A View to a Kilt - Wendy Holden

Description

Forget about Cool Britannia and Gallic Chic. Scotland is having a fashion moment...

'Effing marvellous' JILLY COOPER. 
'Funny and smart' INDIA KNIGHT. 
'Total bliss' DAILY MAIL.

London's most glamorous glossy magazine is in trouble. Advertising revenues are non existent, and if editor Laura Lake can't pick them up, she's out of a job.

According to those in the know, Scotland is having a fashion moment. Haggis tempura is on Michelin-starred menus, smart spas are offering porridge facials, and a chain of eco-hotels is offering celebrity bagpipe lessons. So Laura's off to a baronial estate in the Scottish Highlands to get a slice of this ultra-high-end market.

It's supposed to be gorgeous, glitzy and glamorous. But intrigue follows Laura like night follows day. And at Glenravish Castle – a shooting lodge fit for a billionaire – Laura finds herself hunting for a scoop that won't just save her job, it could save her life...

Review

This is the first book I have read by the author and I didn't realise that it is the third in a series featuring Laura Lake. It certainly didn't hinder my reading of this book and I was able to read it as a standalone book.

I was attracted to reading this book because of the magazine setting and it didn't disappoint. Laura has a new CEO - think Miranda Priestley meets Ugly Betty - she wants it all and she wants it now. So Laura goes off to Scotland in pursuit of the latest fashion Scotland style and to lure advertisers for her magazine. 

The book is very tongue in cheek throughout with the names of the various characters and places in Scotland making me continually smirk. There's also the champagne detector which was used very cleverly and the fabulous virtual assistant Fiona who manages to take control at the estate agency with fantastic panache.

I loved Laura's friend Lulu who is so rich she has a pink helicopter and I loved the fact that it had a Vivienne Westwood orb on the roof!!! The helicopter is also expertly piloted by her female butler Vlad who has an unusual way to uncork champagne down to her army training. 

Just when I thought the book was going to be a just a little fluffy read an actual mystery started which I hadn't expected. Like all cliffhangers it switched back and forth between two characters and I was racing to get back to what was going to happen next. 

A delicious read for when you just want a completely relaxing novel and a good chuckle. I am giving this book 5 out of 5 stars and my thanks to Netgalley and Head of Zeus for my ARC to review.