Excellent book in a great setting

Janet moves from Iowa to Inversgail, Scotland to buy a bookshop and open a tea shop along with her daughter, her best friend, and her daughter's friend. When she goes to move into the home she and her ex-husband bought 30 years earlier, she finds the kitchen full of rotting, stinking garbage. Her estate agent suspects Una, the local popular agony columnist, of committing this vandalism, so when Una is found murdered in Janet's shed -- well, really, her rat of an ex-husband's shed -- the police arrest the agent, though they soon let her go.

The four women get busy learning the ins and outs of running their new bookshop and preparing a tea shop and bed and breakfast, but the murder and vandalism keep getting in the way, forcing the women to use their individual skills to find a solution.

I usually like something about all narrators, but I was especially blown away by Elaine Claxton's narration. Most British readers have difficulty with American accents, but she handles those deftly and also does a terrific Scottish accent as well. I really was greatly impressed by this narrator.

This book is really well written and highly enjoyable. I look forward to reading what I hope will be many more books in this series.

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Really Enjoyed this book

Where does Plaid and Plagiarism rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I would "rank" it by saying that this is a book I will most definitely listen to more than once.

What other book might you compare Plaid and Plagiarism to and why?

I have listened to every book by this author. I wouldn't be able to choose one favorite but as an engaging story that is well written and well narrated, this book fits right in.

What about Elaine Claxton’s performance did you like?

The narrator goes seamlessly from Scottish to Illinois accent. I question her pronunciation of a few words but I could be wrong. This was an excellent narration.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Crime solved over tea and scones.

Any additional comments?

I recommend this book as well as the author's last series, "Haunted Yarn Shop Mysteries" as a great introduction to Cozy Mysteries.

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Plaid and Plagiarism

The very first plus for this story as an audible selection is that the narrator, Elaine Clapton manages all her characters and accents so very well. It was a joy to listen to!

The next plus is that conversations are not punctuated by profanity. This is a rare occurrence in many novels today. Thank you Molly MacRae!

With all the various stories being told throughout, there was lots of speculation as to who done-it...but all the way to the end it held my interest. I can’t wait to start book two!

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Nice Cozy Mystery

Worth a listen for all fans of cozy mysteries. Good performance by Elaine Claxton, and nice, if uncomplicated, story.

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Good Start

I enjoyed the characters and the plot. The narrator did a very good job with the accounts . I look forward to reading the next book in this series.

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read instead

This one is probably better to be read. The narration gets confusing, The American woman still has a bit of a brogue sometimes. And it took way too long for them to ask what was going on. Got irritated about 2 hrs in.

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Loved it!

Great mystery. But the narrator absolutely made this book come alive. Will look for more of her narrations.

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interesting characters

I liked the story..took me bit to sort out the characters. I listen in fairly short spans of time but i.don't mind backing up a chapter if I lose track of the story line.

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refreshing

really enjoyed it
would recommend it to listeners. really enjoyed the characters & the narrator.

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Thank you

Thank you for not using vulgarity, gross violence, and descriptive sex. It is so difficult to find find safe books these days. I so applaud the author.

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