Author: Lucy Connelly
Series: A Scottish Isle Mystery (Book 4)
Publication: Crooked Lane (October 14, 2025)
Description: Dr. Emilia McRoy, an American in Scotland, has a killer in sight in the fourth installment of the Scottish Isle mystery series, perfect for fans of Paige Shelton and Connie Berry.
Summer is coming to a close on beautiful Sea Isle in Scotland, and Dr. Emilia McRoy is celebrating one year since her big move. With a weeklong festival to end the season, the town gathers for a magical ride on the newly refurbished Storyteller’s Train, but the launch’s success is dampened by an unexpected death.
What appears to be a case of deadly allergies is soon revealed as murder. As Emilia, her assistant Abigail, and the local constable Ewan McGregor unravel the mystery, the killer sets their murderous intentions on them.
If they want to survive, they will need the help of all of their friends—before they become the latest victims.
My Thoughts: The fourth Dr. Emilia McRoy mystery takes place at the end of summer and marks her one-year anniversary in Scotland. Her anniversary coincides with a weeklong festival. One of the highlights is the debut of the Storyteller's Train. However, the festivities are marred by the death of one of the storytellers.
Emilia finds Donald Jacks stuffed into a closet in the train depot's office. It looks like he died of an allergic reaction but that doesn't explain how he got into the closet. As Emilia investigates in company with Ewan McGregor and her other friends, she learns that Jacks had a number of people unhappy with him. His business partner and clients were unhappy that his investment advice had caused many of them to lose money. His fellow workers on the train project resented his perfectionist tendencies.
It is up to Emilia and her friends to find out who wanted Jacks dead before one of them becomes a victim of the killer.
This was an entertaining story marred by too much repetition. It was often repeated that Emilia loved her new life as a doctor in rural Scotland and loved the wonderful collection of friends that she had gathered in her year's sojourn. I did enjoy her budding romance with Ewan though as they have been fencing with each other through the first three books in this series.
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