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highlands (scotland)

Death of a witch

2009
Police constable Hamish Macbeth races to clear his name and find a killer after a supposed witch, who sold potions to men suffering from sexual dysfunction and whose practices Hamish openly disagreed with, is found dead.

The turn of the key

2020
"When [nanny] Rowan Caine arrives at Heatherbrae House, she is smitten--by the luxurious 'smart' home fitted out with all modern conveniences, by the beautiful Scottish Highlands, and by this picture-perfect family. What she doesn't know is that she's stepping into a nightmare--one that will end with a child dead and herself in prison awaiting trial for murder"--Provided by publisher.

The hunting party

a novel
2019
"During the languid days of the Christmas break, a group of friends from Oxford meet to welcome in the New Year together, a tradition they began as students ten years ago. They arrive at an idyllic estate in the Scottish Highlands on December 30th, just before a historic blizzard seals the lodge off from the outside world. Two days later, one of them is dead, and another of them did it"--OCLC.

The King of Scotland's sword

2013
Rumors of ancient curses and mischievous ghosts surround the disappearance of a priceless sword said to belong to the legendary Scottish King, Robert the Bruce. Determined to solve the case of this missing relic, Agatha packs her kit and heads to the Highlands!.

Brave

the junior novelization
2012
An epic adventure set in the rugged and mysterious Highlands of Scotland. Determined to carve her own path in life, a skilled archer named Princess Merida defies a sacred age-old custom--and inadvertently unleashes a beastly curse upon the kingdom. To set things right, Merida embarks on a perilous quest and discovers the meaning of true bravery.

The white lie

2013
After Michael Salter, the scion of a Highland family, drowns, the circumstances of his death are covered up, but years later someone who knows the truth speaks up and his family's secrets finally come to light.

The longest journey

2010
Scottish blacksmith Ewan Macgregor and his fourteen-year-old son Davey are exiled to Australia in 1848 after being convicted of poaching, and his wife, Mary-Ann, determined to keep her family together, sets sail with her three youngest children, in search of them.

Dancing in a distant place

2006
Iris Chisholm arrives in the Scottish Highland community of Green Cairns hoping to recover from the shock of her husband's death and the news he has left her penniless, and soon finds herself distracted by the students at her small school and the two men vying for her attention.

Death of a perfect wife

1989
The Thomases, an English couple, move into the sleepy Scottish Highlands. There Trixie, a model of domestic efficiency, turns things around in the village.

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