Man Trap

by Gwen Moffat

In a remote Highland glen single mother Ruth Ogilvy is losing the battle to keep her daughter focused on schoolwork rather than on the laird's student son. Meanwhile, the laird himself is set on outshining Balmoral when he opens his castle and grounds to the public. But the build-up to the event is marred by a series of the young lovers disappear, and the day itself ends on a spectacular note of horror, played out to the strains of Handel's Water Music.

224 pages, Hardcover

First published May 28, 2004

About the author

Gwen Moffat’s main interests are wilderness areas and the genesis of murder, and all her books have featured one or the other. Moffat has writtenboth travel books and novels.

Reviews

[Clare Snow]

DNF 52% This is messing with my head too much. I thought it was a who-dunnit. I know exactly who wrought all the cruelty - the author.

I loved the narration and the scottish accents.

[Cynthia Grove · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oops - I read a hard copy book but this the an audible. I think it would be harder to listen to than to read.
As to writing this is worth five stars. The plot is excellent and the story progresses well. As to liking the book - only 3 stars. Although Gwen Moffat's stories are always satisfying to read they tend to be a bit bleak as the ones I have read each have a setting which involves at some point mountains. I won't be keeping this book to re-read but it is a very good book. Characters are really well drawn and believable.