Television investigator Jemima Shore is happy to take some time off work, opting to stay at a very remote Scottish island for a chance to get away from everything. But even before she arrives, trouble is brewing, as the man from whom she rented her cottage has drowned, and there is a family feud gearing up with respect to his lands. And then there’s the Red Rose, a group of nationalist fanatics who claim to have ties to Bonnie Prince Charlie himself…. I like Antonia Fraser’s non-fiction work; she’s got a very readable style while maintaining consistently high accuracy in her historical research. But her fiction isn’t up to those standards, and "The Wild Island," while entertaining enough, is really quite slight. As a North American, I also have trouble with her series character’s first name, which inevitably puts me in mind of a pancake mix. Oh, well. ( )

I thought this book was long winded and far-fetched. I got fed up reading what all the characters are wearing. ( )