The Highland Heist by Pepper Basham

This is my first Freddie and Grace Mystery (I know, I know, I’m late to the party starting on book 4) but I was easily caught up to speed with Pepper Basham’s word-smith ways and I’m now a big fan of this newly-married duo!

Check out the back cover followed by my review.

Back Cover

Grace Storms a Scottish Castle to Save her Sister

Lord Astley surprises his wife with a trip to America to see her family before they end their honeymoon adventures. But just as they arrive, they find Grace’s sister, Lillias, is the prime suspect in her husband’s murder. To add to the confusion a solicitor arrives to tell the sister’s they are needed in Scotland immediately to claim their mother’s inheritance.

The clock is ticking to clear Lillias of suspicion, but someone is determined to keep the sisters from reaching the Scottish Highlands. When Lillias disappears, Freddie and Grace race to Scotland, sure the answers will be found in a long-forgotten castle.

With a ghost from Frederick’s past leaving threatening clues along the way, the mysterious Mr. Kane waiting in the wings to grab the inheritance for himself, and an apparition haunting the infamous castle, Lord and Lady Astley must capture the castle, save Lillias, and not die in the process.

The Highland Heist is a Freddie and Grace Mystery, sequel to The Mistletoe Countess, The Cairo Curse, and The Juliet Code.

My Review

I’ve read contemporary and historical romance from Pepper, so this mystery novel was a totally new side to her for me. Pepper delivered as I knew she would with her wit, fantastic characters, these twisty turns I wasn’t expecting, fantastic drama, tension and action—and yes, a nicely woven faith element. Grace is one feisty, daring, brave heroine and Freddie is not your average earl. These two are a fantastic team and Pepper’s writing, as I mentioned, is superb as always. Complete with laugh out loud moments as I’ve come to expect and love from Basham!!

I’m left hoping … is Blake going to get his own story?

And, yes, I’ll be going to pick up The Mistletoe Countess and I’m not sure I can wait for the holidays!

4.5 stars from me! Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for my copy. All opinions are my own.

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About the Author

Pepper Basham is a best-selling author who writes romance “peppered” with grace and humor. Writing both historical and contemporary novels, she loves to incorporate her native Appalachian culture and/or her unabashed adoration of the UK into her stories. She currently resides in the lovely mountains of Asheville, NC where she is the wife of a fantastic pastor, mom of five great kids, a speech-language pathologist, and a lover of chocolate, jazz, hats, and Jesus. Her twentieth book, The Cairo Curse, came out in February. Next up is Positively, Penelope, the sequel to her bestselling novel, Authentically, Izzy. She loves connecting with readers and other authors through social media outlets like Facebook & Instagram.

You can learn more about Pepper and her books on her website at www.pepperdbasham.com