Scott’s of Muskoka has the largest selection of ‘Muskoka’ books found anywhere – many at substantial savings. We feature local authors of fiction and non fiction, historical publications and a wide variety of coffee table and gift book. Listed below are just a few of our favourites.
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Our best selling collection of Muskoka mysteries by Liam Dwyer.
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| “Murder in Muskoka” |
$14.95 |
Ian Murdoch is resting at his island cottage on Lake Muskoka, trying to recover from the tragic death of his wife. When a body floats ashore, he’s immediately thrust back into his role as homicide investigator for the Ontario Provincial Police. Things get even more complicated with the discovery of a headless skeleton on an abandoned farm near Vankoughnet. |
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| “Gold and Greed” |
$14.95 |
Ian Murdoch is on leave from the Ontario Provincial Police, finally coming to grips with his shattered life and wounded body, when he rescues a stranded boater on Lake Muskoka. Little does he suspect the man has just stolen a fortune in gold coins from a powerful crime boss. And the elderly Florida millionaire will go to any lengths to recover his life’s obsession. |
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| “Muskoka Cross and Double Cross” |
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Ian Murdoch has settled in for a beautiful Muskoka autumn, but the calm is short lived. Demolition crews at the once-famous Oakland Resort make a grisly discovery – a human skeleton clutching a mysterious relic. Murdoch is soon caught up in non-stop action and a plot that has twists and turns more than the rocky Muskoka shorelines. |
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| “Muskoka Death and Diamonds” |
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With his O.P.P. boss preoccupied by his wife’s illness, colleagues obsessed with an unusual death and the history of a local prisoner-of-war camp, and old cases coming back to haunt him, Murdock discovers there is a price to be paid for everything, but who will pay that price? |
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By John de Visser and Judy Ross
This delightful coffee table book features 118 colour pages of John de Visser photographs and text by Judy Ross. A must for any collection.
Reg. $49.95
Our Price $19.99 |
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| “Muskoka II” |
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By John de Visser and Judy Ross
This wonderful companion to Muskoka, Muskoka II explores the areas unique beauty throughout the four seasons.
Reg. $ 49.95
Our Price $19.99 |
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| “At the Waters Edge” |
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Muskoka Boathouses
By John de Visser and Judy Ross
John de Visser and Judy Ross return to Ontario’s magnificent Muskoka Lakes Region to explore one of cottage country’s most compelling features – its boathouses.
Reg. $49.95
Our Price $19.99 |
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| “Old Muskoka” |
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Century Cottages & Summer Estates
By Liz Lundell
Relive the precious yesterdays in this nostalgic tribute to the gentle days of years gone by. Liz Lundell’s well researched book unlocks memories of a time and place never to be seen again.
Reg. $49.95
Our Price $19.99 |
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| “Summertimes” |
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In celebration of 100 years of the Muskoka Lakes Association
Muskokans are a unique people in that they are very proud and fiercely protective of the beautiful area where they have chosen to live and relax. Preserving Muskokas’s history is what this book is all about,
Reg. $50.00
Our Price $19.99 |
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| The Steamboat Era in the Muskokas |
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Vol. I – from 1866 – 1905
By Richard Tattley
This book, Volume 1 of a two volume set, looks at the beginnings of the steamboat era. These were Muskoka’s developing years, when lumber was king, the first resorts were being established, and steamboats were the only practical mode of transportation.
Reg. $45.00
Our Price $19.99 |
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| The Steamboat Era in the Muskokas |
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Vol. II – from 1905 to the present
By Richard Tattley
This book, Volume II of a two-volume set, begins its story in 1906, the year that marked the beginning of the Golden Age of Muskoka Steamboating, an age of quiet elegance when the primeval forest gave way to the palatial resort hotel.
Reg. $45.00
Our Price $19.99 |
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