Comments on: Highland Games Set the Stage for Murder in Kaitlyn Dunnett’s Mystery With a Scottish Accent, ‘Kilt Dead’

By: 1minutebookreviewswordpresscom

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:29:26 +0000

Kev: Wow! You’re sharp. I completely missed that anagram. Thanks for pointing it out. Yes, the “Kilt Dead” is a play on “Killed Dead.” It is a bit labored, but that sort of wordplay is so common in mystery titles that people seem to accept it more than they might in other genres.

I also appreciate the introduction to the phrase “cheeky wind,” another new one to me. I once sat a few dozen yards away from Queen Elizabeth at the mother of all Highland Games, the Braemar. And the man tossing the caber in front of her was definitely wearing something under his kilt and not flaunting his personal crown jewels to the royal entourage …

Malcolm: Don’t you love that name, Moosetookalook? Details like that may help to explain why the “cozy” has survived in a high-tech age. If “CSI” has ever gone to Moosetookalook, I missed it. And talk about good Scottish names. “Malcolm” up there with the best of them.

Jan

By: knightofswords

knightofswords — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:48:37 +0000

My goodness, one doesn’t expect “this kind of thing” in Moosetookalook. It’s nice to see a writer of promise evolve and ultimately nail down a distinctive, or at least workable, voice and style.

We can wait hopefully for Dunnett’s next book.

Malcolm

By: kevmoore

kevmoore — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:42:35 +0000

P.S. I’ve just noticed that Kaitlyn is an anagram of “Any Kilt”

By: kevmoore

kevmoore — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:58:52 +0000

I’m a little unsure about the title…Kilt Dead? If its meant to be a pun on “Killed Dead” it’s a very laboured one.
Indeed, it is true about the trunks stipluation. I think it’s to combat what they call in the trade “a cheeky wind”!