🐑🐑🐑🐑.5 – 4.5 bleating sheep
Eden Elliott, 38, is off to the Scottish Highlands to get the proper atmosphere for her first novel, compliments of her best friend and established romance author, Ami Pederson. While traveling to Glenkillen, Eden meets a young woman named Vicki MacBride on the plane who is on her way to Scotland to bury her father. The women quickly bond and Eden learns of Vicki’s harrowing situation regarding her father’s inheritance. Her siblings’ bitter rivalry stems from their resentment of Vicki’s inheriting the entire sheep farming operation when they’ve been the ones overseeing it while Vicki, their half-sister, was living in London. Eden is sympathetic to Vicki’s plight and provides a listening ear and shoulder to cry on. But when the two women stumble across the body of Vicki’s supposed friend, Gavin Mitchell, a sheep shearer, Eden is left with doubts regarding her newfound friend.

Scottish heather
What an engrossing, atmospheric, cozy mystery! The setting, with its highland cattle, country lanes, lush mountains, low stone walls, rolling green farmland and purple heather was captivating. The kilt-wearing handsome Scot, Leith Cameron, and his dog, Kelly, were prominently featured characters and I adored them. The Scottish idioms and lilt made me chuckle. (The audiobook narrator for Off Kilter, Angela Dawe, gave an outstanding performance. The accents sounded authentic and realistic, which enhanced my enjoyment of the story.) Vicki’s west highland terriers, Cocoa and Pepper, that were constant companions to Eden in parts of the book were always a welcome addition to the storyline.
Off Kilter was an enjoyable cozy mystery with a setting that’s described so distinctly that you will feel as though you’ve been transported to Scotland in your mind’s eye. Definitely recommended.
Thank you, Tantor Audio, for a free download of Off Kilter.

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This sounds like a good book–especially to have an audio version. Love your “bleating sheep” rating system.😉
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Thanks Linda. I did enjoy it. 😊
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What could be wrong about a book set in Scotland with sheep in it? And it’s a cozy! Sounds lovely.
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I enjoyed it Jacqui. Thanks! 😊
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I like Angela Dawe as a narrator and … who doesn’t like a foray into the Scottish highlands even if … there is a murder! Must look out for it!
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Thanks Kathryn. I agree, Angela Dawe is easy to listen to. Thanks for reading.😊
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Great review, Laurie! I’m really into cozy mystery now, I’ll definitely try this audiobook!
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Thanks Noriko. I enjoyed it, hope you do too. 😉
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A great review Laurie as ever. I think it`s so important too review the reader too and how they come across as we are listening not reading and it can make all the difference 🙂
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Awesome review! I love your posts and your blog set up ❤
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Aww….thank you. 💕 Your comment means so much to me.
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Laurie, you find the cutest cozy mysteries!!!! And your graphics today are soon cute! lol. loving this.
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Thank you! 💕 I just love these cozy mysteries! ☺️
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Lovely review, Laurie! Loved your pics- that heather! Ahhh! Happy you enjoyed the book!
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Thanks Jennifer! Isn’t that heather lovely? And those cows! 💕
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I think I own this one though if I don’t I meant to. I love love love the premise. More books need to be set in Scotland and I love a cozy mystery that takes place in a somewhat unusual setting.
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My sentiments exactly. 😊
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Great review Laurie. I saw that shaggy cattle when I was there last year. I have not read any from this series, but I will check it out and see if I can fit any in. It sounds fun. I love books about authors.
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Those cattle are so cute! How fortunate you are to have visited the UK. 💕
It’s a nice start to a cozy series. The author in the book does a lot more sleuthing than writing though. 😉
I know it’s tough to fit all of these recommended books in, but just in case you can at some point, it’s worth a read. Have a great day Carla. 😊
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Terrific review, Laurie! I’m loving that cover!
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Thanks Jill! I love it too.
Your book comes out in print form next month, right?
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Yes….thanks for asking, Laurie! It should be in Walmart after July 17th…depending on the stores.
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Really?! I didn’t know it would be in Walmart stores. I was going to order it. ☺️
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Well, every Walmart is different. I’d be more than happy to send you a copy…if you’d like.
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I’m sure there’s a Walmart with it in our area. There are Walmarts everywhere!
Thanks so much but absolutely not. I want you to get credit for the sale. ☺️
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That’s nice…thank you, Laurie. LOL! You’re right, Walmart is everywhere! 🙂
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I love a good audio book! Great review Laurie!
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Thanks Holly! 😉
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