SOLVED. Cosy mystery but from time before there was such a definition. British Mystery to do with hidden jewels or inheritance maybe?? Mixed group of people on coach tour of Scotland, Edinburgh, highland hotel where a film is being made. Female author. [s]

[Kate]

Main character is a single female but I don't remember any romance. .book was written by a scottish women who was also a journalist, not sure when set but probably in the 70s, 80s,90s.

I read this book only a couple of years ago but I got it in a charity shop so it could have been published anytime from even the 1950s.

Not that much happens in the book, it's more about the characters but there is a well described scene in an old fashioned Edinburgh hotel or up market guest house. It is set in the days when everyone in a hotel all sat down to dinner at the one time. I think the tour party got all dressed up in tartan and they visited the Edinburgh tattoo.

i remember looking the author up and she wrote another book which seems to have been quite similar but not set in Scotland. there is some sort of mystery in the book, centring around the highland hotel and the filming I think and i think there was an american couple among the tour group.

if it helps i remember the book was soft cover (rather than paperback) and was orangey brown, It had a self published/small publisher sort of feel in the type style and binding. I can remember quite a bit about it except the title or author and searches to do with coach, bus, trip, tour have yielded nothing.

[Kris]

Kate, I added a few details to the topic header, so your book might be recognized from the header alone. Feel free to update it by clicking the small "edit" link after the header. This only works on the full Desktop website – not the Mobile website or app.

What's the tone - e.g., cozy mystery? any romance?

Can you tell us more about the main character?

[Kate]

Thanks Kris, I have made some edits.

[Kate]

Yay, found it - I did a search of the British Library catalogue (I didn't know you could do that). It's Strangers on a Coach by Della Mason. her other book is the Treasure Seekers but I haven't been able to find a copy of that.

[Kris]

Glad you found your book, Kate. Here's the link - Strangers on a Coach by Della Mason.

[Kate]

Thanks everyone for your view and help,lp and I hope you all find your books too.