THE BODY IN THE BRACKEN

THE BODY IN THE BRACKEN Stifling her misgivings, Cass sails down to Gavin's loch for Christmas, and is surprised to find she feels at home with his family. Walking the hills on her last day, she and Gavin find a skeleton ... and soon it becomes clear that it's a Shetland man. There are too many suspects: his abandoned wife, his pretty girlfriend, the business partner he's cheated or that partner's ruthless family. There are rumours of a njuggle, a water horse, being seen, and she and Gavin confront it together. The murderer's still to be caught though, and the book ends with Scalloway's spectacular fire festival. Gavin and Cass have kissed at last ... but her college course is almost ended, and she has an offer of a post aboard her beloved Norwegian tall ship, Sørlandet. The fourth in Marsali Taylor's Cass Lynch series.

MARSALI TAYLOR studied English at Dundee University, and now teaches English, French and Drama part-time. She is a qualified STGA guide for Shetland. She writes articles for the magazine Shetland Life, and is a sailing instructor at her local boating club. Her hobbies include women's history, amateur drama and exploring the waters round Shetland in her 8m yacht.