Three by Dorothy Dunnett

I’ll save more detailed comments on these until I’ve finished the series. So far, I like the Scottish and Italian settings best, and the astronomer and the make-up artist narrators. All good, twisty, books. Excellent use of settings without ever making the reader feel like they’ve wandered into a guidebook with an unusually high body count, great suspense sequences, and a fascinating look at that time period between sexual freedom and women’s liberation.

( Rum Affair/Dolly and the Singing Bird/The Photogenic Soprano. )

( Ibiza Surprise/Dolly and the Cookie Bird/Murder in the Round. )

( Roman Nights/Dolly and the Starry Bird/Murder in Focus. )