I’ve reached my goal of reading 21 Scottish books for the Read Scotland 2016 Challenge. So here they are, in no particular order.
1. Beneath the Abbey Wall by A.D. Scott
2. The Factory on the Cliff by A. G. MacDonell
3. Lament for a Maker by Michael Innes
4. Night and Silence by Aline Templeton
5. A Life, Josephine Tey by Jennifer Morag Henderson
6. Fatty O’Leary’s Dinner Party by Alexander McCall Smith
7. Murder at the Loch by Eric Brown
8. The Moon King by Neil Williamson
9. Touch Not the Cat by Mary Stewart
10. Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O’Farrell
11. Water on the Brain by Compton Mackenzie
12. Fair Helen by Andrew Greig
13. Cork on the WaterMacdonald Hastings
14. The Hangman’s Song by James Oswald
15. Wildfire at Midnight by Mary Stewart
16. Crossriggs by Jane and Mary Findlater
17. A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson
18. The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett
19. Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
20. Murder of a Lady by Anthony Wynne
21. Candleshoe by Michael Innes
22.Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart
23.The Land the Ravens Found by Naomi Mitchison
24.England Their England by A.G. Macdonell
25.Kate Hardy by D.E. Stevenson
So I’ve completed the Isle of Skye level and I’m heading for the Orkney level. I’m not sure how many more books I have to read to get there though!
I’ve only read 4 of those!
Well done! I haven’t read many of those, so you’ve given me some ideas for future reading.
Helen,
I hope you enjoy them if you get around to reading any of them. I hope to read some Scottish classics soon, Walter Scott probably.
There are several on your list I would like to read. After reading your review of A God in Ruins, I definitely want to read that. And something by Mary Stewart, and more by Michael Innes.
tracybham,
Good choices, although I don’t think there are any that I found really disappointing. If you can find any Eric Brown mysteries in your part of the world you should definitely give them a go.
I’ve read five of these authors, but only 2 of these books! Must do better!
Niranjana,
I think that’s quite good, it’s an eclectic mix and some of them are quite old too.