wait to get started."--

Delaney Nichols packed her bags and moved from Kansas to Edinburgh, Scotland to start a job at The Cracked Spine, a bookshop located in the heart of the city. Her new boss, Edwin MacAlister, has given her the opportunity of a lifetime: the shop is filled with everything a book lover could want, each item as eclectic as the people who work there. And Tom the bartender from across the street-- well, it doesn't hurt that he looks awfully good in a kilt. But when a precious artifact goes missing, and Edwin's sister is brutally murdered, Delaney needs to keep her job, protect her new friends, and learn the truth behind this Scottish tragedy.

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9 primary books10 released books

#1 in Scottish Bookshop Mystery

Scottish Bookshop Mystery is a 10-book series with 9 primary works first released in 2016 with contributions by Paige Shelton.

#1
The Cracked Spine
#2
Of Books and Bagpipes: A Scottish Bookshop Mystery
#2.5
A Christmas Tartan
#3
Lost Books and Old Bones: A Scottish Bookshop Mystery
#4
The Loch Ness Papers
#5
The Stolen Letter
#6
Deadly Editions
#7
The Burning Pages
#8
Fateful Words
#9
The Poison Pen

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This kind of mystery was bit too genteel for me. At first the Scottish dialogue was fun but it became tedious. Not sure all the loose ends were tied up, either. Still, OK for what it was.

January 15, 2019
January 23, 2018

I enjoyed this story, but I have to say, the real star is the setting (Edinburgh). The mystery is kind of secondary to the setting and the characters. But still, it was a lot of fun, and a great bit of book-travel!

April 1, 2022