Ferguson: The Grouse Moor Murder

Inspector McNab investigates the death of a young man in Scotland that is chalked up to suicide. Circumstances are ambiguous, though, as the young man had been shot during a grouse hunt earlier—but was that a mistake by local poachers, as he was wearing his host’s coat? Posing as a house guest, McNab joins the party in this suspenseful and entertaining mystery.

Review

‘. . . one of those competently written, leisurely affairs that capture your interest if you give them half a chance. Just take an evening off, crawl into bed and prepared to be mildly entertained by shooting in Scotland, hoot-mon lingo in some swell scenery, a tricky killing and slow but sure detectivism. Should be especially pleasing to scholars for its collection of honest clews.’ (Charleston, WV, Daily Mail, 1934)