5 Great Scottish Mysteries
by Kate Stine
September 18th, 2007by Mystery Scene contributing editor Jeff Marks
In honor of a rather dour old Scottish woman’s birthday (my grandmother’s 88th), I thought I’d list 5 of my favorite Scottish mysteries.
1972 New English Library paperback ed.
1. THE FIVE RED HERRINGS (1931) by Dorothy L. Sayers. Of course, this Lord Peter Wimsey novel is number one. Not only is it by one of the best of the Golden Age British authors, the dialect is so thick that I had to read it aloud in order to understand the dialog. It was responsible for a rather odd Midwestern version of a Scottish burr for weeks.
2. MACBETH by William Shakespeare (1603-1606). It’s so cursed that you’re not even supposed to say its name. How are you ever supposed to market that today? The ultimate story of greed and desire, it makes Machiavelli look like a saint.
3. DEATH OF AN OUTSIDER (1988) by MC Beaton featuring Constable Hamish Macbeth of the sleepy Scottish town of Lochdubh. I love all of Beaton’s books including the Agatha Raisin series, but the Hamish Macbeth books set in Scotland are by far my favorites.
Ian Rankin claimed the 2004 Edgar for Best Novel with his Resurrection Men. Photo by Barry Zeman.
4. Anything Inspector Rebus. Having started with NAMING OF THE DEAD (2007), I’m a latecomer to the sizable fan club for Ian Rankin’s dour Edinborough detective. But by now I’m several books into the series and waiting anxiously to see what Rankin will do with Rebus post-retirement. Start with KNOTS & CROSSES (1987), the first Rebus nove.
5. PAYING THE PIPER (1988) by Sharyn McCrumb in which American and British archaeologists gather for a dig at a prehistoric burial site on a small Scottish island. The author pokes a little fun at those who make lists like this of all things Scottish.
Jeffrey Marks is an award-winning biographer and novelist as well as a Contributing Editor to Mystery Scene. His next book is a biography of Anthony Boucher, due out spring 2008. www.jeffreymarks.com
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