The Malt Whisky Murders
Shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize
by Natalie Jayne Clark
£9.99
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Crime & thriller
Reviews
a visceral authenticity, deliciously tempered with dark humour... a bloody marvellous debut
Sunday Post
From the fabulous opening sentence to the final page, this tasty tale of love, humour, intrigue, murder and distilling is the perfect dram
Lin Anderson
I raced through this lively, funny, charming tale with great pleasure, and learned a lot I didn't know about whisky too
Ajay Close
A deft debut full of dry wit and enticing intrigue. The Malt Whisky Murders announces Natalie Jayne Clark as a bold new writer for crime fiction, putting a welcome queer twist on Tartan Noir. Savour this wee dram of mystery, mirth and murder
D. V. Bishop
Hilarious, brave and original
Helen FitzGerald
This is a novel which informs as it entertains as it thrills, managing to achieve the perfect balance between mystery and malt... while the thrills and literal spills are ramped up, a love for the drink and fascination with the industry shines through
SNACK Magazine
A tale told with humour and intensity, jam-packed full of murder, amateur sleuthing, relationships, community, and whisky!’
LoveReading, Book of the Month
an entertaining novel, feather-light, flowing along at a good pace. The main characters are likable... It is brisk and frothy
The Scotsman
A terrific novel
A Kick Up the Arts podcast
such an entertaining read . . . educational without being stuffy. And it is all delivered with a generous dose of sincerity and fun
Undiscovered Scotland
[Clark is] the next big thing in crime fiction'
The Courier
'a darkly funny sapphic crime tale
Page One podcast
There's lashings of dry wit and plenty to keep the amateur sleuth happy as the fast-paced plot of this fun whodunnit races to its conclusion
Scottish Field
One of the most original crime novels you’ll read this year . . . Natalie Jayne Clark is a shining new talent in this genre
Hooked From Page One blog
From the fabulous opening sentence to the final page, this tasty tale of love, humour, intrigue, murder and distilling is the perfect dram
Stylist
About the Book
Whisky is a bloody business . . .
When a dilapidated distillery comes up for sale in rural Kintyre, Eilidh and her wife Morag jump at the chance. But their ambition to run the first women-owned whisky distillery in Scotland seems to be scuppered when a grisly, decades-old secret is revealed: two dead bodies have been stuffed into barrels, perfectly preserved in single malt.
To add to their woes, a TV crew has just arrived and the townsfolk will not leave them alone. Eilidh becomes obsessed with solving the murders while juggling whisky tastings, ceilidhs, protests and scandals – everything you’d expect from a wee Scottish town imprisoned by its own geography. And no matter how hard you try, the locals will always find out your secrets.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BLOODY SCOTLAND DEBUT PRIZE
LONGLISTED FOR THE ILP JOHN CREASEY FIRST NOVEL DAGGER
The Author
Natalie Jayne Clark
Natalie Jayne Clark is a neurodivergent writer, editor and producer based in Perth. Natalie writes for SNACK Magazine, is the Assistant Producer for StAnza Poetry Festival, and works across the arts and culture industry in a variety of roles. She first became interested in whisky as a student in Stirling, and has since passed her Whisky Ambassador tests with full marks and become an accredited Whisky Ambassador. She has visited several distilleries across Scotland and Ireland, and hopes to one day visit more distilleries across the world.
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