What could Morag have known that got her brutally murdered?

When Ishbel agrees to help her ladys maid discover why a childhood friend was killed, she approaches Ewan to end the estrangement between them. Unwilling to let her face danger alone, Ewan agrees to help her, but he remains hurt and angry at the way she previously treated him.

Morag Duncan was murdered in an alleyway, her throat slit and a guinea coin found beneath her body. The more Ishbel and Ewan find out about her, the more pitiable her life seems and the more terrible secrets they uncover. They are determined to solve the crime, unaware that someone else is equally obsessed with stopping them.

As the danger rises, Ishbel and Ewan’s personal relationship improves until the arrival of Ewans sister changes everything. Worried about their familys reputation, she wants him to end his investigations into crimes as well as his association with Ishbel. Torn between his loyalty to his sister and his love for Ishbel, what will Ewan decide?

This is the third book in this compelling historical mystery series, set in Georgian-era Edinburgh, that includes a touch of romance. Find out now what will happen between the amateur detectives when both their relationship and investigation reach the point of no return.