Overkilt is one of the Liss MacCrimmon Scottish Mystery books by Kaitlyn Dunnett. Thanksgiving is coming and the local hotel is featuring a 'couples' dinner geared towards those who don't have kids. A local, um, group (with old fashioned ideas) has taken exception to this, sure that it must be 'anti' family values. They protest. There is a death (naturally). At first the body is identified as the leader of the group, but it's not. So, is it a case of mistaken identity (all the men have beards, etc, so they do look a lot alike), or not? Love the Scottish connection ... kilts, bagpipes, etc. ;-)

Here is an interesting twist on a subject ... the first time a teen faces murder. Sometimes it's as a witness, sometimes as the murderer, and once, as the victim. Well written, but a bit dark (adolescent angst, perhaps), I would suggest you know your reader if you are going to use it as a gift. Mystery Writers of America Presents Life is Short and Then You Die: First Encounters with Murder, edited by Kelley Armstrong, was a most interesting read.

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