The Winter Ground

The Must-Read Cosy Mystery Book of the Festive Season
Dandy Gilver investigates murder when a Russian Circus arrives in rural 1920s Perthshire.

A cosy Dandy Gilver mystery set in 1930s Scotland. For fans of PG Wodehouse, Alexander McCall Smith and Agatha Christie.

'McPherson is an exemplary crime writer' Scotsman

BAD LUCK? BAD TIMING? OR GOOD OLD-FASHIONED MURDER?

When a circus comes to spend the winter at the neighbouring estate to Gilverton, Dandy Gilver's two sons are cock-a-hoop and they are not alone in their excitement.

The allure of Tumbling Topsy Turvy, Tiny Truman and the Troupe Prebezhensky also draw the attention of the fast set, who would never normally be seen dead with the nouveau riche Mr & Mrs Albert Wilson. 'The name, darling, tells you everything you need to know.'

But when Dandy Gilver is asked to investigate a series of nasty tricks taking place in the circus she discovers, under the colourful charms on the surface of circus life, a hotbed of passion and resentment she cannot begin to understand. But, when one of the artistes suddenly dies, Dandy must somehow get behind the smoke and mirrors to find answers in a world where nothing is as it seems.

'Dry wit . sparkling dialogue and meticulous description.' Herald

'The most engaging and ingenious crime-cracker I've met in ages' Scotland on Sunday

Dan Brown meets Barbara Pym . Dandy is brisk, baffled, heroic, kindly, scandalised and - above all - very funny - Guardian

Catriona McPherson's latest novel in the series, Dandy Gilver and a Spot of Toil and Trouble is now available for pre-order.

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