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Dr. Jean Montrose #6
A Relative Act of Murder
It's homicide in the Highlands as Dr. Jean Montrose, the "wee doc" of Perth, Scotland, investigates the death of a beautiful and mysterious woman. It seems there is no shortage of suspects, however, for this strange woman left far more enemies than friends.
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1993
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November 29, 2023
This is a graphic medical mystery with the domestic, yet hard-minded Dr. Jean Montrose. The plot is somewhat predictable, yet still engrossing.
April 30, 2015
"A dead body is horrifyingly altered after a week in Scotland's River Tay. Nevertheless, Dr. Jean Montrose is fetched to the crime scene at dawn. She barely recognizes her patient, once-beautiful Moira Dalgleish, young widow, mother of a six-month-old son, and daughter of Perth's finest family.
"Everyone assumes one of Moira's many lovers has done her in. But Detective Inspector Douglas Niven, smarting over orders to tread lightly in this sensitive case, wants Dr. Montrose's opinion of Moira's life among her blue-blooded kin. Soon Dr. Montrose is rubbing shoulders with the upper crust to examine dark secrets and deadly lies. She must also confirm a medical suspicion and put into operation a risky plan that may catch a killer -- or make the next corpse Niven finds her own ..."
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As usual, a tangled web of unho9ly appetites and murder committed to hide the evidence and escape the consequences. However, as usual, the guilty reckoned without the dynamic duo of Jean Montrose and Detective Inspector Douglas Niven. Highly entertaining!
"Everyone assumes one of Moira's many lovers has done her in. But Detective Inspector Douglas Niven, smarting over orders to tread lightly in this sensitive case, wants Dr. Montrose's opinion of Moira's life among her blue-blooded kin. Soon Dr. Montrose is rubbing shoulders with the upper crust to examine dark secrets and deadly lies. She must also confirm a medical suspicion and put into operation a risky plan that may catch a killer -- or make the next corpse Niven finds her own ..."
~~back cover
As usual, a tangled web of unho9ly appetites and murder committed to hide the evidence and escape the consequences. However, as usual, the guilty reckoned without the dynamic duo of Jean Montrose and Detective Inspector Douglas Niven. Highly entertaining!
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