Now May You Weep

Now May You Weep by Deborah Crombie
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Whisky is at the heart of this Deborah Crombie mystery featuring her detectives Gemma James, now promoted to Detective Inspector, and her partner Duncan Kinkaid. Gemma finds herself in Scotland, increasingly wrapped up in the problems of a precariously financed distillery owned by friends of her former housemate, Hazel Cavendish.

I learned more than I needed to know about how whisky is distilled, aged, bottled, and distributed. But I don’t drink the stuff and I would judge that anyone not already conversant with the life cycle of whisky might find it all much more interesting than I did.

When Hazel’s former fiancé, a distiller, is found dead, Hazel is the prime suspect and Gemma extends her stay in the Highlands to help clear her friend. Eventually Duncan joins her as they scramble to find the real murderer.

2011 No 112