The second book in this series and I love all the details about Scotland that are plenty but not overdone. While following along with the mystery, you get to learn or relive a lot of Scottish details that make Scotland so unique.

The mystery is filled with twists and turns that make you doubt the hints you think you see. I love this writing style, the author takes you along and keeps you immersed in the story.

Can't wait to read more in this series!

Amber Warning is set on Isle of Harris in the Hebrides and a storm is coming (the amber warning). Joana and Brian are leading a photography retreat on the Isle and everyone is staying at a local farmhouse turned B&B. The accommodations are a little rougher than expected, but the setting is beautiful. And then there’s the retreat group who are an interesting and diverse bunch. There is immediately some friction and when a member dies, Joana and Brian begin to investigate after the local police consider the death an accident.
I love the characters…Joana is bright and notices details while Brian is entertaining with his bumbling ways (except when it comes to digging out information on the internet). The setting is like reading a travelogue of the area and full of the local history. I was glad to see that Murray was back with his inability to get sayings correct and his earnestness! The mystery was intriguing and there were several possible suspects to sort through. If you enjoy mysteries with fun characters in amazing settings, you’ll enjoy this one.
Thanks to Highland Quill Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC.

Great atmosphere🌊☔

I found the mystery unpredictable right through to the end. And the author has come up with a fun pair of photographer/amateur detectives in lead characters Joana Snowdon and her sidekick ever-hungry vegan Brian Goodfellow pitted against an irascible DCI Fraser and idiom-challenged DC Murray.

In one sense, this is sort of an Agatha Christie type isolated venue mystery. Death strikes and, even if they wanted to, the guests and retreat employees can't leave because of a powerful storm system blowing in from the Atlantic. But the group attending amateur detective Joana Snowdon's photography retreat, for the most part marooned at their hotel thanks to the weather, get to experience the stark beauty and ancient landmarks of Harris and Lewis and I thought the author did a fantastic job immersing me in the island atmosphere. After recently reading a different novel set on Harris, Amber Warning brought me back to familiar territory with Callanish Stone Circle, pristine beaches, roaming sheep, windswept land and seascapes and traditional tweed weaving.

A very entertaining cozy mystery lightened up by Brian's moans and antics.

Thanks to Highland Quill Publishing and NetGalley for sharing a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest opinion.

Review shared on May 21 on Waterstones, Goodreads and Bookbub, and with Barnes & Noble and BAM. To be shared on kobo and Google Play upon release.