Delaney’s style of sleuthing has always been on the wrong side of bold for me, and Burning Pages was no exception. Looking forward to seeing the aftermath of the bombshells from this book. As one of my favorite characters in this series, it was delightful and bittersweet to see Hamlet’s origins and how he came to be on the streets. However, Hamlet’s origin story was always shrouded in mystery, and finally in The Burning Pages, we get to learn Hamlet’s story. He was an orphan, and Edwin took Hamlet under his wing and Hamlet (as of this book) is in college and doing well. For those of you who haven’t read this series yet, Hamlet is a quiet young man that works at the Cracked Spine book store with Delaney and Edwin.

My new life goal is to get to Scotland for a Burns Night celebration (who knows, maybe I will even survive). Centered around a murder at a Robert Burns fan club on Burns Night, I was immediately hooked into the story and Scotland’s rich literary tradition. Hyde, the Loch Ness Monster, and Mary Queen of Scots) so I was waiting with baited breath for when Shelton would turn to Robert Burns as Scotland’s most famous poet. Many of the Scottish Bookshop Mysteries focus on a specific time period, author, or book (previous themes included Dr. When Hamlet is accused of the crime, Delaney rushes to prove his innocence, only to discover that he might actually have a plausible motive… The Burns House itself is burned to the ground, and this time there’s a body among the ruins. There, it becomes clear that Delaney and Hamlet were summoned in an attempt to make amends between Edwin, Delaney’s boss, and one of the other invitees, who suspected Edwin for burning down his own bookshop twenty years ago after a professional disagreement.īut after the dinner, there’s another fire. The dinner takes place at Burns House itself, a tiny cottage not far from the Cracked Spine bookshop but well hidden. She’s perplexed by the invitation, but intrigued. One winter’s night, bookseller Delaney Nichols and her coworker Hamlet are invited to a Burns Night dinner, a traditional Scottish celebration of the poet Robert Burns. I have had the pleasure of reviewing book 5 and book 6 of this series, and all I can say is, keep ’em coming!ĭelaney Nichols faces off against an elusive arsonist in the seventh Scottish Bookshop Mystery, The Burning Pages, from beloved author Paige Shelton…. I ended up having to reread my favorite parts just for this review.

I read Paige Shelton’s newest installation of the Scottish Bookshop Mystery series, The Burning Pages, (book 7!) the minute I received the ARC… which was way too early. Another day, another *slightly* late ARC review.

The Cracked Spine by Paige Shelton