Distillery owner Abigail Logan discovers that high spirits are no match for a cold-blooded killer as the Whisky Business Mystery series puts a fatal twist on stiff competition. It’s been a year since globe-trotting photojournalist Abi Logan inherited Abbey Glen, a whisky distillery in the heart of the Scottish countryside. To her surprise, the village of Balfour already feels like home, and her … like home, and her new business partner, Grant MacEwan, continues to be too charming to resist. But Abi has a history of relationship disasters, so she struggles to avoid an ill-fated romance with Grant. Steering clear is hard enough on a day-to-day basis, but when the two head off to a whisky industry competition together, Abi panics. Five-star resort, four glorious days of nonstop whisky tasting, and a fatally attractive Scotsman—what could possibly go wrong?
The night before the award presentations, with foreign and domestic whisky makers at one anothers’ throats, two judges are found dead under mysterious circumstances. What started with three dream-come-true nominations for Abby Glen’s whisky soon turns into a nightmare for Abi. With a killer on the loose, she must call on her investigative skills to stop another murder—before she gets taken out of the running herself.
Melinda Mullet’s delightful Whisky Business mysteries can be read together or separately. Enjoy responsibly:
SINGLE MALT MURDER | DEATH DISTILLED | DEADLY DRAM | DIED IN THE WOOL
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Annnnnd we are back to the book being about an hour too long. I power-listened today just to get it done so I can move forward, but it really is best done over the course of three days and not 2.
Abby is back in Scotland just in time to go to the Annual Whiskey Award program with Grant, where they run into past friends, past girlfriends, and of course [since Abby is there] a dead body. And then there is another one. And then people are getting sick all over the place. And Abby, because she is unable to keep her nose out of anything [due to her life as a photo-journalist], dives right in to try and solve the mystery.
Other than it being about an hour too long, this was a good addition to the Whiskey Business Mysteries; there is a very good mystery [and the end was a bit of a nail-biter], good interaction between all the characters and red-herrings galore. All of the best parts of a mystery. And the audiobook narrator is absolutely divine. She really makes the books come alive and I enjoy listening to her tell the story very much.
Thank you to NetGalley and Alibi/Random House for this ARC in exchange for an honest review