"fantastic whodunit"
Toronto antique dealer Lara McClintoch owns McClintoch &
Swain in partnership with her husband Clive. She has a
terrific reputation one that she proudly wants to keep
because multibillionaires like Blair Baldwin buy from her
as much for her honesty as her expertise. Blair is
purchasing an expensive writing desk from dealer Trevor
Wylie if Lara authenticates it as an original. Although she does not have enough time to examine the desk
in minute detail, Lara believes it is genuine; Blair buys
it and invites high society to attend a gala showcasing
it. However, Lara realizes from the design of the lock
that the desk is a fake. Blair goes berserk chopping the
desk up with an ax, and soon afterward Trevor is dead and
the wealthy patron is arrested as the person with motive
and the weapon an ax. Lara checks Trevor's records along
with the police and notices two object that look like the
desks came from the Orkney Islands off Scotland. Wanting
to repair her damaged name, Lara travels to the Orkney
Islands not realizing the danger that awaits her there
with a second murder occurring. Armchair travelers love the Lara McClintoch mysteries as
she always visits an exotic locale that is vividly drawn
so that readers will believe they accompany the heroine as
she conducts a fantastic whodunit investigation. Filled
with plenty of historical information cleverly interwoven
into a fabulous whodunit, THE ORKNEY SCROLL is one of the
best entries in a powerful amateur sleuth series as Lara
knows what is at stake for her and for her client. Lyn
Hamilton has produced another exemplary winner. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted July 19, 2006
SummaryWhen one of her clients falls victim to a scam and is
accused of murder,Lara's investigation leads her to the
Orkney Islands off the northeast coast of Scotland. There,
surrounded by surreal beauty and ancient ruins, she is
pulled into a centuries-old Viking saga and a troubling
quest that could end in danger—and may just rewrite
history.
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