It’s all aboard for a Campbell Clan Christmas! Lexy swaps cinnamon lattes for boiled sprouts when the Last Ditch crew travel from California to an idyllic Scottish village for the holidays, but something very unmerry is lurking below the surface . . .Lexy Campbell is long overdue a trip to Scotland to see her parents, and an unexpected death in the extended Last Ditch Motel family makes Christmas in a bungalow in Dundee with nine others seem almost irresistible.

Dru’s Short Musing:
The laughs keep coming in this delightfully entertaining whodunit where a decades-old murder has the trio on the case with hilarity ensuing.

The gang head to Scotland to celebrate the holiday cheer in this fast-paced and well-written drama. Upon arrival to Lexy’s hometown, her parents take the crew on an adventure to a new home and it’s the engaging dialogue that sets the tone when a skeleton is found and Lexy, Todd and Kathi are on the hunt for the person responsible for putting the missing man behind a brick wall. With her parents’ intriguing quips, the previous owners’ eccentricity, and the owners’ family, it’s fair game as to who is going to solve this puzzling case. With a mixture of humor and determination in deciphering the clues, the trio comes to a startling conclusion, and what a nice little twist that was. What I love most is the camaraderie between this diverse cast of characters. Catriona as always delivers a satisfying read with visually descriptive narrative that made me feel like I was in Scotland with the rest of them. This is the best book in the series, and I can’t wait to see where we go next with Lexy and her friends.

Series Name: Last Ditch Mystery Book #6
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Release: December 5, 2023
Format: Print, Digital
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FTC Full Disclosure – I received a digital ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley.