The Lady in the Loch
by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
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"Scarborough mixes folklore, adventure, atmosphere, psychology, and whimsy into a thoroughly absorbing plot." --BooklistAs sheriff of Edinburgh, budding author Walter Scott must investigate a grisly discovery. Bones and bodies have been found on the banks of the loch. At first, Scott assumes it to be the work of grave robbers. But more potent and evil forces are at work--and it will take the courage of a young gypsy woman to help him find the answer...Tags
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Substance: Sheriff Walter Scott (not yet ennobled) helps solve a mystery of a "Dr. Frankenstein" abducting and murdering women, especially the roving "tinklers" (aka tinkers). Paranormal events accepted as readily as the "new" sciences.
Style: Not bad for the genre. Scarborough admits to mucking with actual history and geography, which diminishes the book's usefulness as an historical window, even though the milieu seems faithful to the actual, so far as I can tell with my limited knowledge, derived from the gestalt of reading.
Style: Not bad for the genre. Scarborough admits to mucking with actual history and geography, which diminishes the book's usefulness as an historical window, even though the milieu seems faithful to the actual, so far as I can tell with my limited knowledge, derived from the gestalt of reading.
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Elizabeth Ann Scarborough was born March 23, 1947. She won a Nebula Award in 1989 for her novel The Healer's War. She has written numerous books with Anne McCaffrey including The Twins of Petaybee series and the Acorna series. (Bowker Author Biography)
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