pedestrienne

I picked this up because I read a review of the 2nd in this series, and saw that it was set in Edinburgh and might be supernatural in some aspects. This 1st installment is a squabbling buddy cop horror/comedy set in the time of Jack the Ripper, and our protagonist actually hates Scotland and Scottish people. One can tell that he is to eventually come around on it, but I didn't see that really happen by the end, and it got very tiresome, as well as his partner in detection calling him "lassie" because he... doesn't like to ruin his suits? Has a different accent?

I was pleased to find that the Devil's Trill Sonata is a majorish part of the plot because it's one of my favorite pieces and I have listened to it a lot, because a recording of it was on a mixtape I made myself in high school. But it was a double edged sword because I could not stop it from repeating in my head throughout reading the book and beyond. In fact, just writing this review has brought it back.