Single Malt Murder

After her uncle dies unexpectedly, Abigail Logan inherits his whiskey distillery in Scotland. In Single Malt Murder by Melinda Mullet, the people of Balfour take distilling seriously and don’t think it is a place for a woman. 

Several threats and sabotage make this clear, but Abi is not deterred. She wants to learn about the business before she decides whether to sell or not. The sharks are circling though and several distilleries are anxious for her to sell. Could one of them be behind the sabotage and the threats?

The Haven, as the home is called, is perfect and could have been decorated right out of Country Living, and Abbey Glen, the distillery, is quaint yet modern. Abi has been on the road so long, she has forgotten what living in a comfortable house means.

Her uncle's head distiller Grant MacEwan doesn't make her feel

any more welcome, but Abi is the owner so she prods him for answers on how the operation is run. When she asks to see the Abbey the distillery is named after, she is shocked to learn her unlce Ben named it for her. With a lump in her throat, Abi decides to learn as much as she can about the distilling process before she makes her decision to stay or go.

A murder brings the issue to a head. It frightens Abi to think someone in the village if behind the sabotage and now the murder, but as a journalist, she knows she can dig deeper and try to solve the puzzle. 

An excellent book with great details about whiskey distilling. Who knew there were other subtle flavors in single malt whiskey. Anxious to try some now! The second in the series is Death Distilled: A Whisky Business Mystery is out now.