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Tinker's Daughter by Stuart S, Laing is another great book in the Robert Young of Newbiggin series, BookI have enjoyed all the books so far, They make a good stand alone book, . but the series is so good that I would recommend that you read them all!

Set in Edinburgh in, Stuart's book gives you a glimpse of Edinburgh during this time.
His characters Robert Young and his wide Euphemia and the other characters are fun to follow as they set out to solve another mystery, Robert is unwell so Euphemia works hard to solve the puzzle, while Robert deals with lying in his sickbed, acting like most men when they are ill LOL

Libby Oliver The Tinker's Daughter comes to Edinburgh with the Tinkers and is the centre of this book.
With lots of twists and turns, this mystery keeps you wondering how it will all end, Libby comes to town with many secrets, . ones that will need to be revealed if this mystery is to be solved,

I highly recommend this book and the others in the Robert Young of Newbiggin Mystery Series!



Set in postCulloden Edinburgh, The Tinkers Daughter opens with a darkly sinister, clandestine meeting in the early hours of the morning.
A group of sober, unnamed men who are highly respected members of the citys Guild of Hammermen, has gathered to discuss an incident they were all involved in thirty years previously when they were apprentices and which has now come back to haunt them.
There are various threads of mystery and intrigue running throughout the story and most, in one way or another lead to Libby Oliver and the menacing figure of her adopted father, Balen Oliver, leader of a band of gypsies.
Libby is a mysterious, beautiful young woman with an exceptional talent for playing the fiddle the combination of her fear, musical talents and extraordinary beauty is exploited by Balen, who puts her to work in the streets and taverns around the old town of Edinburgh and its castle.
The people of the granite city are still recovering from the devastating effects of the battle of Culloden one month previously and Libbys musical ability is a light relief and much appreciated by the people of Edinburgh who are anxious to forget their woes.
It is on one such appearance that Libby makes

the acquaintance of Alice Galbraith who is attracted by her mesmerising music, beauty and personability she stands to listen and watch with Euphemia Young, the youthful wife of Robert Young.


Robert is a kind of private detective whose services are much in demand when the more respectable citizens of Edinburgh dont really want the Town Guard or other law enforcement involved.
Unfortunately when he is approached by one such respectable citizen for help, Robert is sick smitten with a gastric/lung complaint, which renders him so weak and unwell that he is unable to leave his bed.
Euphemia is more than capable of standing in for her husband, and with the help of Shug Nicolls, a local toughguy, she relishes the opportunity to do some investigating of her own.


Alice Galbraith works in an exclusive club, which caters mainly for men, although a few women number among its clients, Alices preference is for women, but if she is to make a living, she must cater for the men, too, no matter how distasteful she finds it, This is an interesting departure for this author and I liked that he tackled this shadowy world, Alice and Libby are immediately attracted to each other in a more than friendly manner, but the romance between them lacks something when compared to the strong sense of love and affection that exists between Robert and Euphemia, which is funny and sweet, with the kind of light hearted banter between a fairly newly married young couple that is touching and believable.


Characterisation is Stuart Laings strong point, especially when it comes to the working class males of Edinburgh, such as Shug Nicolls and Sgt Angus Maclan of the Town Guard.
These men are so real and so very amusing, imbued with an earthiness, quick wit and humour, and I found myself chuckling along with their witty repartée.


The Tinkers Daughter is the tenth in the A Robert Young of Newbiggin Mystery series, and although the books are all related with many of the characters appearing in all ten books, it can be read as a standalone.
There is a glossary of Scots words/dialect at the beginning of the book and to anyone not familiar with the vernacular it might be necessary to refer to it from time to time, as the story is rich in Scottish slang.
There is an element of romance in The Tinkers Daughter but it is mild and definitely secondary to the mystery which has an interesting twist one that I did not see coming.
Stuart Laing takes us on a guided tour of the filthy alleyways and streets of working class Edinburgh with his graphic descriptions and his research, scholarship and love for his city and its people shows in every word.
Edinburgh
June
In the summer of, a caravan of wandering Gypsies arrive in Edinburgh bringing with them Libby Oliver, a mysterious young woman with a troubled history.
Caught in a struggle between a dangerous figure from her past, and forced to do the evil bidding of a man she had thought she could trust, she is desperate to escape from all those who wish to control her for their own nefarious ends.

When the chance for love, happiness and a future of her own choosing presents itself, will she have the courage to seize the moment, or will she remain as no more than the beautiful prize in a struggle between those she has come to despise
Following a brutal murder in a dank courtyard, the finger of suspicion is pointed firmly in her direction.
Desperate to escape injustice, she turns to the one man she believes she can trust:
Robert Young of Newbiggin
Unfortunately he is bedridden with illness, while a plot involving shadowy figures from within the ranks of Edinburghs council and powerful guilds swirls in the background.

It will fall to his wife, Euphemia, to search for the truth on the filth choked streets of old Edinburgh, see that the guilty are brought to justice, and allow Libby to find the happiness so long denied her.


Word count,. Born inand raised on the east coast of Scotland in the ancient Pictish Kingdom of Fife, Married to a wonderful woman foryears and we have been blessed with a beautiful daughter, I really have to say thank you to my wife for allowing me to spend so much time in theth Century when there are jobs in thest Century probably requiring my attention! I have always been fascinated by the history of Edinburgh and have spend most of my adult life studying Scottish history in all its aspects but always find myself being drawn back to the cobbled streets of the Old Town.
I would urge all visitors to Scotlands ancient capital to briefly venture into one of the narrow closes/alleys running off from the Royal Mile to get a flavour of how Born inand raised on the east coast of Scotland in the ancient Pictish Kingdom of Fife.
Married to a wonderful woman foryears and we have been blessed with a beautiful daughter, I really have to say thank you to my wife for allowing me to spend so much time in theth Century when there are jobs in thest Century probably requiring my attention! I have always been fascinated by the history of Edinburgh and have spend most of my adult life studying Scottish history in all its aspects but always find myself being drawn back to the cobbled streets of the Old Town.
I would urge all visitors to Scotland's ancient capital to briefly venture into one of the narrow closes/alleys running off from the Royal Mile to get a flavour of how alive with mischief, mayhem, love and laughter these streets once were.
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