Set against the grandeur of the Northern Scottish Highlands in the 1950s, here is the sixth evocative, fast-paced, suspenseful mystery in A. D. Scott’s highly acclaimed series featuring beloved heroine Joanne Ross.<br><br>Praised for their “well-drawn characters” (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>), “ingenious” plotting (<i>Booklist</i>, starred review), and “a terrific sense of place” (Rhys Bowen,<i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Hush Now, Don’t You Cry</i>), A. D. Scott’s mysteries never fail to enthrall and entertain. Now, in Scott’s latest, Joanne Ross returns for a spellbinding case involving a woman accused of witchcraft in small-town Scotland.<br><br>When Alice Ramsay, artist and alleged witch, is found dead in her home in a remote Scottish glen, the verdict is suicide.<br><br>But Joanne Ross of the <i>Highland Gazette</i> refuses to believe it. As she investigates Alice’s past, Joanne uncovers layer upon layer of intrigue. With the appearance of officials from a secretive government agency and an ambitious art critic from a national newspaper, Joanne is increasingly convinced that something—and someone—from Alice’s past was involved in her death.<br><br>As in her previous mysteries <i>North Sea Requiem</i>, <i>Beneath the Abbey Wall</i>, and<i>A Double Death on the Black Isle</i>, among others, A. D. Scott brings to life compelling characters and vividly portrays the charms and intrigues of a small town in 1950s Scotland. With surprising twists and a shocking dénouement that poses moral questions as relevant now as six decades ago, <i>A Kind of Grief</i> is another unforgettable entry in an atmospheric series that will draw you in and linger in your mind like mist over the Scottish glens.