![]() What does it have to do with archaeology?’ ‘Alan, my love, I’ve barely heard of Orkney. ‘I wondered if you might enjoy a visit to Orkney.’ I suppose I know pretty much what everyone knows. ‘The study of ancient civilizations and so on.’ I was deep in a new Alexander McCall Smith book, miles away in Edinburgh. ‘How much do you know about archaeology?’ Orkney is a magical place, a place unlike anywhere else on earth. On the island of Shapinsay, which Dorothy and Alan didn’t get to visit on this trip, I had a lovely time with my hostess Lesley McKeown at Haughland House and then at Balfour Castle with David McCowan Hill and his superb staff. I owe so much to so many people it’s impossible to list them all, but besides Andrew, I especially need to thank my friends Tuck and Janice Langland for insisting I must come to Orkney, and serving as my hosts there for several days. I would strongly urge readers to look up the real one. In particular, the site I have called High Sanday is fictitious, as is the island of Papa Sanday, and though its resemblance to the marvellous dig now going on at the Ness of Brodgar can hardly be denied, I must state firmly that none of the characters involved in my dig are at all like the dedicated archeologists at the Ness of Brodgar site. Some of the shops are real and some are not, some of the Neolithic sites are real and some are not. I have arranged ferry and excursion boat times to suit myself. I have tried to use typical names, so if I have hit upon someone’s real name, be assured that it was by accident. So far as I know, he still roams Stromness terrorizing the human and animal population, and daring cars to run him over.Īll the other characters are fictitious, especially members of the Orkney Area Command of the Northern Constabulary, and if they resemble any real persons living in Orkney or elsewhere, I didn’t mean it. I should stress that not a hair of his ornery head was harmed in the writing of this book. He certainly did not give me permission to put him into the book, but I dared do it anyway. I tried to tell him I couldn’t do a thing about it, but he was not impressed. He demanded loudly to be let in, though the shop was not open. I first met Roadkill (who counts as a person) at the door of the cat charity shop in Stromness. ![]() He resembles my fictional character in both appearance and personality, though my character’s thoughts, words, and actions are not to be imputed to the real Andrew. Andrew Appleby, who kindly gave me permission to introduce him into my fiction, is a splended potter and a delightful person. Detective and mystery stories.Įxcept where actual historical events and characters are being described for the storyline of this novel, all situations in this publication are fictitious and any resemblance to living persons is purely coincidental. Women private investigators–Great Britain–Fiction.ĥ. Murder–Investigation–Scotland–Orkney–Fiction.Ĥ. Excavations (Archaeology)–Scotland–Orkney–Fiction.ģ. Martin, Dorothy (Fictitious character)–Fiction.Ģ. Dams to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs & Patents Act 1988.īritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data 10022ĮBook edition first published in 2013 by Severn House Digital an imprint of Severn House Publishers Limited ![]() Any unauthorised distribution or use of this text may be a direct infringement of the author’s and publisher’s rights and those responsible may be liable in law accordingly.ĩ-15 High Street, Sutton, Surrey, England, SM1 1DF.ġ10 East 59th Street, New York, N.Y. This ebook is copyright material and must not be copied, reproduced, transferred, distributed, leased, licensed or publicly performed or used in any way except as specifically permitted in writing by the publishers, as allowed under the terms and conditions under which it was purchased or as strictly permitted by applicable copyright law. The Dorothy Martin Mysteries from Jeanne M.
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