Debbie Young

Debbie Young writes cosy mysteries rooted in English village life and the small communities she knows well. Murder in the Highlands belongs to her Sophie Sayers series, which begins in the fictional Cotswold village of Wendlebury Barrow. The novel takes Sophie and bookseller Hector north to Scotland, where a family visit and talk of Gretna Green are soon complicated by another investigation. Boldwood Books published the edition, continuing a sequence that follows the pair through bookshop life, village celebrations, and changing seasons. Young founded the Hawkesbury Upton Literature Festival and has written short fiction and practical nonfiction alongside her mysteries. Her series draws comedy and tension from local customs, rivalries, and the way private histories surface in close communities. Murder in the Highlands widens that familiar setting while keeping Sophie’s relationships and amateur sleuthing central to the story.