I really liked the idea of a cozy mystery on a film set. The writing is lively, humorous and fast-paced - I think I would enjoy other books by this author, but this one just wasn't for me (so I won't post a review elsewhere).

The thing I found tricky about the book was that the victim was a woman of a certain age, and the other characters made lots of ageist/sexist judgements about her. I understand that this was to set those characters up as suspects (and doesn't reflect the author's personal views) - but I still found it a bit uncomfortable. This might not be an issue for other readers - perhaps it's just because I'm a woman of a certain age myself!

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the advance copy.

Thank you NetGalley and Severn House for the eARC.
Having read 2 previous St. Just books and loving them, I was so looking forward to reading this one. It started off well with a Hollywood crew in Edinburgh filming a Scandi historical saga and introducing us to the cast and crew with all their foibles.
When the leading lady is murdered, St. Just and Detective Fear are leading the case.
The last 1/3 of the book dissected the motives for that murder and the subsequent one minutely, which I found boring and tedious. Then, on a happy note, St. Just was looking forward to his marrying Portia.

I absolutely love the dramatic vibes of this book, both in the mystery and fame/acting aspects. This was my favorite mystery- so perfectly written.