A woman's fatal fall at a local beauty spot raises the suspicions of Edinburgh police
Sarah Cartwright is on her daily jog when she falls from the iconic rocks of Salisbury Crags.
When DI Russell McCord arrives at the scene, the victim's distraught husband says he saw her being pushed.
A stickler for procedure, and suspecting it was murder, McCord tries to follow the evidence: a recent lottery win and a heavy dose of jealousy appear high on the list of motives.
Journalist Amy Thornton has other ideas. On a charm offensive, she wins the trust of people close to the victim, including her secret lover.
But with her amateur findings dismissed as usual, yet frustrated that McCord is acting the perfect gentleman, Amy will have to strike lucky to prove her case.
FICKLE FORTUNES is the sixth standalone title in this light-hearted cozy mystery series by Traude Ailinger. The full list of books is as follows:
1. NEAR MISS
2. HIGH HAND
3. LAST TRAIN FOR MURDER
4. SHIFTING ICE
5. BRIGHT SPARKS
6. FICKLE FORTUNES
7. PARTING WORDS
If you enjoy fiction by Nita Prose, Richard Osman, Helen Cox, and M. C. Beaton, you'll love these books.
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
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Height: 200 mm
Width: 125 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
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978-1-80462-211-7 (9781804622117)
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After graduating from Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen in 1994 with a degree in Latin and German Language and Literature, which proved rather unhelpful in the job market, Traude Ailinger decided to follow her lifelong affection for all things British and took up residence in Scotland in search of love and adventure. This move resulted in a Diploma in Translation (with distinction in the literature section) from the Chartered Institute of Linguists, London (CIOL) and, in quick succession, three children. After being a housewife for several years, Traude had murder on her mind and wrote her first mystery novel Flammenschatten, which was published in 2015 by the respected German Gmeiner Verlag. Meanwhile, she continued to work as Teacher of EAL (English as an Additional Language) at Strathallan School in Perthshire. Having lived longer in Scotland than in Germany, it felt right to write a mystery novel in English, set in atmospheric Edinburgh. Thus, NEAR MISS was created, soon to be followed by more adventures of journalist Amy Thornton and DI Russell McCord.
