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A Cold Highland Wind: A Lady Emily Mystery (Lady Emily Mysteries #17) (Hardcover)
Other Books in Series
This is book number 17 in the Lady Emily Mysteries series.
- #1: And Only to Deceive (Lady Emily Mysteries #1) (Paperback): $16.99
- #2: A Poisoned Season (Lady Emily Mysteries #2) (Paperback): $16.99
- #3: A Fatal Waltz (Lady Emily Mysteries #3) (Paperback): $15.99
- #4: Tears of Pearl: A Novel of Suspense (Lady Emily Mysteries #4) (Paperback): $17.99
- #5: Dangerous to Know: A Novel of Suspense (Lady Emily Mysteries #5) (Paperback): $17.99
- #6: A Crimson Warning: A Lady Emily Mystery (Lady Emily Mysteries #6) (Paperback): $22.99
- #7: Death in the Floating City: A Lady Emily Mystery (Lady Emily Mysteries #7) (Paperback): $19.99
- #8: Behind the Shattered Glass: A Lady Emily Mystery (Lady Emily Mysteries #8) (Paperback): $19.99
- #9: The Counterfeit Heiress: A Lady Emily Mystery (Lady Emily Mysteries #9) (Paperback): $9.99
- #10: The Adventuress: A Lady Emily Mystery (Lady Emily Mysteries #10) (Paperback): Email or call for price.
- #11: A Terrible Beauty: A Lady Emily Mystery (Lady Emily Mysteries #11) (Paperback): $23.99
- #12: Death in St. Petersburg: A Lady Emily Mystery (Lady Emily Mysteries #12) (Paperback): $21.99
- #13: Uneasy Lies the Crown: A Lady Emily Mystery (Lady Emily Mysteries #13) (Paperback): $17.99
- #14: In the Shadow of Vesuvius: A Lady Emily Mystery (Lady Emily Mysteries #14) (Paperback): $17.99
- #15: The Dark Heart of Florence: A Lady Emily Mystery (Lady Emily Mysteries #15) (Hardcover): $27.99
- #16: Secrets of the Nile: A Lady Emily Mystery (Lady Emily Mysteries #16) (Hardcover): $27.99
Description
In this new installment of Tasha Alexander’s acclaimed Lady Emily series set in the wild Scottish highlands, an ancient story of witchcraft may hold the key to solving a murder centuries later.
Lady Emily, husband Colin Hargreaves, and their three sons eagerly embark on a family vacation at Cairnfarn Castle, the Scottish estate of their dear friend Jeremy, Duke of Bainbridge. But a high-spirited celebration at the beginning of their stay comes to a grisly end when the duke’s gamekeeper is found murdered on the banks of the loch. Handsome Angus Sinclair had a host of enemies: the fiancée he abandoned in Edinburgh, the young woman who had fallen hopelessly in love with him, and the rough farmer who saw him as a rival for her affections. But what is meaning of the curious runic stone left on Sinclair’s forehead?
Scotland, 1676. Lady MacAllister, wife of the Laird of Cairnfarn Castle, suddenly finds herself widowed and thrown out of her home. Her sole companion is a Moorish slave girl who helps her secretly spirit out her most prized possessions from the castle: her strange books. Her neighbors are wary of a woman living on her own, and when a poppet—a doll used to cast spells—and a daisy wheel are found in her isolated cottage, Lady MacAllister is accused of witchcraft, a crime punishable by death.
Hundreds of years later, Lady Emily searches for the link between Lady MacAllister’s harrowing witchcraft trial and the brutal death of Sinclair. She must follow a trail of hidden motives, an illicit affair, and a mysterious stranger to reveal the dark side of a seemingly idyllic Highland village.
About the Author
TASHA ALEXANDER is the author of the New York Times bestselling Lady Emily mystery series. The daughter of two philosophy professors, she studied English literature and medieval history at the University of Notre Dame. She and her husband, novelist Andrew Grant, live on a ranch in southeastern Wyoming.