I first met Marsali Taylor at Bouchercon Toronto. She was on the “Reviewing the Reviewers” panel that I moderated on Sunday morning, and she truly was the first UK reviewer I’d ever met. It turns out that Marsali is also a talented mystery writer in her own right, and it’s my absolute pleasure to showcase her latest release here:
Author Name: Marsali Taylor
Book Title: Death in Shetland Waters
Book Genre: Traditional ‘puzzle’ mystery
Release Date: Hardback, November 17, paperback, July 18
Publisher: Allison and Busby
Synopsis: Cass has returned at last to her beloved tall ship Sørlandet, as third mate. She’s glad to be back at sea, but something doesn’t feel right; there’s a stranger on board, being aided or tracked by her mysterious cousin Sean. Her fellow-officer, Agnetha, looks unwell, and her watch-leader, Erik, also has something on his mind. Then, as they head for Scottish waters, one of the trainees disappears … Cass and her lover DI Gavin Macrae return in a page-turning novel of murder and skullduggery aboard a vividy-evoked modern sail-training ship.
About the author: Marsali Taylor’s writing career began with plays for her school pupils to perform in the local Festival. Her first Shetland-set crime novel starring quick-witted, practical sailor Cass Lynch and Inverness DI Gavin Macrae was published in 2013, and there are now five in the series. Reviewers have praised their clever plotting, lively characters and vividly-evoked setting. Marsali’s interest in history is shown in her self-published Women’s Suffrage in Shetland, and Norse-set crime novella, Footsteps in the Dew. She helped organise the 2015 Shetland Noir festival, and is a ‘regular’ at Bloody Scotland and Iceland Noir. www.marsalitaylor.co.uk.
Thank you for hosting me, Judy – it was a real pleasure to meet you in Toronto, and I’ve enjoyed your books very much too.
Happy to have you hear Marsali!