The Malt Whisky Murders: A Review
Whisky is a bloody business . . .
I am delighted to be taking part in the blog tour for The Malt Whisky Murders in partnership with Love Books Tours and Bloody Scotland.
Small-town rural Scotland, a whisky distillery and a historical murder mystery to be solved? Sounds like the perfect read!
I quickly realised The Malt Whisky Murders was going to be more of a cosy read than I had initially thought. Not necessarily a deal-breaker, but neither would it be my first choice, (I definitely prefer my reads on the darker side.) Having said that, I did rather enjoy it.
I was particularly grateful for Clark’s depiction of ADHD/ADD. Even though she never specifically names it, her portrayal was sensitive and sympathetic without being caricature-ish. Eilidh’s hyperfocus, often moving swiftly to disinterest, is something I can definitely relate to. (And I’m sure my husband would relate to Morag too!)
The chapters featuring Eilidh and Morag were interspersed with historical/flashback chapters written in the second person. The second person point of view is not something I’m a fan of, and although I don’t mind it occasionally, and where necessary, in a book, I found it a little too much in The Malt Whisky Murders. This is totally down to personal taste of course.
Clark did a wonderful job of progressing the mystery of the bodies in the barrels enough to keep the reader’s interest, but without giving away too much too early. I found myself hungry for new information with the turning of each page.
The Malt Whisky Murders is a great debut novel and I can’t wait to see what Clark writes next!
