A Dream of Death: A Kate Hamilton Mystery (A Kate Hamilton Mystery, #1)

by Connie Berry

This atmospheric debut mystery “is a Scottish delight that will keep you on your toes” with its riveting blend of real history, island legend, and unforgettable characters (Carlene O’Connor, USA Today–bestselling author of the Irish Village mysteries).

On a remote island in Scotland, an American antiques dealer a brutal killing staged to recreate a centuries-old unsolved murder.

Autumn has come and gone on Scotland’s Isle of Glenroth, and the islanders gather for the Tartan Ball, the annual end-of-tourist-season gala. Spirits are high until an unexpected turn of events takes the floor.

A recently published novel about island history has brought hordes of tourists to the small Hebridean resort community. On the guest list is American antiques dealer Kate Hamilton. Kate returns reluctantly to the island where her husband died, determined to repair her relationship with his sister, proprietor of the island’s luxe country house hotel, famous for its connection with Bonnie Prince Charlie.

Kate has hardly unpacked when the next morning a body is found, murdered in a reenactment of an infamous unsolved murder described in the novel—and the only clue to the killer’s identity lies in a curiously embellished antique casket. The Scottish police discount the historical connection, but when a much-loved local handyman is arrested, Kate teams up with a vacationing detective inspector from Suffolk, England, to unmask a killer determined to rewrite island history—and Kate’s future.

• ISBN10: 1683319877
• ISBN13: 9781683319870
• Publish Date: 9 April 2019
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Crooked Lane Books
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 320
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781683319870

Reviews

[Baroness Book Trove]

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy from the Great Escapes Book Tours. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Are old Scottish murders being redone?

A Dream of Death by Connie Berry is a remarkable book that takes place in Scotland. The scenes are amazing the way that Ms. Berry has written them, so I felt as if I was actually there.

What I liked

• Kate's sense of family loyalty despite that she didn't like her sister-in-law all that much.


• That the book was written in the first-person narrative was done so well, and I think it works fabulously with the story.


• The relationship that Kate has with Elenor's staff at her hotel and Tom.


• Kate's budding relationship with Tom is perfect.


• The different mysteries that were woven into the central mystery.

What I disliked

I didn't like how Elenor treated a bunch of people and the way she acted like she was better than everyone. Another person that I didn't like was Penny Arnott because she was rude and didn't want anything to with Kate or Elenor since Elenor's family stole her families castle. The last thing that I didn't like was the tons red herrings because I fell into thinking that it was them. Well except one.

Five Stars

I am giving A Dream of Death by Connie Berry a five-star review and recommending it to all my mystery lovers who also happen to like antiques, the Scottish countryside, and a mystery that lasted over 200 years in the making. 

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