Ever since Liss MacCrimmon was forced to leave her Scottish dance company, Strathspey, because of a Knee injury, she has missed life on the road. Now the dance troupe is visiting Moosetookalook, Maine, where Liss has been living for the past seven months, and she decides to throw a reception in their honour.The party, following a Scottish theme and featuring "cocktail scones," is a hit - until Victor Owens, the company manager, bites into a scone, collapses and dies. Now it's up to Liss to once again figure out whodunit, before the killer strikes again...

From Publishers Weekly

The pseudonymous Dunnett's enjoyable second Scottish-themed mystery (after 2007's Kilt Dead) finds ex-dancer Liss MacCrimmon, co-owner of a Scottish gift shop in her hometown of Moosetookalook, Maine, eagerly awaiting a visit from her old dancing company, which she had to leave following a knee injury. The reunion goes smoothly until Victor Owens, the company's manager, dies after eating a scone, and his demise is ruled a murder. Determined to uncover who wanted Victor dead, Liss digs deeper into the dance troupe she thought she knew so well, much to the annoyance of her local boyfriend, Dan Ruskin. Vivid descriptions of Maine during mud season and a quirky cast of characters lift this cozy from Dunnett, best known for her historicals featuring Lady Appleton (Face Down o'er the Border, etc.) written under her real name, Kathy Lynn Emerson. (Aug.) ""
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