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Dandy Gilver and a Bothersome Number of Corpses, Dandy Gilver Murder Mystery Series

In this historical cozy mystery set in 1920s Scotland, an upper-class sleuth goes undercover to find a killer at an all-girls school.

Bored with her wealthy life after the Great War, aristocratic wife and mother Dandy Gilver decides to become a private investigator. Her current case has her traveling to an all-girls school in the Scottish seaside town of Portpatrick where a childhood friend has disappeared. Soon, Dandy discovers that her missing chum, now a teacher, is not the only thing that’s off in Portpatrick. Other teachers have been vanishing as well . . . at an alarming rate. To find some answers, Dandy must go undercover as a new member of the staff, but one misstep could have her dismissed permanently . . .

“Fans of historical mysteries and old-fashioned whodunits will enjoy Dandy Gilver and a Bothersome Number of Corpses. . . . A very satisfying whodunit that was both intriguing and creepy.” —Gumshoe Review

Catriona McPherson

CATRIONA MCPHERSON was born near Edinburgh, where she received her Ph.D. Her previous Dandy Gilver mystery, Dandy Gilver and the Proper Treatment of Bloodstains, won the Sue Feder Memorial Award in 2012. Catriona lives in Davis, California, with her husband and two cats.

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