Scotzilla

Lexy's wedding becomes a crime scene when a murderer dares to strike on her big day in this superbly plotted and wickedly funny cozy.

Lexy Campbell is getting married! But in the six months of planning it took to arrive at the big day, she has become . . . a challenge. Friendships are strained to breaking point, Lexy's parents are tiptoeing around her, and even Taylor, her intended, must be having second thoughts. Turns out it's moot. Before the happy couple can exchange vows, Sister Sunshine, the wedding celebrant, is discovered dead behind the cake, strangled with the fairy lights.

Lexy's dream wedding is now not just a nightmare: it's a crime scene. She vows not to get drawn into the case, but the rest of the Last Ditch crew are investigating a bizarre series of goings-on in Cuento's cemetery, and every clue about the graveyard pranks seems to link them back to Lexy's wedding day. Will the Ditchers solve the case? Will Sister Sunshine's killer be found? Will Lexy ever get her happy ever after? Not even Bridezilla deserves this . . .

Fans of Janet Evanovich and Sarah Strohmeyer will fall head over heels for this addictive mystery that's full of twists and laugh out loud humour.

Nominated for Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel 2025 (UK)

Plot twists, the large cast of familiar, well-delineated, quirky characters, humor, and the introspective Lexy . . . add up to a successful entry in the series Booklist
[A] superbly plotted and wickedly funny cozy Dru's Book Musings
A delightful, humorous cozy Booklist on Hop Scot
A rollicking mystery Kirkus Reviews on Hop Scot
An engaging plot, eccentric characters, plenty of humor Booklist on Scot in a Trap
Darkly amusing . . . McPherson keeps the laughs and the action rolling along Publishers Weekly on Scot in a Trap
Wildly funny Kirkus Reviews on Scot in a Trap
Clever turns of phrase and witty observations fuel this fast and funny novel Publishers Weekly on Scot Mist
Plenty of suspects and mordant humor against a background of pandemic paranoia Kirkus Reviews on Scot Mist
The banter among the various characters will draw Janet Evanovich fans to this engaging, not-quite-a-locked-room mystery Booklist on Scot Mist

Born and raised in West Lothian, Catriona McPherson left Edinburgh University with a PhD in Linguistics and worked in academia, as well as banking and public libraries, before taking up full-time writing in 2001. For the last ten years she has lived in Northern California with frequent visits home. Among numerous prizes, she has won two of Left Coast Crime's coveted Humorous Lefty Awards for the Last Ditch comedies.

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