Reviews of Bury Her Deep

The Guardian

“The strengths of Bury Her Deep all derive from the voice of the narrator. Respectably married to the deeply conventional Henry Gilver, Dandy is brisk, baffled, heroic, kindly, scandalised and — above all — very funny as she sleuths her way with through the Scottish countryside, the kind of grim environment where toothless old women at christenings mutter: ‘First breath — beginning of death.’ Bleak her world may be, but she has fun along the way.”

Taken from The Guardian, March 1, 2008. Click here for a link to the whole review.

The Historical Novel Society

“Captivating and beautifully written, this third book in the Dandy Gilver mystery series is set in 1920s Scotland. Our heroine, a respectable matron who keeps her sleuthing secret from her uptight husband, motors down to Luckenlaw, a village in Fife, to investigate a series of eldritch events. Every full moon, a dark stranger attacks women and girls on their way home from the Scottish Woman’s Rural Institute meetings...

... Joined by Bunty, her stalwart Dalmatian, and her sidekick Alec, who hilariously poses as an effete landscape artiste, Dandy is determined to get to the heart of the mystery. ”

Taken from a review by Mary Sharratt in the Editor's Choice Titles, Historical Novel Society web site, February 2008. Click here for a link to the whole review.

The Herald

“With her faithful dalmatian Bunty in tow, Dandy may stumble across clues rather than deduce them, but her progress is amusingly recounted through sparkling dialigue and meticulous description, especially when it comes to Dandy's fabulously chic wardrobe.

McPherson has obviously researched the background to her tale thoroughly and her knowledge of ancient folklore is cunningly used in a well-constructed plot that has many twists and turns... ”

Taken from the 18th August 2007 issue. Click here for a clipping of the whole review.

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