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Mallory Mitchell and Dr. Duncan Gray take a break from investigating murder to find the most famous dog in Victorian Scotland.
A year ago, twenty-first-century detective Mallory found herself in 1869 Edinburgh, in the body of Catriona Mitchell, a housemaid working for Dr. Duncan Gray, pioneer in forensic science. Shortly after she arrived, she made the unfortunate acquaintance of Catriona’s former criminal mentor, Davina, an entanglement that nearly got Mallory killed. Now she’s about to meet Davina again.
Greyfriars Bobby has disappeared. The little terrier is already a legend, and Davina has made a tidy living showing him off on graveyard tours…while picking the pockets of her guests. When the elderly dog vanishes, Davina calls in a favor from her old student. Mallory agrees to help find Bobby in return for the one thing she’s been unable to get from Davina—the mysterious Catriona’s life story.
Mallory, a 21st century police detective, found herself transported to 1869 Edinburgh into the body of housemaid and petty thief Catriona Mitchell. Luckily she finds herself working for Dr Duncan Grey, an undertaker who helps his friend on the police force with forensics to help him solve crime. Soon he learns her secret and Mallory becomes his assistant. As they team to solve crimes, a person from Catriona’s past comes to them with a mystery to solve, the famous dog Greyfriars Bobby has disappeared, and as payment she will tell Mallory about Catriona’s past.
This is a short novella, about 127 pages, in a really intriguing time travel series. The disappearance of Greyfriars Bobby is a fairly straightforward and easily solved mystery. This entry seems primarily for us to learn a lot more about Catriona’s past, though I am sure there will be more revelations in the future. A quick, enjoyable read to tide us over until the next full length book, An Ordinary Sort of Evil, is released in May. This novella includes the first three chapters of the upcoming book and I can hardly wait to get the rest. Highly recommended. ~~ Stephanie L Bannon
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